Evan Esar Quotes
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It is the nature of all greatness not to be exact.
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My work involves online dating, but I believe almost every behavior exhibited online has an offline corollary. Really, the medium doesn't change human nature.
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We do not have the idea that all children are valuable parts of society. We only have the idea that our own children are.
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The willingness to be self-critical in England is much greater than the willingness to be self-critical in America.
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I think I've got some more big plays left in me.
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I saw hell. The hospital had divided and conquered pretty successfully.
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I think awards are good for the movie. They can bring a new audience to the movie. I've always claimed that things like that don't get you work. Work gets you work. That's my blue-collar, protestant work ethic.
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My story about becoming an actor is a completely non-romantic one. I became an actor because my parents were actors, and it seemed like a very... I knew I was going to act all my life, but I didn't know that I was going to be a professional actor. I thought I was just going to work as an actor every now and then.
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China's environmental conundrums will not be solved by changes within government alone. New mechanisms are needed to allow the communities which may be affected by a given plan, and citizens concerned about the environment, to join in.
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I have been a practitioner of tough politics for many decades. There is little that amazes me and even less that shocks me.
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I think sometimes people can get lost in the bigger special effects, science fiction, robot stuff, and those are cool and fun to watch, too, but I think it's so important to sometimes step back and watch something that's about life and human interaction.
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Young people in Israel are encouraged to design, produce and sell their products from high school. Technical universities also matter. Teach and introduce entrepreneurship courses in technical universities.
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Love never reasons, but profusely gives; it gives like a thoughtless prodigal its all, and then trembles least it has done to little.
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For sportsmen or women who want to be champions, the mind can be as important, if not more important, than any other part of the body.
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There's also a dark vein of intolerance in some parts of the party. What do I mean by that? What I mean by that is they still sort of look down on minorities.
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Ratings agencies are the glue that ostensibly holds the entire financial industry together.
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Insurance companies can no longer refuse to cover Americans with pre-existing conditions. That's what change looks like.
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The truth will set you free, but first it will make you miserable.
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I was invited to play with the New York Knicks. I was never drafted, but I was invited to the rookie camp.
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I really think about the times that I've been through with my husband and all the stuff that we've been through together, and I think to those moments for inspiration for the role.
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Abe Foxman has been a friend and advisor of mine for a long time.
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I love being a performer. It's like a hole that never closes. It's something in you that never dies.
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We were always around music and we were lucky to be in the right place at the right time, knowing the right friends.
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The only thing more certain than the hatred of enemies is the envy of friends.
