Anthony Malcolm Daniels (Theodore Dalrymple) Quotes
Feeling good about yourself is not the same thing as doing good. Good policy is more important than good feelings.
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I am often critical of Israel's policies when in the country, but then feel defensive of them when overseas.
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The Stonewall riots were a key moment for gay people. Throughout modern history, gays had thought of themselves as something like a mental illness or maybe a sin or a crime. Gay liberation allowed us to make the leap to being a 'minority group,' which made life much easier.
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The Greek city-states politicised citizen and subject, creating institutions that were way ahead of anything in China or India. The politicians of antiquity exercised a political and military, if not economic, hegemony on the culture as a whole. The idea of democracy was first born and practised here.
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The world is a global economy. I thought, 'It's a bummer we don't have a unifying currency.' Then I saw Bitcoin had already had a crash and had the resistance to recover. The community was strong enough to push it through again. That's really exciting.
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After September 11, when the United States took action to overthrow the Taliban, our interests and Iran's aligned, and we were able to coordinate quietly but effectively.
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As a teenager, I put a lot of pressure on myself, and a lot of that, for me, was about finding a moral high ground. As I've grown up, I've decided to abandon that because it made me judgmental and also stressed me out.
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The most important thing is to enjoy yourself and have a good time.
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The fashion industry really welcomed me with open arms and open hearts. They've been very accepting of my faith. I have strict wardrobe requirements, and that's something they've upheld.
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I'm not in front of the camera, they are. I encourage them; I build up as much of their confidence and ego as possible. They've got to take control; I can't act it out.
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Confidence is going after Moby Dick in a rowboat and taking tartar sauce with you.
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Winning is very important to me. I wouldn't be happy with anything less. And I work towards my goal.
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I turned into a workaholic to the point of where my health was in jeopardy.
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I didn't really seek attention. I just wanted to play the game well and go home.
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I grew up watching science fiction and action movies. I love it. I absolutely love it!
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Slavery is now no where more patiently endured, than in countries once inhabited by the zealots of liberty.
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And feels a thousand deaths in fearing one.
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It's a great feeling knowing you've helped someone. That's what I've spent my life doing and my practice.
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I'm trying to build something where people will go every day.
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To say that New York came up to its advance billing would be the baldest of understatements. Being there was like being in heaven without going to all the bother and expense of dying.
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To the believers it is true. To the wise it is false. To the leaders it is useful.
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In China, a lot of the opening up of private entrepreneurship is happening because women are starting businesses, small businesses, faster than men.
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He is and may be but oh! He is, he is, This foundling of the infected past, so bright, So moving in the manner of his hand. Yet look not at his colored eyes. Give him No names. Dismiss him from your images. The hot of him is purest in the heart.
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I got to a stage where tennis was the only thing in my life, and I didn't like that.
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Feeling good about yourself is not the same thing as doing good. Good policy is more important than good feelings.
