Bel Kaufman Quotes
Had set out to tell you exactly what happened. But since I am the one writing this, how do I know what in my telling I am selecting, omitting, emphasizing; what unconscious editing I am doing?
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You've got to either say you're going to cut taxes and find some spending cuts. I think we ought to reform long-term entitlement spending in the country, but you can't out of one side of your mouth say, 'Yes, we're for tax cuts, we're for spending discipline, and we're for bringing down the debt.'
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The entertainment industry isn't a line of work encouraged in the Persian culture. When I called my dad to say I wanted to quit medicine, there was about three minutes of silence. I'm not sure he knew what to do with himself!
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The most intense conflicts, if overcome, leave behind a sense of security and calm that is not easily disturbed. It is just these intense conflicts and their conflagration which are needed to produce valuable and lasting results.
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Having insurance doesn't guarantee good health outcomes, but it is a critical factor.
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The four Cs of making dreams come true: Curiosity, Courage, Consistency, Confidence.
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Gold and silver and sunshine is rising up.
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When the long awaited solution to the UFO problem comes, I believe that it will prove to be not merely the next small step in the march of science but a mighty and totally unexpected quantum jump.
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The production of a work of art is determined by the material and intellectual climate in which a man lives and dies.
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Arbitrariness and true liberty are as distinct from each other that the empirical nature is distinct from the higher nature of man.
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The ultimate sophistication of subversion is to take over the government, not by unlawful but by lawful means.
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Nullification is the Jeffersonian idea that the states of the American Union must judge the constitutionality of the acts of their agent, the federal government, since no impartial arbiter between them exists.
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My campaign is about getting pets to be more active, and exercise with your animal is a great way for people to exercise. When you're out with your pet, it becomes fun. You don't think of it as a chore. For me, taking my dog out for a walk is very relaxing.
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With a braggart, it's no sooner done than said.
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Editing is not a part of the filmmaking process I've ever been privy to as an actress.
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Men are very emotionally dependent upon women from the day they are born to the day they expire.
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Loosely bound By countless silken ties of love and thought To everything on earth the compass round.
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I told you, everyone understands a quest.
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I need to gain a lot more experience. I think so much of being a director, other than the technical aspect and the artistry of it, is the confidence that you are, I think in many ways, you're the captain of the ship.
