Anna Kamienska Quotes
I don’t write poetry when I wish, I write when I can’t, when my larynx is flooded and my throat is shut.
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When I first met Elvis, we had so much in common and became fast friends.
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Language is the blood of the soul into which thoughts run and out of which they grow.
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'SNL' can be a stressful environment, and I am panicking constantly, but I guess I keep it pretty internal.
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Almost all the early Christian Fathers were opposed to the death penalty, even though it was of course standard practice across the ancient world.
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People shouldn't have to spend a lot of money to get high-quality clothing.
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There are regulators at the SEC and elsewhere who are really excited about the potential of the blockchain. They understand you can build a robust financial system - it would solve all your black swan problems. All kinds of mischief and games that are played in the current system become impossible in this system.
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Apartheid is inherently a practice of violence.
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I am convinced that only by applying the values of an entrepreneur to philanthropy will you ever be able to meet the needs of the greatest number of people.
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I'm a lucky guy and I'm happy to be with the Yankees. And I want to thank everyone for making this night necessary.
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When you tour, you regain the music and the connection with the audience.
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Proteins are constantly being degraded. Therefore, simultaneous production of proteins is required.
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I do 280 episodes of TV a year, write 15 recipes for the magazine, and publish an annual book. With all of that, we try to get one weekend a month with Isaboo at our home in the Adirondacks to relax and recharge.
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This race is hotter than a Times Square Rolex.
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The advocates of retaliatory wars will continue to assume a much simpler reality with their hoary oppositions: Religious and secular, backward and enlightened, free and unfree. But if we are to admit how deeply and irrevocably interconnected our world is, then we must find new ways to break the cycle of counter-productive violence.
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If the U.S. became the undisputed superpower that it is today, it was primarily because of its technology, whether it is in transportation, agriculture, high-tech industry, medicine, etc.
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There is talk that badminton may not make it as a sport in the 2020 Olympics. We must bear in mind that other sports are strongly lobbying to be included.
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To be understood is to prostitute yourself.
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Part of our evolutionary heritage is the ability to adapt - species that survive, adapt. Humans adapt by altering their priorities to match evolving values.
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Unless we are free from fear we will not be able to give our children the kind of future that we would like them to have.
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Move on up towards your destination
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In 2010, there was a TED event called Mission Blue held aboard the Lindblad Explorer in the Galapagos as part of the fulfillment of Sylvia Earle's TED wish. I spoke about a new way of exploring the ocean, one that focuses on attracting animals instead of scaring them away.
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The mark of a great shiphandler is never getting into situations that require great shiphandling.
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The Williams girls compete extremely hard on court because they hate losing - it's just that they haven't played an awful lot of tennis over the years.
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I don’t write poetry when I wish, I write when I can’t, when my larynx is flooded and my throat is shut.
