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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The Christian feels that the tooth of time gnaws all books but the Bible...19 centuries of experience have tested it. It has passed through critical fires no other volume has suffered and its spiritual truth has endured the flames and come out without so much as the smell of burning.
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They say the way to a man's heart is through his stomach. It's the same way with women... or at least the ones I want to be with.
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I feel very at home in woodlands and could easily live there. I should have been one of Robin Hood's men.
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I think all music is a gift from God.
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I love anything to do with history.
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Pearl Harbor is strenuously respectful of contemporary sensitivities, sometimes at the cost of accuracy.
