Steven Saylor Quotes
In politics, reality and appearance are of equal importance. You cannot attend to one and neglect the other. A man must determine both what he is, and what others believe him to be.
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The correlation of quality of life and cost of energy is huge.
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When we don't have information, we go to the simplest outlook, to black and white. But then we have to lie to ourselves. Black is never as black as you're painting it and white is never as white.
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Why would I want a place of my own? Then I would have to things worry about, like doing laundry and having food in the fridge.
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For decades, NRDC has created and supported policies that will ultimately end our reliance on fossil fuels.
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It is pure mythology that women cannot perform as well as men in science, engineering and mathematics. In my experience, the opposite is true: Women are often more adept and patient at untangling complex problems, multitasking, seeing the possibilities in new solutions and winning team support for collaborative action.
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The fact is, Latinos now own their own lives and I believe they can afford to look back without judgment.
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The earliest stories in Genesis were not written to tell primeval history. They were written to tell readers about themselves and about God.
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Starring in a science-fiction film doesn't mean you have to act science fiction.
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When I'm working in the studio, I like to be on my own because I don't know where I'm going; I want to be completely free to spend lots of time on songs.
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When Van Halen started out, there was no path to fame. We just played what we liked. Even today it always comes down to the simplicity of rock and roll.
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To be a friend means that they are always there, for the good or the bad.
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There are African-American families around this country - a large, large number of African-American families - that operate out of complete fear that their kids are going to be taken from them and will do anything to prevent that.
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I pray they will carry on in spite of that dreadful monster prejudice, and with patience, courage, fortitude and perseverance achieve success for themselves.
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The countenances of children, like those of animals, are masks, not faces, for they have not yet developed a significant profile of their own.
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Being a writer was never a choice, it was an irresistible compulsion.
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Human destiny will be what we make of it. And here in Prague, let us honor our past by reaching for a better future. Let us bridge our divisions, build upon our hopes, accept our responsibility to leave this world more prosperous and more peaceful than we found it. Together we can do it.
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This is a budget that does not protect the vulnerable, it doesn't protect the jobs of today and it doesn't create the jobs that we need for tomorrow.
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So I go back and forth foreverAll my thoughts they come in pairsOh I will, I won't, I doubt, I don't,I'm not surprised but I never feel quite prepared
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When I was young, football and theatre were the only places I was happy. I remember school as just what happened in between the things that I liked.
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The Golden Notebook for some reason surprised people but it was no more than you would hear women say in their kitchens every day in any country. … I was really astounded that some people were shocked.
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The notes I handle no better than many pianists. But the pauses between the notes – ah, that is where the art resides.
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I applaud my mother now for getting me through that time and making me believe in myself.
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It's hard to believe that you did so many drugs for so long. That's what I find really hard. And didn't really consider it. It was eating and drinking and taking drugs and having sex. It was just part of life.
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In politics, reality and appearance are of equal importance. You cannot attend to one and neglect the other. A man must determine both what he is, and what others believe him to be.
