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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I love being a mum, but it's much more intensive work than being an actress - going to work feels like you've got a day off. Not that I want a day off from being a mum; it's just perhaps I had this impression before that mums don't work. But they work more than anyone.
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A lot of the time, when I watch actors now, I think, 'I don't believe you.'
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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 was thrilled as a kid to point out my sister as she danced and sang on the stage, and she was pretty good artistically. She was a great inspiration to me. She was the one who sort of led me into show business.
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I knew at a young age that I wanted to do comedy, and maybe part of that was trying to fit in at school because I had a weird name, and my parents had these accents, and I was definitely a late bloomer.
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We have no reason to expect the quality of intuition to improve with the importance of the problem. Perhaps the contrary: high-stake problems are likely to involve powerful emotions and strong impulses to action.
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Spending time with math people is a lot of fun. As a result of the play, I've had semi-drunken dinners with mathematicians all over the country. I recommend the experience.
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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.
