Raymond Aron Quotes
Foreknowledge of the future makes it possible to manipulate both enemies and supporters.
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Human affairs are not serious, but they have to be taken seriously.
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I still keep my accent.
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Textbook rental is a great concept. It is just a great business model.
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Common wisdom dictates that the vice president should provide balance to the ticket by representing a different part of the country, another set of experiences, or a basketful of electoral votes.
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This is what I love to do. And if pressure is something that comes with playing good golf, that's something a professional golfer has to handle.
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I always say it took me 10 minutes to write 'Cars,' but if I am honest it could have been even less than that - and it has been a really successful song over the years. It is still massively used, in advertising, in films, and people do cover versions of it a lot.
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I believe we should work to end all racism in American society and staunchly defend the inherent rights of every person.
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If I can impact people with my music, that's what I want.
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My acting coach makes the impossible accessible.
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I personally believe technology can transform the functioning of the judicial system.
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I was a naughty kid. Teachers did not like me much.
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Writing 'Native Guard,' I didn't know I was working on a single book. I began writing that book because I was interested in the lesser-known history of these black soldiers stationed off the coast of my hometown.
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So many people would like to have guidance from God because obviously, if you have a word from God, it's the best possible thing. But they don't relate that to life as a whole. Often they want guidance as a way of opting out of the responsibility of making decisions.
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We took dancehall and hip-hop and mixed it in the middle. I knew we had something. I thought, 'This sound is Puerto Rican sound.'
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People who cannot invent and reinvent themselves must be content with borrowed postures, secondhand ideas, fitting in instead of standing out.
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This is a book about giving our best and especially about doing whatever we can to help others.
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The motions of men must be such as suggest their dignity or their baseness.
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The worst programs are the ones where the programmers doing the original work don't lay a solid foundation, and then they're not involved in the program in the future.
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Dovea in memoria avere il signor mio,Che l'oro e 'l premio ogni durezza inchina;Ma, quando bisognò, l'ebbe in oblio,Ed ei si procacciò la sua ruina.
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I believe that our communities can benefit if they know about and participate in the U.N.'s various human rights forums.
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Competition among insurers would bring down the cost of health care insurance, just as it brings down the cost of car or homeowners insurance.
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I think it's mainly when I need inspiration I look at the old pictures. I don't find it as much in the new stuff. I love Carole Lombard. I think she's wonderful. Gloria Grahame was really great. Garbo. Dietrich. People knew how to create an illusion. Now everything is very realistic and straightforward. Everyone's grunge.
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If I want to make a grime tune I'll go ahead and do it, but I don't really have the urge to right now.
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Foreknowledge of the future makes it possible to manipulate both enemies and supporters.
