Will Durant Quotes
I came to think of myself, not as a dance and chaos of molecules, but as a brief and minute portion of that majestic process.
Quotes to Explore
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Every astronaut flew into space for a living. But while NASA has not solved the security problems, I would not put me back into a shuttle - and no other astronaut. The confidence is shaken.
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A pitcher is only as good as his legs.
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In a neighborhood, as in life, a clean bandage is much, much better than a raw or festering wound.
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There is a kind of structure for a story that was peculiarly compelling for the radio. I thought I had invented it atom-by-atom sitting in an editing booth in Washington on M Street when I was in my 20s. Then I found out that it is one of the oldest forms of telling a story - it was the structure of a sermon.
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My granddad was a hard worker, and my dad is, too. It was instilled in me as a kid. I never got pocket money; I had to earn it. I had two paper rounds before school, not just one. Wherever I worked, whether it was at football, in the pub, I'd do whatever was asked of me - and more.
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I am convinced that military action will not prevent further acts of international terrorism against the United States.
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I try to have fun with the fans, try to have fun.
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The Arab Awakening or Arab Spring has transformed the geopolitical landscape.
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I think there is something to be said for not feeling like just because you're a model you have to be dressed up, look amazing, go to every party, and be smiling all the time.
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Hollywood is wonderful, but it does eat its young.
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Phoebe Wolkind Ephron cracked wise like Dorothy Parker and looked like Katharine Hepburn.
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I'm going to trust my instincts when something's wrong.
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I'm single-minded. When I'm working on a project, all my attention is there.
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That is our first amendment, freedom of speech. But I also believe that we have an obligation to the youth to be somewhat responsible in what we say on records. But I think that comes with age. I think that comes with artists growing up and becoming assured of who they are as people.
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I believe that I am past my prime. I had reckoned on my prime lasting till I was at least fifty.
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Usually you kind of give the President a pass on leaking confidential stuff.
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I want to entertain, but I also want to push the barriers beyond what kids are conditioned into accepting.
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I enjoy the hunt much more than the 'good life' after the victory.
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Generally, we use light to illuminate other things. I like the thingness, the materiality of light itself. So it feels like it's occupying the space, making a plane, being something that was there, not just passing through. Because light is just passing through. I make these spaces that seem to arrest it for our perception.
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My approach to the work is the same, whether I had the lead or a supporting role. I consider myself a character actor in the true sense of the word. Unless I'm doing my autobiography, I'm playing a character.
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All wars today tend to be netwars.
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We're not eliminated till we're eliminated. I just feel good about not being eliminated. We get to live another day.
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I came to think of myself, not as a dance and chaos of molecules, but as a brief and minute portion of that majestic process.
