C. Vann Woodward Quotes
The developments in the North were those loosely embraced in the term modernization and included urbanization, industrialization,and mechanization. While those changes went forward apace, the antebellum South changed comparatively little, clinging to its rural, agricultural, labor-intensive economy and its traditional folk culture.
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I'm working now on a collection of Shakespearean sonnets, about 100 of them, that I may publish if anyone's interested. My take on life is a little different from the bard's.
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Not to speak disparagingly of Justin Bieber or Rihanna, but they're not so hands-on with their image or their sound. They don't write the music. They have people doing things for them.
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When I wrote 'Green, Green,' it was like a really a statement of where I was at philosophically in my life.
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In the future, I'd like to see paleontology as a whole get a lot more quantitative.
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I hardly ever stretch the canvas before painting.
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I've always enjoyed making people laugh. But in order for me to be funny, I have to get ticked off about something.
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In the Indian film industry, especially those of us who are in mainstream cinema, we invariably play a typical hero's role. More often than not, we cater to the public perception. However, there is a latent desire in most actors to do a role where you can go all out and experiment.
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We are in favor of greater free markets.
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Nothing is as frustrating as arguing with someone who knows what he's talking about.
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Sure, I'll have characters drop in and out of books but the main cast of characters always changes. Maybe I'm wrong but I think if had the same joe detective guy or gal, I wouldn't write them as well; I wouldn't do as good a job.
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I'm not a proper traveler. I don't like to be challenged or have too much of a change and prefer a week away just to relax.
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My grandpa would come in with water and flick it on our faces at 6 A.M. and be like, 'If you don't get up to feed the horses, you don't get to ride them.' We'd get up.
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The overreach of the judiciary can be attributed to, one, the inability of the executive to deliver; and two, the tendency to issue judicial pronouncements for national good. The second element is dangerous because that's the function of the government.
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Biochemistry is the science of life. All our life processes - walking, talking, moving, feeding - are essentially chemical reactions. So biochemistry is actually the chemistry of life, and it's supremely interesting.
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The fitness builds the foundation for me as an actor to have clarity. Fitness has always been the base of where I start off as a performer.
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The public saw my father right out of central casting. He looked the part, acted the part... he was the part! The real life Godfather.
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Once I dive in, I dive in all the way.
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I didn't really have a mentor, but I have always definitely been inspired by the '70s - the Stones, Patti Smith, Anita Pallenberg.
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To be a teacher in the right sense is to be a learner. I am not a teacher, only a fellow student.
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Campaigning against religion can be socially counter-productive. If teachers take the uncompromising line that God and Darwinism are irreconcilable, many young people raised in a faith-based culture will stick with their religion and be lost to science.
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I've been with some of the most quote-unquote beautiful women in the world. But they're so ugly on the inside.
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Bipolar disorder is a scary disease, but it is manageable. And I feel blessed that I was able to get the right attention and the right medication to deal with my specific illness.
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The developments in the North were those loosely embraced in the term modernization and included urbanization, industrialization,and mechanization. While those changes went forward apace, the antebellum South changed comparatively little, clinging to its rural, agricultural, labor-intensive economy and its traditional folk culture.
