Terry Gross Quotes
I'm really interested in, who's booked the guests, who's decided to have Lena Dunham and to have the mothers of sons who were shot - sons and daughters who were shot by the police and, you know, the other performers, Paul Simon and Alicia Keys.
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The world is always in movement.
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I know career motivation and encouragement up the ladder of success have their place in the world. But I don't want them anywhere near my spirituality.
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The reason grandparents and grandchildren get along so well is that they have a common enemy.
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Religion has caused more harm than any other idea since the beginning of time. There's nothing good I can say about it. People use it as a crutch.
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Temptations, unlike opportunities, will always give you many second chances.
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A man who trusts nobody is apt to be the kind of man nobody trusts.
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I describe myself as an environmentalist not because I'm marching in the street with placards but because I like to be in the woods by myself.
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The battleground has been moderates of all faith traditions in all the countries of the world against the radicals of all faith traditions in all parts of the world.
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If you're a governor of a big state, people sense your presence a little bit, even your fellow governors.
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I don't do a huge amount of physical activity. I play tennis, I work out sporadically, and I eat well and take care of myself.
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I hyper-analyze everything; I'm always in my head. Those moments where you don't think and you're just part of the environment did not come easily to me, but it was those moments and highs that I chased.
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One of my favorite movies of all time is 'Fargo.'
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A constitutional statesman is in general a man of common opinions and uncommon abilities.
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People sometimes think I'm sort of all-knowing.
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I had never danced all my life until I shot for my first song in 'Chirutha.'
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I've always been interested in technology, but specifically how we can use machines to engage the imagination. I started using computers when I was young and was fascinated by creating rules and instructions that allow a computer to engage in a dialogue with humans. The stories found in the data all around us can do just that.
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The trappings of a monarchy would set up an ordinary commonwealth.
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The gargantuan promiscuity of the Seventies gay male world was a pagan phenomenon, unequaled in scale since the Roman empire.
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My films have been progressing towards a certain kind of minimalism, even though it was never intended. Elements which can be eliminated have been eliminated.
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The reason behind Hrithik being the best dancer is that he never takes his work for granted.
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All of the troubles that some people have in life is that which they married into.
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My mother went to work in the homes of white folk, usually living in and looking after their children. The money was small.
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The first gathering of salads, radishes and herbs made me feel like a mother about her baby - how could anything so beautiful be mine?
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I'm really interested in, who's booked the guests, who's decided to have Lena Dunham and to have the mothers of sons who were shot - sons and daughters who were shot by the police and, you know, the other performers, Paul Simon and Alicia Keys.
