Andrew Barrett Quotes
Fear was a wonderful propellant, and such a strong exponent of survival, even at the cost of others. Civility, it seemed, was the first to perish in a disaster.
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The will is commendable though the ability may be wanting.
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If the conditions were right there could be great acceptance. Often it is only when they pose an economic or political threat that it turns really ugly.
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Nobody can teach what is inside a person; it has to be discovered for oneself and a way must be found to express it.
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It is less difficult to bear misfortunes than to remain uncorrupted by pleasure.
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I always like to sing along to some depressing, angry Morrissey.
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There's a molecule inside of you that is connected to everything - every person, every energy, every thing. You look for it, and when you find it, then you allow it to magnify and grow and be the dominating chemistry inside of you.
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When I talk to Chicagoans who live in our most violence-prone neighborhoods, they do not hate the police. In fact, they tell me they want more cops and fewer gangs. They do not want more officers in cars just driving through their communities. They want officers on the beat in their neighborhoods.
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Luck is not something you can mention in the presence of self-made men.
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My kids are in school and in all these clubs - chess club, fashion club, you name it. When my dad came home from work, it was late, and when he left, it was early in the morning. On my days off, I'm still taking my kids to school and picking them up. I do what I have to do to keep that relationship.
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Power is not just political. It can be cultural; it can be spiritual.
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There will always be women who say, 'She doesn't represent me.' In retrospect, these things are gifts, because it forces me to step up and defend what I'm doing.
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The value of a dollar is social, as it is created by society.
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It has been a long while since the United States had any imperialistic designs toward the outside world. But we have practised within our own boundaries something that amounts to race imperialism.
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I've never worried about how long the song is.
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For example, the equivalent of a woman being treated as a sex object is a man being treated as a success object.
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Expenditure can't really guarantee a great experience. I don't even like shopping; I've never bought stuff for myself, and everything I wear are gifts from my brothers, friends and people.
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Sailing is such a variable sport. There could be no wind, or there could be 25 knots. You never know what you're going to get.
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My philosophy is, unless you're sick and need help, why bother?
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There isn't a person on Earth who couldn't use a connection with nature.
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I don't know if I really watched any Disney animation as a kid.
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She could kill him easily. But the lash-tube wavered. Cris Johnson stood without fear; he wasn't at all afraid. Why not? Didn't he understand what it was? What the small metal tube could do to him? 'Of course,' she said suddenly, in a choked whisper. 'You can see ahead. You know I'm not going to kill you. Or you wouldn't have come here.'
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Fear was a wonderful propellant, and such a strong exponent of survival, even at the cost of others. Civility, it seemed, was the first to perish in a disaster.
