William Sloane Coffin Quotes
To be avoided at all costs is the solace of opinion without the pain of thought.
Quotes to Explore
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I know politics and politicians are hated, but I still believe in goodness of a heart that has selfless intentions. With the grace of God, I will make a difference.
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I dread shooting with animals. I hope I never get a script with snakes.
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A college degree is the key to realizing the American dream, well worth the financial sacrifice because it is supposed to open the door to a world of opportunity.
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Dark chocolate, and salt and vinegar chips are my weakness - but not together.
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We are so Post-Modern that we don't realize how Post-Modern we are anymore.
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I think, for the majority of my twenties, I was always so concerned with what I didn't have, or what I still wanted.
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I just use intuition - would I wear that? Would it feel okay? It's pretty simple, nothing too complicated.
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While cheap products are exported to western countries, the waste is dumped mostly in China's back yard, contaminating its air, water, soil and seas.
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The mood of the 80s - Get what you can, can what you get, and sit on the can.
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For all of the continued awareness of systemic violence and oppression, there isn't a lot of talk about that psychological toll of racism, at least in white circles and white media.
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At first, I didn't really have a passion for acting.
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I want to tour, everywhere I can, all of the world.
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My optimism is not based primarily on the successful march of democracy in recent times but rather is based on the experience of having lived in a fear society and studied the mechanics of tyranny that sustain such a society.
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In a strange way, I'm way more comfortable onstage than anywhere else.
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I don't think, by the way, that any network would have given us their show to release all 13 episodes once ahead of them, and the same way, I don't think any studio will give us their movies to release the same day they are in the theaters - not yet, not yet.
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It became obvious in 1957 that I was endangering my health by carrying so much weight.
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The truth is I love musical theater and always have.
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Most of the time I like to start an album abroad, not at home, just to avoid the pressure, to not wake up and think, 'OK, it's the first of recording this album.' I like to avoid that.
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I was always exploring relationships between art and science.
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My opinion, my conviction, gains immensely in strength and sureness the minute a second mind as adopted it.
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I have two children of my own. Crying is not evidence of pain or any real suffering. It's really just the way children communicate.
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In '48 when I left Metro, I tried to go back to radio, but somehow just didn't do well at it.
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Words, in their primary or immediate signification, stand for nothing but the ideas in the mind of him who uses them.
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To be avoided at all costs is the solace of opinion without the pain of thought.
