Edgar Bronfman, Sr. Quotes
George W. Bush is long gone, and with him the idea that 'Israel can do no wrong.'
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I've got bowlegs, so if I do a midcalf look, I look bandy.
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The critical principle demanded an examination, for instance, of the contribution of different periods, thus to some extent embarking on historical linguistics.
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Pigeons are gentle and smart and have complex social relationships. Their hearing and vision are both excellent.
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I think that T.V. shows are more like working at a home. You know you're going to the same place every day, working with the same people, the same cast and crew. You're in a dressing room instead of a trailer, so I think that that's more of a normal sort of lifestyle.
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My MELD score was pretty high. And the worse you get on that scale, the sooner you get a transplant. It's based on how sick you are. And believe me, I was pretty sick.
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The deeper the experience of an absence of meaning - in other words, of absurdity - the more energetically meaning is sought.
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I have been known to hang out and party back in the day. I had a weekend that lasted a few years.
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Whatever is not commonly seen is condemned as alien.
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Carving out an identity for yourself is important so I'm trying to do that as well.
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I am still shocking people today, and I don't know why. Is it because I'm a woman talking about sex and men? One magazine said that no one writes sex in the back of a Bentley better than Jackie Collins.
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Lying in the political sphere has gotten out of hand, and because people tend to dismiss things that challenge their preconceived notions of the world, fact checkers can only play a small part in remedying the problem.
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The year hasn't started yet and it's already been the best I've ever had.
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I love music. I still play cello a few times a week.
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Custom adapts itself to expediency.
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I'm the first to admit that I can't be as good as Tolkien, and a movie can never be as good as Tolkien.
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The people at the bottom who are working but working at relatively low wages need some help.
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Writing is immensely difficult. The short forms especially.
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My belief is that guns are too easy to get in America. My belief is that the NRA has bought much of our congress, to the point that guns are actually the only unregulated consumer product in America. Think about that. It's stunning.
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As a conservative, I maintain a healthy skepticism of the theory of man-made global warming. I also believe that more people enjoying the fruits of modernity and economic development is a good thing - as long as those people arrived legally and obey the law.
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My faith is in my colleagues. And when I meet other writers, journalists, who've been doing this for a long time, trying to make us aware of what it is that we're living in, I put my faith in those people.
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I'm trying to be myself more and more. The more confidence you have in yourself... the more you realize that this is you, and life isn't long. So get on with it!
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Only constant repetition will finally succeed in imprinting an idea on the memory of the crowd.
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George W. Bush is long gone, and with him the idea that 'Israel can do no wrong.'
