Ethan Canin Quotes
You have to be smart enough to see the world for yourself and honest. The whole book-publicity thing is not really honest, at base.
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Dr. Phil is hiding something. Otherwise, why wouldn't he use his last name?
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The reforms proposed by the Patent Reform Act of 2007 are precisely the type of congressional action needed. The Act will remove obstacles to growth and restore balance to the patent system.
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I pinch myself daily at the good fortune of my life, you know, in many ways.
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Female adolescence is - universally - an emotionally and psychologically intense period.
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Politics is a herd mentality. Politicians don't really lead. Politicians reflect what they think is consensus opinion.
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I used to play the trombone and the trumpet, which I still have, but I haven't picked up for a long time.
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I think diversity is something that should be celebrated because it's who we are as a world, and little kids need to be able to turn on the TV and see real-world representations of themselves. It's very important.
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I trust bitcoin more than I trust my bank.
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I got to work with my wife, Lena Olin, for the first time, which was great. I thought it might be difficult in some way to talk to one's wife in a different way but it was so not forced.
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There was never any effort made out there to improve the artist.
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I am speaking now of the highest duty we owe our friends, the noblest, the most sacred - that of keeping their own nobleness, goodness, pure and incorrupt.... If we let our friend become cold and selfish and exacting without a remonstrance, we are no true lover, no true friend.
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Peacefulness to be found in writing. Why do I not write every day? Partly because I feel I ought to write well and know I can't. But that is not a good enough reason for not writing, if it gains me poise & peace.
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The basis of the Juche Idea is that man is the master of all things and the decisive factor in everything.
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Living in a system under the Communist ideology, an artist cannot avoid fighting for freedom of expression. You always have to be aware that art is not only a self-expression but a demonstration of human rights and dignity. To express yourself freely, a right as personal as it is, has always been difficult, given the political situation.
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Scientists are very afraid of being proven wrong.
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Chicago is old stomping grounds for me.
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I'm still very much a kid inside myself.
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A sign of celebrity is that his name is often worth more than his services.
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I think unleashing 3,000 smart bombs against the city of Baghdad in the first several days of the war... to me, if those were unleashed against the San Francisco Bay Area, I would call that an act of extreme terrorism.
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It is incredibly important to set goals for your business, as if you have no direction for your business, your online business will be a failure.
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I've been married to the same man - even after the separation - longer than most people in this business. I'm sick to death of people mentioning it.
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I am ready to debate how we fight terrorism without giving up our liberty.
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Geoff Johns is super talented, super smart.
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You have to be smart enough to see the world for yourself and honest. The whole book-publicity thing is not really honest, at base.
