Annette Gordon-Reed Quotes
Laws are sometimes put on the books not for purposes of strict enforcement but as statements about the community’s values.
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I swear allegiance to the Republic of Sudan.
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The art of creation is older than the art of killing.
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I want to be an animated character. I'm also doing more writing and directing.
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Bodhisattva is enlightened in the Buddhist philosophy, religion, tradition. He's enlightened. It's fine - I don't really fight it - but many people use the term 'zen' and terms like 'nirvana,' 'enlightenment' in an almost superficial way. It's not that complicated.
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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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What gives the artist real prestige is his imitators.
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I like to see a man proud of the place in which he lives. I like to see a man live so that his place will be proud of him.
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If you wish to make an apple pie from scratch, you must first invent the universe.
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Originally, we had a band known as Steely Dan. As we moved away from the band, we got whoever was appropriate for specific tunes. In a lot of cases, we gravitated toward jazz players who had more sophisticated harmonic concepts.
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It's really kind of a luxury for an actor to have the opportunity to show such different types of characters. I actually left 'Cowboys & Aliens' and went straight into 'The Change-Up.' It was kind of a funny change of pace.
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Americans have so far put up with inequality because they felt they could change their status. They didn't mind others being rich, as long as they had a path to move up as well. The American Dream is all about social mobility in a sense - the idea that anyone can make it.
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I'm happy to be on a winning team. My individual success, that lasts for a short period of time. The success of being a part of the South, of Atlanta, which is now the hot bed of music, that's what's gonna last the longest. The fact that I contributed to planting our flag and moving music to my city, that's what I'm most proud of.
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Broadening and deepening the relationship with our users and advertisers have always been our strategic priority.
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In the case of Marilyn and John Kennedy, I think they did affect change.
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Something on mainstream radio is very in your face with the vocals. I tried that, and it just doesn't feel like Washed Out. It's got to have that haziness to it.
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I used to give up writing like some people would give up smoking.
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Part 1, Ch. 2
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But since he hadThe genuis to be loved, why let him haveThe justice to be honoured in his grave.
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In martial arts, the way that they train really does channel that killer instinct. We used to put motorcycle helmets on and go full force at each other with these sticks to train.
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There is no less invention in aptly applying a thought found in a book, than in being the first author of the thought.
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It is too early to love. We will buy the right to do so by shedding blood.
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Laws are sometimes put on the books not for purposes of strict enforcement but as statements about the community’s values.
