Molly Ivins Quotes
It's hard to argue against cynics - they always sound smarter than optimists because they have so much evidence on their side.
Quotes to Explore
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I always dreamed of being Maria in The Sound of Music.
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Creationists make it sound as though a 'theory' is something you dreamt up after being drunk all night.
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I really am a cockeyed optimist.
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Attention may sound dull, but it is an essential aspect of consciousness. In fact, it governs what it is that we turn out to be conscious of, and therefore plays a part in the coming into being of whatever exists for us.
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The sound of the '90s, to me, is a combination of soul and street - it's a feeling.
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Music is what our feelings sound like.
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All sensible politicians favor growth, just as we all favor sound public finances. Both can be achieved if we rationalize spending, invest available resources wisely, and clamp down on tax evasion.
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The same evidence that is convincing to one person may not convince another.
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Turkey is fine, but if I don't have the sides, forget about it. And cornbread stuffing is at the center of my plate. I will have about six sides and then a little bit of turkey and gravy.
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It's certainly no coincidence that big bands became the entertainment of the army in WWI and WWII, and that jazz drumming style is very military influenced. The snare drum comes from the military and becomes the core kind of sound of jazz drums.
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I love the sound of Elmore James, the sound early guitarists like him got just by using minimal means.
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In every battle there comes a time when both sides consider themselves beaten, then he who continues the attack wins.
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It doesn't take a majority to make a rebellion; it takes only a few determined leaders and a sound cause.
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The sound system influence is undeniable in hip-hop, in jungle, drum and bass, now EDM.
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I want to coach because I love it. I don't want to sound hokey, but when you play for Frank McGuire, Dean Smith, and Pete Newell - they taught me a lot - I want to share what they taught me with a lot of people. I don't want to stop doing this.
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The energy Major Lazer presents on stage is guided by sound system sessions of years ago.
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In my first publishable research, I obtained evidence that the replication of polio viral RNA engendered a multi-stranded intermediate, although my description of that intermediate proved flawed in its details.
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The man who is a pessimist before 48 knows too much; if he is an optimist after it, he knows too little.
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The blues - the sound of a sinner on revival day.
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Either the soul survives death or it does not, and there is no scientific evidence that it does.
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Trump has raised the very issues I raised in the early '90s.
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The general public believes that if a health claim is on the label the government backs that up, ... This sells food products, no question.
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It's hard to argue against cynics - they always sound smarter than optimists because they have so much evidence on their side.
