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.Molly Ivins
Quotes to Explore
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I always dreamed of being Maria in The Sound of Music.
Victoria Jackson -
Creationists make it sound as though a 'theory' is something you dreamt up after being drunk all night.
Isaac Asimov -
I really am a cockeyed optimist.
Vicki Lawrence -
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.
Iain McGilchrist -
The sound of the '90s, to me, is a combination of soul and street - it's a feeling.
Nas -
Music is what our feelings sound like.
Vera Farmiga
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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.
Victor Ponta -
The same evidence that is convincing to one person may not convince another.
G. Edward Griffin -
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.
Carla Hall -
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.
Damien Chazelle -
I love the sound of Elmore James, the sound early guitarists like him got just by using minimal means.
M. Ward -
In every battle there comes a time when both sides consider themselves beaten, then he who continues the attack wins.
Ulysses S. Grant
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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.
H. L. Mencken -
The sound system influence is undeniable in hip-hop, in jungle, drum and bass, now EDM.
Leighton Paul Walsh -
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.
Larry Brown -
The energy Major Lazer presents on stage is guided by sound system sessions of years ago.
Leighton Paul Walsh -
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.
J. Michael Bishop -
The man who is a pessimist before 48 knows too much; if he is an optimist after it, he knows too little.
Mark Twain
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There is no arguing with him, for if his pistol misses fire, he knocks you down with the butt end of it.
Robert Frost -
In those days, I didn't know how guys like Clapton and Beck were getting that searing blues lead sound, so I developed my style to be rhythmic and chord-based, with simple lead lines that you could almost hum.
John Fogerty Creedence Clearwater Revival -
He is already past the high point in his life and coming down on the other side. By next week he'll be nostalgia. He's 12 years old, and it's over for him.
Tony Kornheiser -
If you ever go behind the glass and look at the focus groups that are deciding what you're gonna watch, it's scary. This cross-section of people they just happen to bring in to decide the fate of mankind on television is really scary.
Adrian Pasdar Band from TV -
I can say that I don't compete with others and only with myself because I do so many films.
Hansika Motwani -
It's hard to argue against cynics - they always sound smarter than optimists because they have so much evidence on their side.
Molly Ivins