Naomi Klein Quotes
'Shocking' is like a bolt from the blue. It is something external that ruptures your world.
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I want people to get over the stigma about hemp. These seeds can't make you high, but they will make you feel good.
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There is no button that you push and the next day you become independent.
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Every dogma, every philosophic or theological creed, was at its inception a statement in terms of the intellect of a certain inner experience.
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My brothers and I would sit out on the park bench and harmonize.
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I've been working on this feature script for Master Class, a play by Terrence McNally that won a lot of Tonys.
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I should say many things. Mexico has been one of the losers of the 20th century. We tried many different alternatives to development and unfortunately we have 40 percent of the population poor; we have a per capita income that is extremely low.
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I grew up. I began to think the United States had some problems that really required the help of artistic people to solve. And I gave myself permission to be a writer instead of a civil servant.
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After six years without seeing one, I love just seeing a smile - every smile I see gives me hope.
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Elizabeth, Lady C, claims to be writing at the limits of language. Would it not be insulting to her if I were diligently to follow after her, explaining what she means but is not smart enough to say?
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I like it when my wife is in her jeans, with very little makeup. But, I also appreciate the range - the different ways she can look. The moment she walks out all dressed up and... whoa! That's always good.
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The fact that Western Muslims are free means that they can have enormous impact. But it would be wrong to claim that we are imposing our ways on the West. New ideas are now coming from the West. To be traditional is not so much a question of protecting ourselves as to be traditionalist in principle.
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Like great teams in sports and business endeavors, if there's a chemistry among the participants, and they truly enjoy fellowship together, everybody wants to be there, stay involved, and just have fun together.
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When confronting most crises, whether historic or contemporary, aid agencies generally muddle along on a case-by-case basis. They weigh insufficient information, extrapolate somewhat blindly about long-term pros and cons, and reluctantly arrive at decisions meant to do the most good and the least harm.
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I never go to temples, but when I see a child, I see God in them.
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I made myself famous by writing 'songs' and lyrics about the beauty of the things I did and ugliness, too.
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Maybe some people that only listen to electronic music will pick up my record and get turned on to some of the story songs, some of the more country-type stuff.
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All of my main characters have been under 30.
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I played violin and got into that Suzuki program in the second grade.
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When I first came into money, I bought six or seven homes. One weekend I went to Miami and bought an apartment and a mansion several blocks from each other, which was not that bright!
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Minds that are ill at ease are agitated by both hope and fear.
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I think the business affairs people at the studios get some kind of perverse satisfaction in finding the worst hotels for actors to stay in.
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I'm in no hurry to get old. But when I do, I'll be out to enjoy every last minute. I see myself at 90 in some nursing home, waving my walking stick about as I jive to Gene Vincent records.
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An honest cop still can't find a place to go and complain without fear of recrimination. The blue wall will always be there because the system supports it.
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'Shocking' is like a bolt from the blue. It is something external that ruptures your world.
