Madalyn Murray O'Hair Quotes
I was about 12 or 13 years old. I picked up the Bible and read it from cover to cover one weekend ,just as if it were a novel, very rapidly, and I've never gotten over the shock of it. The miracles, the inconsistencies, the improbabilities, the impossibilities, the wretched history, the sordid sex, the sadism in it - the whole thing shocked me profoundly.
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When U.S.-based editors and columnists parachute into a news storm, it is often the stringers who keep us out of trouble, helping us glimpse the complexity behind the headlines.
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The army should go back to their assigned duties, and police should take the responsibility of fighting the cartels.
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It's kind of amazing that people will travel because of a book. I admire that.
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I studied Morse code.
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If you look back on the breakups that you've had, whether it's a long relationship or a one-night stand, it's always awkward.
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I like nicotine because it excites my brain and helps me work.
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So, two cheers for Democracy: one because it admits variety and two because it permits criticism.
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There really is no difference between the bully and the victim.
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I had decided that if I was going to be a singer, I had to earn it. I had to learn how to play an instrument.
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Thus, biologically speaking the American people are literally only half an immigrant people.
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I grew up on Marvel and, like, '2000 AD.'
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Just try to get the puck and make plays, not so much worry about scoring or getting an assist or points, just try to get it and make plays. That should take care of itself.
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We are all here on earth to help others; what on earth the others are here for I don't know.
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I have a theory that if you're famous more years than you're not famous, then you get a little nutty.
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I don't accept gifts from perfect strangers - but then, nobody's perfect.
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Food is fuel and not a solution to anything other than giving your body nutrients. I love chocolate like the next girl, but it's not going to change my situation.
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I've become invested with this symbolic power. It really does transcend what I'm actually doing and what I actually deserve.
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'The Clone Wars' is certainly set in the darkest possible time throughout the whole 'Star Wars' story.
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If a movie doesn't even have financing yet, they'll do a table read for it at a casting director's office with actors, for the producer and the writer, just to hear if the movie is working.
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I think men, growing up, you have to go through some form of hardship. You've got to harden the metal.
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The door can never be closed for good to any player.
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Auctomatic was a compressed start-up experience, going from start to launch to acquisition in under a year. We spent a long time building the product before getting our first customer, whereas with Stripe we made sure we had paying customers from the very start.
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I was about 12 or 13 years old. I picked up the Bible and read it from cover to cover one weekend ,just as if it were a novel, very rapidly, and I've never gotten over the shock of it. The miracles, the inconsistencies, the improbabilities, the impossibilities, the wretched history, the sordid sex, the sadism in it - the whole thing shocked me profoundly.
