Astra Taylor Quotes
First we need to rethink the terms and recognize that we've imported this language from the technocratic class, from Silicon Valley, that talks about openness and transparency.Astra Taylor
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Not everybody fantasizes about robbing a bank, but I think most people have that fantasy of being in a high speed chase.
Edgar Wright -
We may stumble and fall but shall rise again; it should be enough if we did not run away from the battle.
Mahatma Gandhi -
How do you play 'righteous'? Do you just kind of stand up straighter? What does that mean as an actor? You don't really play a quality.
Oscar Isaac -
That term, 'David and Goliath,' has entered our language as a metaphor for improbable victories by some weak party over someone far stronger.
Malcolm Gladwell -
I never wanted to give up my given name. I'm proud of it, but the only problem was that no one remembered it. It was just a little too awkward, and they mispronounced it so frequently.
Warren Kole -
Every decision to use military force is an excruciatingly difficult one.
Samantha Power
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The purpose of a business is to create customers.
Sam Wyly -
I live in New York. I don't really particularly want to move to LA.
Famke Janssen -
The chemistry that you get from living with your band and creating music and recording with your band translates to the stage.
Zac Brown Band -
Beauty is boring because it is predictable.
Umberto Eco -
I have a very vivid memory of the way my parents spoke, and the 50's that I grew up in are closer to the 20's, I think, than today in many, many ways.
Gail Carson Levine -
I never had little brothers, so I was totally not used to hearing a lot of cussing at a young age! I learned what 'pull my finger' meant the hard way.
Danica McKellar
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I exercise five days a week at home.
L'Wren Scott -
I grew up with horror. My dad loves movies, and he passed a lot of them on to me. There's something so fun about them.
Maika Monroe -
I describe myself as an environmentalist not because I'm marching in the street with placards but because I like to be in the woods by myself.
T. C. Boyle -
A civilization, a culture, cannot survive without passion, cannot be saved without passion.
Oriana Fallaci -
Sadly, black people disassociate ourselves from the things which make us who we are, identifying them as lesser, or inferior. It's a form of self hate. So, with reckless abandon, we strive to be like the majority.
Nate Parker -
One of the most important things, actually, when you're playing on grass, is to move.
Marat Safin
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Russia's partners should understand it's best not to mess with us.
Vladimir Putin -
As far as nonviolence and Spiritual Activism, Marshall Rosenberg is it! Nonviolent Communication: A Language of Life, is essential reading for anyone who wants to improve their communication skills. Applying the concepts within the book will help guide the reader towards a more loving, compassionate, and nonviolent way of understanding and functioning with others, and foster more compassion in the world. I highly recommend this book.
Marianne Williamson -
First we need to rethink the terms and recognize that we've imported this language from the technocratic class, from Silicon Valley, that talks about openness and transparency.
Astra Taylor