Antanas Mockus Quotes
Knowledge empowers people. If people know the rules, and are sensitized by art, humor, and creativity, they are much more likely to accept change.
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Never speak to an invalid from behind, nor from the door, nor from any distance from him, nor when he is doing anything. The official politeness of servants in these things is so grateful to invalids, that many prefer, without knowing why, having none but servants about them.
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Alan Rickman's Hans Gruber is the greatest bad guy in a movie ever.
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When I am behind and I am looking ahead and there is that line in front of you, of that guy, of winning and losing, then I really hang it out there and take big risks to make the speed up, and then I'm pretty good at passing.
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I reach my readers regardless of what the critics have written.
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Everything that has a beginning comes to an end.
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Men are sort of doofuses about sunscreen, and for the most part, women are more inclined to take better care of themselves, but a reminder is always good for everyone.
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Most rich countries have reported increases in happiness as they become richer.
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When I was a child, I was one of the kids who wore black all the time, and when the kids asked me why I wore black, I said things like, 'I'm mourning the death of modern society.' I mean, I was a riot.
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People assume actresses are afraid to get older; the truth is the roles get a whole lot more compelling once you're too old to play dumb.
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Let's face it, I only practice yoga because the classes are always packed with beautiful women.
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'She's Dynamite' was a 100 years ago, and I recorded that song because the company thought that it was a great song and it was hot. That was the beginning of rock n' roll, and I guess they thought it would be a BB King version of rock n' roll.
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There really has not been a strong Republican message to either the poor or the African American community at large.
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Mental life is indeed practical through and through. It begins in practice and it ends in practice.
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I think if you are creative then it's an unstoppable thing. It just keeps coming throughout your entire life.
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Wit is an explosion of the compound spirit.
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Sometimes the storyline is as simple as, 'We're just going to be the best, and we're going for the championships.
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I have a high self-opinion - I don't need to hide that. I don't need to be self-deprecating.
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I try to do as much as I can, every facet of filmmaking.
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You're always having those life-skills type discussions about decision-making. It's just making sure you're making good decisions and going about your business. There are distractions in every city.
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In hermeneutics, this phenomenon is called preunderstanding—the understanding one has about a subject before researching it, or the understanding one has about what a text is probably saying before one begins to study it.
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Research is creating new knowledge.
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Once again, it is important to keep in mind that there isn’t necessarily a connection between how much you are enjoying the practice and its longer-term benefits. It can take time for the mind to reconnect fully with the body as countless networks in the brain have to rewire and strengthen themselves.
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Knowledge empowers people. If people know the rules, and are sensitized by art, humor, and creativity, they are much more likely to accept change.
