Abraham Michael Rosenthal (A. M. Rosenthal) Quotes
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Many people believe the whole catastrophe is the oil we spill, but that gets diluted and eventually disarmed over time. In fact, the oil we don't spill, the oil we collect, refine and use, produces CO2 and other gases that don't get diluted.
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I pass no judgment about historic events. I defend the human freedoms. Whatever event has taken place throughout history, or hasn't taken place, I cannot judge that.
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Find your place on the planet. Dig in, and take responsibility from there.
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Some of the regrets I've had about my own career are things I have not done that I should have done. More than some of the things that I've done.
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I think I've written about family and things in 'Taipei' which could be considered Asian culture.
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The first time you win, nobody picks you; the last time you win, nobody picks you. You've just got to pick yourself.
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Mrs. Obama is not a great beauty. But she is so interesting-looking - so bright. That will always take you farther.
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Thank you for the sacrifices you and your families are making. Our Vietnam Veterans have taught us that no matter what are positions may be on policy, as Americans and patriots, we must support all of our soldiers with our thoughts and our prayers.
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People said I couldn't gig, and I proved them wrong.
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I've always been attracted to romantic secondhand clothes. But my style developed as I started going to these strange raves where everybody had these very definitive costumes.
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I definitely storyboard, but I only start once I have cast and location. I like to find the world first.
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I try to be as thoughtful as I can about everything that comes out of my mouth and not reinforce sexism.
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Every burned book enlightens the world.
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We had some very distinguished fans: I know one chancellor of a major university who used to schedule his meetings around Star Trek. We were thrilled to discover that Frank Sinatra was a big fan.
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I have a great deal of respect and admiration for people who put themselves on the line.
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I had grown up as an Irish poet in a country where the distance between vision and imagination was not quite as wide as in some other countries.
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'Tristan' is a very unique case, not just in Wagner's output, but in music in general. It remains contemporary no matter what else surrounds it. There is something self-renewing about it.
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Classic Christmas cookies are really time-consuming. Instead, make a bar you can bake in a pan and just cut up, like a brownie or a blondie or a shortbread, which still has that Christmas vibe.
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I was a street dancer.
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A good man does not worry about not being known by others, but rather is concerned about not knowing them.
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My family was musical on both sides. My father’s family had a famous flautist and a classical pianist. My mother won a contest to be Shirley Temple’s double — she was the diva of the family. At 8, I learned how to play guitar. I used to play songs from the ‘20s, ‘30s and ‘40s in the kitchen for my grandmother.
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Lecturers should remember that the capacity of the mind to absorb is limited to what the seat can endure.
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The very best kind of Saddam Hussein is the very dead kind.
