Hans Jonas Quotes
Modern theory is about objects lower than man; even stars, being common things, are lower than man.
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More than trends, consumers need functionality. Everything needs an element of fashion, but that's more like a spice.
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Under conditions of tyranny it is far easier to act than to think.
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Editing is the same as quarrelling with writers - same thing exactly.
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The first show I worked on was 'In Living Color.' I think 'The Daily Show' was the culmination of having that point of view - being able to look at this third rail in our society.
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You can't tag me as a regional actress.
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Tremendous changes are taking place in our country, eradicating the concept of second-class citizenship.
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Instead of isolating our school and our many subjects from the every day world, we intend to plant it not merely in the French capital, but in what for next summer at least will be the focal point, the capital of the entire civilized world.
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I was an avid reader, but never thought seriously about writing a novel until I was in my thirties. I took no formal fiction-writing courses and never thought about these categories when I wrote my first novel.
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Memory is not particularly linear - it is associative, repetitive, subjective and porous. But the writer needs to convey disorder and dysfunction without making the novel itself disorderly or dysfunctional.
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The thing, when you're down two sets to love, is to stay calm, even though it's hard, because people are freaking out, people are worried for you.
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My mum told me to have patience. It's about realising that when things aren't going the way you want them to, or you don't have inspiration, it will come.
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Yeah, I don't like, um, I'm not interested in rock 'n' roll piano. I find it a little grating.
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If I were dead, then nobody in England would have to fuss about the cost of my security and whether or not I merited such special treatment for so long.
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CEOs and employers at for-profit corporations should not be able to prevent women from access to health care simply because of their own personal religious objections.
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At the end of the day, you can't have a vision; you have to have a hope. This is where the miracle comes in.
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Anybody I'm dating, I don't want them to talk about my music. I don't talk about my music to them.
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Voting in presidential and congressional elections is a national right - and the national government should protect it.
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I'm one of those who believe the bumper sticker: If you outlaw guns, only outlaws will have guns. The first people who are going to be in line to turn in their guns are law-abiding citizens. Criminals are going to be left with guns.
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If there's a rift in the marriage - if someone feels neglected, frustrated, tempted by others, or unsure - then trouble can easily arise.
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We want every human being in the womb to be safe, not have these babies be killed to solve some dilemma.
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It's because we are so flooded with American culture that we're startled when we see ourselves up there on the screen.
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I played English football - soccer - instead of American football, because we couldn't afford the equipment.
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I really love being in postproduction. First of all, it's all quite self-interested: You can protect things.
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Modern theory is about objects lower than man; even stars, being common things, are lower than man.
