Sebastian Junger Quotes
If hardship brought out the worst in people, the human race wouldn't have survived. Right after 9/11, for instance, the murder rate actually went down in New York City. In World War II during the Blitz, the civilians of London were bombed almost every night for six months, but psychiatric admissions declined.
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I particularly like Hershey's chocolate - the kind which has almonds in it.
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There is so much to do in my house, in every little corner. It's just like anybody, it's like one step at a time. I try to decorate one space and a pipe breaks or whatever - you know how it is.
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I have my own faith which I've developed. It's non-denominational. I don't even know if it's about God.
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I feel like I missed a whole period of my childhood because I had a bunch of stressful things happen to me when I was like 17, 18, when people usually feel the most free in life, like going to college and like anything is possible.
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I love Queen Latifah! Queen Latifah is so beautiful! Every time you see her, if it's in a cosmetics ad, or on the red carpet, she's always flawless.
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I really don't see a reason why you wouldn't want to have a relationship with Jesus Christ. I mean, not only was He the greatest human being to ever walk the earth, He's everything that I want to strive for. He's everything that anyone should ever want to strive for.
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'EIla Enchanted' began in a marvelous writing course at New York City's The New School.
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A lot of people I make music with are really talented and it doesn't stop at one instrument.
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Themes only arise after a novel is written, and people begin to try to talk about it.
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Growing up in Nashville, especially in a music business family, means growing up with knowledge that seems like common sense until later in life when you realize people spend thousands of dollars a semester trying to learn or pretending to learn while looking for some intern job on music row.
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The ability for consumers to receive broadcast over the air signal is their right.
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I don't want to hear about my death.
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All our knowledge begins with the senses, proceeds then to the understanding, and ends with reason. There is nothing higher than reason.
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If you do like what you do, you're cooperating and sharing.
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I love getting people's opinion of what I'm doing.
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Josie needed more of a personality than what the cartoon had to offer.
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The pressure makes me more intent about each shot. Pressure on the last few holes makes me play better.
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Humanity I love you because when you're hard up you pawn your intelligence to buy a drink.
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I love working with Alexander Skarsgard. He brings such gravity to a scene.
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Research gathered over recent years has highlighted the countless benefits to people, wildlife and the environment that come from planting trees and creating new woodland habitat. It's obvious trees are good things.
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I'm not that interested in labels or litmus tests.
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Is it not so that a son what is bad to his mother is bad to his wife?
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We should not allow wealthy people, including corporate criminals, to hide their assets and avoid paying their bills.
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If hardship brought out the worst in people, the human race wouldn't have survived. Right after 9/11, for instance, the murder rate actually went down in New York City. In World War II during the Blitz, the civilians of London were bombed almost every night for six months, but psychiatric admissions declined.
