William Francis Buckley (William F. Buckley, Jr.) Quotes
I've always believed that conservatism is the politics of reality, and that reality ultimately asserts itself in a reasonably free society, in behalf of the conservative position.
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The rights of copyright holders need to be protected, but some draconian remedies that have been suggested would create more problems than they would solve.
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No decent career was ever founded on a public.
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I am prepared to do whatever I can do and whatever is reasonable to make sure that it is Hillary who makes it to the White House and not Trump.
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I really bonded with my mom, growing up, through our love of horror movies!
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I want people to remember me as a full on entertainer and a good person.
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I'm a dirt person. I trust the dirt. I don't trust diamonds and gold.
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That's actually how my parents met. They were pen pals. My mom was in the Philippines and my father was in the States, and they wrote to each other. He went out to meet her, and they wed not too long after.
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Yes, I did feel a special responsibility to be the first American woman in space.
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I've never hidden the fact that I'm Jamaican; I will never disown my roots or influences.
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Religion may be defined thus: a belief in, and homage rendered to, existences unseen and causes unknown.
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I always feel the desire to look for the extraordinary in ordinary things; to suggest, not to impose, to leave always a slight touch of mystery in my paintings.
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I have cut four albums so far, and all of them have been trendsetters and commercially successful. I believe that once you start taking art in commercial terms, it ceases to be art.
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Even as I think of myself as a 'rememberer,' I also know my memory is probably doing all this work to reconstruct a narrative where I come off better.
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I really hate drama. It's draining; it's mentally draining. It's a waste of time.
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I am ashamed to run against a lady. It's demeaning, very degrading. I have always refused to argue with a lady.
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Immortality. We all want to be remembered: We want to do things that will make people say, 'Isn't he wonderful?'
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I've cooked plenty of meals when I was sad, lonely, depressed, angry, bored, and/or under the weather. My primary aim in these circumstances is generally to cheer myself up, to fill my stomach with something warm so I can feel comforted and fed, usually just with a quick soup or an omelet.
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When you look like you stepped out of a catalog, that's never good. People shouldn't succumb to trend, they should interpret trend.
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As a relative outsider to IT, I am able to view technology and our solutions from a business perspective, first and foremost.
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We can't put up a protectionist dam on our own against the neo-liberal world market either. However, we can try, together with our European partners, to maintain the social character of Europe as much as possible.
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Modern reality TV sets up these competitive situations to show us real human nature.
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Reality is an illusion created by a lack of alcohol.
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Even the most respectable woman has a complete set of clothes in her wardrobe ready for a possible abduction.
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I've always believed that conservatism is the politics of reality, and that reality ultimately asserts itself in a reasonably free society, in behalf of the conservative position.
