Ed Koch Quotes
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Let's judge a man on what he's done.
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Remember that our sons and grandsons are going to do things that would stagger us.
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I'm absolutely a Ron Paul fan.
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I loved getting to Chagrin Falls, being by the falls; what a cute place it is.
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Take the attitude of a student, never be too big to ask questions, never know too much to learn something new.
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I've done a lot of drama, and comedy was the one genre I was not being offered. So I became obsessive about getting one.
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Music isn't like news, where it's what happened five minutes ago or even 10 seconds ago that matters. With music, a song from the 1960s could be as relevant to someone today as the latest Ke$ha song.
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The game is never over. No matter what the scoreboard reads or what the referee says, it doesn't end when you come off the court.
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Language as a communication tool is the primary element from which literature is created. Even in pre-literate societies, it exists as songs, riddles, or epics that are chanted.
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Do I favor the death penalty? Theoretically, I do, but when you realize that there's a 4 percent error rate, you end up putting guilty people to death.
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The presence of passion within you is the greatest gift you can receive. Treat it as a miracle.
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The act of writing requires a constant plunging back into the shadow of the past where time hovers ghostlike.
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Looking at the way the game is played, I'm envious of the conditions. We played on some ropey World Cup surfaces. I genuinely never look back and wish I earned the money they do today, but I do think of that element.
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Horrors, I believe, should be original - the use of common myths and legends being a weakening influence.
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Anyone can rap if you've got brains. So I just went with it.
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If you're into a leather-jacketed crime fighter and his artificially intelligent robotic supercar, tune into 'The Good Wife.' If, on the other hand, you prefer the misadventures of a freelance itinerant trucker and his simian sidekick, check out 'The Walking Dead.' Or DVR them both and go talk to your family.
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Location is the sole difference between mobile and traditional Web.
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'Hard Times' does not romanticize the Depression, but at least a few of Mr. Terkel's subjects managed to find silver linings.
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In particular, the film 'Excalibur' was definitely one of those films that was instrumental in me realizing that I wanted to become an actor.
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For all the power of video and film, I am not giving up my pen. I am just much more likely to try to link essays to webcasts or videos. The best way for these two media to move forward, to inform and make change, is in tandem; together they are more than the sum of their parts.
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If you can write DNA, you're no longer limited to 'what is' but to what you could make.
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Years ago I read an interview with Paula Fox in which she said that in writing, truth is just as important as story. Reading that interview was the first time I really understood that there's no point in trying to impress people with my cleverness when I can just try to write honestly about what matters most to me.
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Before 'Wings' came out, I told a few people that at the end of book one, readers should think Laurel made the right choice. Then, at the end of 'Spells,' they should understand why Laurel made the choice she did.
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Tone can be as important as text.
