Anthony Oliver "A. O." Scott (A. O. Scott) Quotes
Pearl Harbor is strenuously respectful of contemporary sensitivities, sometimes at the cost of accuracy.

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When I admire the wonders of a sunset or the beauty of the moon, my soul expands in the worship of the creator.
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America's victory in the Cold War was not without painful social costs.
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Writers should provoke disagreement.
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You can't play it safe if you want to get ahead.
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So, two cheers for Democracy: one because it admits variety and two because it permits criticism.
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There has been a strong tradition in this country that it is not the function of the military to educate the public on political issues.
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Maybe I'm the kind of athlete who absorbs the atmosphere instead of trying to block it out.
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I hope she misses the cut. She doesn't belong here.
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Our society wants things to grow, and our society wants things to become bigger and bigger. Everything has to be put under the spotlight.
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It takes people a while to trust you.
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Well yes so far, I was recently in Germany and they had me do six book signings a day and that was too much so I had them cut it down to about three. It becomes taxing at times but its a lot of fun and you meet a lot of nice people.
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Perhaps no place in any community is so totally democratic as the town library. The only entrance requirement is interest.
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I need to end up with someone who is strong, intelligent, independent, someone I really admire - sensitive, sensuous, warm, a sense of humor.
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Don't try to convince your partner you are right. Instead of trying to win arguments, try to have a winning relationship!
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To get a good deal, I buy them all with a friend. The houses, the boat, everything. We each buy half. So I pay half price! They get used more.
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I could enjoy the life that I had by virtue of the educational attainment that my grandparents and parents had pursued. Education was always incredibly valued in our family.
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The P2P marketplace extends into other markets where individuals are monetizing underutilized assets. Lodging is one example. Instead of finding a hotel room, in the sharing economy you can rent a spare room from a local resident.
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Yusuf Qaradawi is probably the most well-known legal authority in the whole Muslim world today.
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I think looking at the front row of a Chvrches show is really diverse. It could be 50-year-old dudes who love Depeche Mode or teenagers or teenage girls and their dad.
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As long as I get to be doing what I love, which is making comedy and that kind of thing, I feel lucky that I get to.
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Capital formation is the greatest charity of all.
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In the mid- to late '60s to the mid-'70s, when I was a student, there was a major change in the thinking about what art can be and how art is made.
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In undergraduate school, I chose a career path that always leads to certain unemployment: I majored in politics and public affairs with a double-minor in philosophy and history.
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Pearl Harbor is strenuously respectful of contemporary sensitivities, sometimes at the cost of accuracy.