Nat Hentoff Quotes
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And although I've been very fortunate in the film work that's come my way, I need to get back to the stage. If I'm away for a maximum of two years, I feel something's wrong.
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Why should I stop working? If I do, I'll die and it'll all be finished.
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My work... is my legacy.
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Boating on the lake is one of my favorite summer activities.
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You don't need a machine to make pasta: a rolling pin and a fast hand can create a smooth, if thick, sheet.
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Over the years, I've heard a lot of people who don't feel that they have it in them to do anything creative. They shrug and claim that they 'have no talent.' They say things like, 'Don't quit your day job' or 'Leave it to the professionals.' In the steampunk subculture, I don't hear those things.
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People tend to treat people with disabilities sort of like they're aliens from another planet. It doesn't come from a bad place; it comes from a place of, 'I have no idea what this disability entails, and I don't want to offend anyone or make them feel awful.'
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Education never quite gets the attention it deserves in presidential campaigns, but monster flip-flops surely do.
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I think the main lesson that I have learned is that a good scientist is a humble scientist who is open-minded to listen to other scientists when they discover something.
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But whenever I look at the question of how to live, the answer's always staring me in the face. I'm already doing it.
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You need someone to tell you how to do things like hitting your marks, or driving a car so it looks right or getting out of a car so it doesn't take a million years of screen time.
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With rap, it's a funny thing. You can say things, and people can take 'em the way they wanna take 'em.
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I was quite a successful evangelist. I've had people write to me and say, 'Gee, I'm a Christian because of you and I hear you're not a Christian, that's shocking to me.' I don't take these things lightly, but that's who I am. I can't change it.
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We're never going to escape the idea of being young. Which I don't mind myself. I mean, who wants to grow up anyway?
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I am in love with my La Cornue custom-made stove - it's a dream to use and my favourite part of the kitchen.
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We ran him and he just couldn't run.
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A loss (Sunday) would have meant your back was against the wall and you're pretty much fighting week to week just to survive. To wind up 5-3, this puts you in a much better position. ... It gives you the feeling that you're fighting for it rather than trying to come off the floor.
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Night gives a black look to everything, whatever it may be.
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But I knew that what had happened was an eye-opener not only to the United States but also to Pakistan, who realized that after what has happened on the 11th of September, it was simply impossible to continue to play those games in Afghanistan.
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I have an incredibly high metabolism.
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It can be done, but you have to make it happen.
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Abortion happens because of economic circumstances.
