Thomas Nagel Quotes
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I have a classic taste with a twist, because classic never goes away.
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The cause of our difficulties in southeast Asia is not a deficiency of power but an excess of the wrong kind of power which results in a feeling of impotence when it fails to achieve its desired ends.
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I love the simplicity and freedom of running. A pair of shoes, and you are all set to explore new trails.
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Being the world's greatest athlete just does not get it done on the golf course.
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I am a scientist. Mine is a professional world that achieves great things for humanity.
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I use debit cards for everyday purchases, as I don't believe in credit cards. But this has caused problems, especially with American touring, because I refuse to have a credit card - and in America you can't pay for anything on a debit card.
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The only rule is don't be boring and dress cute wherever you go. Life is too short to blend in.
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I say 'no' to nothing, 'yes' to moderation. That's how I approach everything. No matter if it's candy or foie gras. When you have the real deal, you're satisfied with that one bite. I say go full throttle and call it a day.
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When I cook certain dishes, I smell my grandmother's kitchen, my grandmother's smells. I thought, 'What a wonderful way to tell a story.'
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I believe in the stability of my country. I believe in unity.
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I've learned a lot of tricks from working with a lot of great producers over the years, and I think I should write a book about it!
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In a free world there is, alas, more common crime than in a dictatorial system.
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When I feel off, I read the 'Tao Te Ching' to get my equilibrium right. I started reading it in the eleventh grade.
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You don't let being the first to do it stop you or get in the way.
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In 1964, at the age of 39, Flannery O'Connor died from complications of lupus. She had lived with this autoimmune disease for 14 years, primarily confined to her mother's farm, Andalusia, in Milledgeville, Ga.
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If you want to conduct terror against Israelis, which is unacceptable, send fighters to do it. Don't send your women and children.
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And when you start talking about the practicality of winning a race like that - you've got to remember we're not talking about winning 51 percent of the vote. We're talking about winning 36, 37, 38 percent of the vote.
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When thou was a player, I didn't expect my teammates to play the way I did. I did expect them to work hard hard every day and get better. And I never learned anything by losing.
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Become like a sheet of blotting paper and soak it all in. Later on you can figure out what to keep and what to unload.
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...You have to pass an exam, and the jobs that you get are either to shine shoes, or to herd cows, or to tend pigs. Thank God, I don't want any of that! Damn it! And besides that they smack you for a reward; they call you an animal and it's not true, a little kid, etc.. Oh! Damn Damn Damn Damn Damn!
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I rolled up my sleeves and said, 'I want to make a mark on this world.'
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I've always been a direct guy.
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What is it like to be a bat? What is it like for a bat to be a bat?
