Alice Herz-Sommer Quotes
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The fact that we live in a world where black people have to strategize so they're not brutalized by police is insane.
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When I was right out of college, I felt competitive with some of the guys in my class over career stuff.
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In the beginning, I didn't dance that much and stuff.
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To me, doing a gay pride show is one of the most fun things. My first show that paid more than $10,000 was in a gay club on New Year's Eve in San Francisco.
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Death is the only pure, beautiful conclusion of a great passion.
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When I ran in Texas, I told the people of Texas, 'if you elect me, I will lead the fight against amnesty.'
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I am also a drummer of sorts. I've got an electronic set sitting in my bedroom.
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Most of my fans, if you were to look on their iPods, you'd see every possible genre of music represented in some capacity.
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Statistics is the grammar of science.
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How extraordinary it is that one feels most guilt about the sins one is unable to commit.
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After the events of the 20th century, God, quite reasonably, left Europe. But He's still here in the United States.
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There is a great difference between Christianity and religion at the south. If a man goes to the communion table, and pays money into the treasury of the church, no matter if it be the price of blood, he is called religious.
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Modern secular thought has its own dualism: It treats only the physical world as knowable and testable, while locking everything else - mind, spirit, morality, meaning - into the realm of private, subjective feelings. The so-called fact/value split.
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We want every human being in the womb to be safe, not have these babies be killed to solve some dilemma.
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Whenever I visited China in the past, the relationships always felt superficial; there was no time where I felt those moments of conflict and delight that make you feel close to another person. But since I started touring there in 2004, I would always collaborate with local musicians, and that opened up a new level of intimacy.
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It's harder, but we're still finding oil in Oklahoma today. The bar has been raised on startup companies, but it can still be done. Every regulation and every rule limits you, but, yes, it can still be done. That's the beauty of living in a free country and having the freedom to have an idea and become an entrepreneur.
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There's a lot of talent in South Central L.A., in Compton and Long Beach and Watts, and the city north of Pico pretty much sits back and waits for that talent to emerge and then steps in.
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I love Japan; it's very special.
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I tried to write about my first marriage in a fictional version but got two pages into it and realised it was too personal. Then I came up with an old-fashioned love triangle, which became the plot for 'Ralph's Party.'
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It's an individual sport, but collectively everybody shares the same motto that Ironman stands for: anything is possible.
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A good example is far better than a good precept.
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I love being a dad, and I'm good at it. Kids teach you about life, like how not to focus on yourself so much.
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My father could be very strict, but very fair. His father was the same. We all respected my grandfather; he was the head of the clan. Every morning, we all had to say good morning and kiss his hand. But not me. I jumped on his lap and bit him.
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I know about the bad, but I look at the good thing.
