Nadezhda Tolokonnikova Quotes
Modern capitalism seeks to assure us that it operates according to the principles of free creativity, endless development and diversity. It glosses over its other side in order to hide the reality that millions of people are enslaved by an all-powerful and fantastically stable norm of production. We want to reveal this lie.
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I think people come and go, 'I'm going to find the real Gary. What is it... the real Gary? I've got to find it.' But the thing is, it's pretty much what you see is what you get. I'm just like this. There's no hidden viciousness.
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Traveling is one expression of the desire to cross boundaries.
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Brain cells are normally not sensitive to light. So by introducing light-sensitive proteins into specific types of neurons, we can now selectively control that specific type of neuron by shining light in the brain.
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My mum was a child minder, but now she fosters. My dad was in the police force, and now he's a private detective.
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You want maybe to be that guy or one of the few guys who can help develop the game in the United States.
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There is no more respected or influential forum in the field of journalism than the New York Times. I look forward, with great anticipation, to contributing to its op-ed page.
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I know people think that a lot of sports stars are a little bit up themselves, but they all have their heroes, too.
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When a guy tells me I'm cute, it's not something desirable. Cute is more like what you want your pet to be.
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Immorality: the morality of those who are having a better time.
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If I had to live my life over, I'd live over a saloon.
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Many think kids have lots of time and few responsibilities. And that's just not true. They are stressed and under pressure.
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Making the 'An Idiot Abroad' series, I was really dreading going to India; I thought I'd hate it. It was a nightmare, and I was really ill - just like everyone says.
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When you're never home and traveling, you don't play videogames.
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Public appearances are a headache. I hold mine down to a minimum.
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At the weekends, I usually have around 50 kids running around in my back garden. They are all friends of my kids. I know all their names. We have barbecues, put up tents, and play soccer. I love it.
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It's always nice when people say nice things or are complimentary.
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The worship of youth has diminished - perhaps generally - in recent years.
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I came to Congress on the promise of cutting wasteful government spending. There are plenty of examples of the government playing loose with taxpayer money, but none more so than how we spend our foreign aid dollars.
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The automobile is technologically more sophisticated than the bundling board, but the human motives in their uses are sometimes the same.
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One is at rest with people who want one; they are like a warm house with the door wide open. And one trusts an open door, for trust begets trust, and if the people inside didn’t trust you they wouldn’t leave it open.
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Sometimes the fans want it both ways, of course. They want to feel like they're influencing the show, and at the same time, they want to think that showrunners have the story all mapped out in our brains. But it can't be both. In truth, we were usually far ahead of the fan feedback.
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An overflow of good converts to bad.
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Modern capitalism seeks to assure us that it operates according to the principles of free creativity, endless development and diversity. It glosses over its other side in order to hide the reality that millions of people are enslaved by an all-powerful and fantastically stable norm of production. We want to reveal this lie.
