Hajo Meyer Quotes
My great lesson from Auschwitz is: whoever wants to dehumanize any other must first be dehumanized himself.
Quotes to Explore
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There are really two kinds of optimism. There's the complacent, Pollyanna optimism that says, 'Don't worry - everything will be just fine,' and that allows one to just lay back and do nothing about the problems around you. Then there's what we call dynamic optimism. That's an optimism based on action.
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Right now, more people enjoy movies, music, television and movies than they do video games.
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One of the fine moments in 1940s film is no longer than a blink: Bogart, as he crosses the street from one bookstore to another, looks up at a sign.
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Blogs are quite a new development - now, everyone wants to know you, everyone wants to know everything about you. And you can build a following that way. In a way, it's a good thing if you want to create a buzz around yourself.
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RFK was a compelling figure because he was willing to challenge his audiences, and in turn connect with them in a unique way. Kennedy showed that our values define us and can inspire others to believe in the possibility of change and a better society.
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We are not opposed to public transportation. We are opposed to wasteful boondoggles.
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Who would set a limit to the mind of man? Who would dare assert that we know all there is to be known?
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I don't look at myself as suffering.
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I like talking to priests, to Catholics. Everyone has their beliefs.
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Faith is much better than belief. Belief is when someone else does the thinking.
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When an issue is so fraught with partisanship, a special counsel provides some modicum of transparency and accountability rather the the veil of politics.
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One of the missions of 'The Nightly Show' was to have a conversation with America in a sense, and talk about the things that people didn't want to talk about it.
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I'm lucky in some ways in that I really don't need more than five or so hours of sleep.
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I have the necessary lack of tact.
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I strongly believe that crossing the aisle for the good of the American people is more important than party politics.
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Album sales have collapsed, with few artists making money from albums; touring is more lucrative. But I'm 53 now and won't be able to tour forever, so a logical step is to get into writing film scores. Trouble is, you need to be somewhere which has a big film industry - another reason why I'm thinking about living in California.
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Life is short, and we should respect every moment of it.
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It's not unusual for a would-be entrepreneur to get turned down half a dozen times before finding a willing investor - yet in most companies, it takes only one 'nyet' to kill a project stone dead.
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While globalization will make the world smaller and more accessible, we must continue to appreciate its vibrant diversity.
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It's important for market participants to have a sense of how we think about the economy and the appropriate path of policy, to look at incoming data, and to form their own judgments as to whether or not changes in policy would be appropriate.
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But while we can never predict where events will take us or the unavoidable bills we will have to pay as a consequence, we must confront the ghastly truth of Labour's legacy.
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The first thing out of Fidel Castro's mouth to me, he looked me right in the eye and said, 'You're a man of great courage.'
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I'm grateful to God for His bountiful gifts... He gave me courage and faith in myself.
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My great lesson from Auschwitz is: whoever wants to dehumanize any other must first be dehumanized himself.
