Ira Glass Quotes
I don't read novels, but my semiotics study influenced everything about the way I read and edit and write.
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One of the achievements of the reform movement is that people realize that they can be democrats and remain faithful Muslims. Democracy is now an established idea.
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If we don't end war, war will end us.
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The fact is, beneath the hype, Iraqis will soon appreciate American help and idealism far more than French perfidy. It is never wrong to be on the side of freedom - never.
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First and foremost, I'm a decorator and product designer. Everything I do, the television shows, the books, that comes from the design work. It's what I love.
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I think everyone in the heptathlon is improving together, so it is a very hard event to compete in.
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I want my son to become aware that he is in charge of the choices he makes, and it's good to make thoughtful, good choices.
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Being jealous of a beautiful woman is not going to make you more beautiful.
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I am convinced after more than 50 years in the field of motivation that anyone who wants to learn to look at life and/or their circumstances in a positive light can do so.
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Well, yeah, but I probably wasn't as open about my desperation.
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I definitely support cop acting more than cops, but all of them ain't bad, just some of them.
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For me, California is all about rest, relaxation, space.
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After conducting Wagner, Beethoven's triple concerto is like taking an Alka Seltzer.
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My father started with nothing and is a self-made man. No matter what I do with my life, I can never match his accomplishments.
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I love meeting interesting people and doing things with them.
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I'm not one of those professors whose office is encased floor-to-ceiling with books. By the way, I think academics do this to intimidate their visitors.
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God blessed me with two unbelievable parents, and I am just like both of them. I have the smile and charisma of my mother and the big heart of my mom, because she wants to save the world and help the world, so I am just like her.
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I want to develop Katihar as an ideal district. That is my dream for my constituency.
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I shall participate, I shall contribute, and in so doing, I will be the gainer.
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I find that life is easier when it is just a blurWith no details to confuse who or what or where I wasSo when the ending comes the full regret will be obscure
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I think you accidentally learn things in high school that turn out to be life lessons when you are able to step back a bit and study them in more depth.
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My very first book was a games collection of Anatoly Karpov. On the whole I was attracted by positonal play with some tactics, and already then I was aiming for universality.
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My biggest influences as an actor were Marlon Brando, and I really dug James Dean.
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I don't read novels, but my semiotics study influenced everything about the way I read and edit and write.
