Nan Goldin Quotes
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Countries that managed to rebuild commanding state structures after popular nationalist revolutions - such as China, Vietnam, and Iran - look stable and cohesive when compared with a traditional monarchy such as Thailand or wholly artificial nation-states like Iraq and Syria.
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Whether you listen to a piece of music, or a poem, or look at a picture or a jug, or a piece of sculpture, what matters about it is not what it has in common with others of its kind, but what is singularly its own.
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All religions have been made by men.
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While the protection of speech is at the bedrock of our democracy, it's critical as a nation that we exercise our right every day - and that includes embracing and engaging with those we may not agree with.
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To put it simply and a bit crudely: Our economy is demanding more well-educated workers than our schools are providing. To attract this scarce resource, communities have to offer more than just jobs.
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I admire all people who are trying to be a good power in this chaotic world.
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My thinking has always been that the worst problem we have with regard to lack of inclusion is the terribly low labor force participation rates and terribly high unemployment rates of young men, especially young men in ethnic minority groups and, in particular, young black men.
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My cross earrings are a mini statement; I wear them every day! My whole dream is to be iconic, and the way you dress yourself is so important.
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The one indisputable reality of dictatorship is that dissent, insult, and malevolent language do not go unpunished if it is allowed at all.
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Most organisms have loads of junk DNA - less pejoratively, noncoding DNA - cluttering their cells.
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The ability for consumers to receive broadcast over the air signal is their right.
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Contemporary architects tend to impose modernity on something. There is a certain concern for history, but it's not very deep.
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Political leaders are expert at saying nothing.
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For me, comedy is richer and larger than anything else.
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The song that's affected me the most profoundly is probably Michael Jackson's 'Thriller,' or, more specifically, the couple seconds of instrumental break before Vincent Price starts 'rapping.'
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Move fast. Speed is one of your main advantages over large competitors.
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One result of An American Family was that I became a gay role model.
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People would pay money to work at CNN.
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What do you mean you have my children at the police station? Why are my kids at the police station?
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I'm a New Yorker, and I'm a fighter.
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Whatever the outcome may be, the important thing is to step forward on the path that you believe is right.
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We had people of all backgrounds coming together - all races, all creeds, all colors, all status in life. And coming together there was a kind of quiet dignity and a kind of sense of caring and a feeling of joint responsibility.
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Honestly, nothing tastes as good as feeling good.
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It's a hideous feeling to go round shopping and even feel like you are a freak.
