William Lewis Safir (William Safire) Quotes
This is what it's all about. From what I could see, you could get a bunch of people together, whip up the press and have some impact.

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May He who holds in his hands the destinies of nations, make you worthy of the favors He has bestowed, and enabled you with pure hearts and hands and sleepless vigilance, to guard and defend to the end of time, the great charge He has committed to your keeping.
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I don't think anyone should write their autobiography until after they're dead.
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I really want to have actors contribute their own ideas, with phrasings and ideas on all levels.
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I inherited some Chanel pieces from my mother. I've worn Prada - absolutely. Wonderful designers are inspiring. I also love designers not known. I love a lot of vintage pieces. I am pretty minimal, pretty classic.
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You go down South, and they're quirky; they have culture, and it's not uniformly true of our country. Our country has gotten a little blanded out, big sections of it. Even if you disagree with the politics, you have to appreciate the cuisine, the music, the literature.
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I think that its easy to think of the environment as all doom and gloom and that, 'What can we do, it's too late. And the polar bears are gone, and everything is gone.' But really, just the little steps that we can make as individuals make a big difference.
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If you ever meet an actor who's the child of actors, they'll never tell you that they wanted to be a star. But what I did realise early on was that I just wanted to be in that tribe.
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I grew up playing basketball and baseball. I've always been active because my dad played professional football, so sports and working out have always been a part of my life.
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It excites me to go to a movie and be reminded that I'm human, and I'm filled with opposites, and I'm built with flaws. Part of growth and healing is recognizing that.
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You have to relish the challenge of television.
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To be outspoken is easy when you do not wait to speak the complete truth.
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In writing, as in medicine, there are no short cuts. You need stamina.
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Our culture is intent on taking the lines out of people's faces - surgically, with costly creams, and with fear and trembling - when, in fact, the opposite should be the case. As artists know, if there is anything behind a face, that face improves with age.
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The so-called skills gap is really a gap in education, and that affects all of us.
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I've had to be tough my whole life.
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Authenticity means erasing the gap between what you firmly believe inside and what you reveal to the outside world.
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The heavier crop is ever in others' fields.
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True character arises from a deeper well than religion.
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My brother is one of my true heroes. Steady and sober where I am impulsive and emotional.
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I love women's bodies. I love luxury.
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I've come to the conclusion that the average person can do about four things a day, like four real things a day.
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I stayed in the astronaut program until 1993. People ask me why I left. I thought I had a lot of things to contribute that would be difficult to do if I stayed. I thought I could have a stronger voice as an advocate for space exploration. So I ended up starting my own technology consulting company.
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I feel sorry for people who only know comic books through movies. I really do.
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This is what it's all about. From what I could see, you could get a bunch of people together, whip up the press and have some impact.