Vine Deloria, Jr. Quotes
Culture, as Indian people understood it, was basically a lifestyle by which a people acted. It was self-expression, but not a conscious self-expression. Rather, it was an expression of the essence of a people.
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When I first came out with my fans and the wind hit me, I almost took off.
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Sometimes I play cricket, and I play badminton.
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This is what people need: an easy-to-deploy, easy-to-use tool.
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The mistake of the West was to put the Sauds on the throne of Saudi Arabia and give them control of the world's oil fortune, which they then used to propagate Wahhabi Islam.
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I started out a die-hard New Yorker but really grew to love working in Los Angeles. Even though I originally wanted to do theater, TV presented more opportunities for me, which led me out west.
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I don't mind what Congress does, as long as they don't do it in the streets and frighten the horses.
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I warm up with my mom and make sure I understand what the songs are about and make sure I'm using the right technique. To be honest with you, I really don't practice a lot... Usually, I say a prayer and ask the Lord to sing with me and help me and stand on the stage with me.
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It's hard for me to view Baltimore outside the context of what Baltimore has always been in my mind: a violent place.
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I dare anybody to look at me and say I'm anorexic. I'm so totally not.
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You can't make a living as a playwright. You can barely scrape by.
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If you think that by threatening me you can get me to do what you want... well, that's where you're right. But - and I am only saying this because I care - there's a lot of decaffeinated brands on the market that are just as tasty as the real thing.
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Growing up, my mother was a very strong woman who was not very big, about 5'1'', but boy, you grabbed a tiger by the tail if you messed with her. I know grown men that messed with her, and through her wit and intelligence and her no-quit, she never lost a fight. That's very influential on me when I'm telling stories. I love exploring that.
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In 1942, everyone was ready to go and fight for the good guys. It was so simple.
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I believe you can achieve anything if you work hard enough to get it.
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How can I wage political battle against a widow who does not mean anyone any harm except only the president himself?
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We set up a situation and let you interact with it and see the consequences of your choice. That's what gaming does.
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I hope everybody enjoys our input on 'Black Water' - it sure was a lot of fun getting to record it.
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Leaving sex to the feminists is like letting your dog vacation at the taxidermist.
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In the early part of the '60s I was influenced by the Ventures.
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If America is an idea, which it is - we're not a nation of ethnic groups that say we're Americans because we have American blood; we have the blood of every nation in our veins - and there's something really beautiful about that, but it means that we are an idea and that we all have to buy into this idea.
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Einstein wrestled with a problem back before we even knew the universe was expanding, and he was looking for a way to keep the universe from collapsing. And so he discovered, in his theory of gravity, something like this dark energy - he called it a cosmological constant - could play this role, pushing things away.
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I like being on a set where you can make decisions and everything is involved and are happy to work together to make the best work. For me, it's all about making the best work and creative people working together and all being respected and all having their opinions of what gives it the best quality is important.
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A group is as healthy as its 'social contract' is clear; a congregation as faithful as its covenant is mutually understood; a pastor as effective as the pastor's and people's commitment to trust and integrity is honored, guarded, and fulfilled.
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Culture, as Indian people understood it, was basically a lifestyle by which a people acted. It was self-expression, but not a conscious self-expression. Rather, it was an expression of the essence of a people.
