Abbie Hoffman Quotes
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I would heartily welcome the union of East and West provided it is not based on brute force.
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It may sound funny, but it's true: I tried to put myself through the 12-step program. I didn't want to attend a real meeting; my role didn't really require that, and I feel those meetings are sort of sacred, and they're anonymous for a reason. I tried to deal with some of my love of snacks - and I relapsed a lot.
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The famous convention of 1787 met in Philadelphia to define the additional powers needed to enable Congress to do its job effectively. Instead, the convention proposed a brand new national government.
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I really do feel now that the way I dress onstage and for work is a true reflection of my own sense of style as well.
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Some scientists believe climate change is the cause of unprecedented melting of the North Pole, and that effects these very uncertain weather patterns. I think we should listen to those scientists and experts.
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The yogi should meditate on a firm seat, one that is clean - untainted by dirt or unspiritual vibrations of others. The thought or life force emanating from an individual saturates the objects he uses and his dwelling.
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Some shows, like PPG, tape in a group session, which is always more fun because you can play off each other.
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Suspense films are often based on communication problems, and that affects all of the plot points. It almost gives it kind of a fable feeling.
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I believe we create a lot of problems in our relationships if we don't feel safe to talk about our feelings at the speed of life.
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An apology for the devil: it must be remembered that we have heard one side of the case. God has written all the books.
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When I was at school and wasn't having a great time or when music wasn't going very well, I would eat, eat. Eating would make me feel better; when I felt lonely, I would eat.
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The team which handles the pressure best, carries the day.
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If the nation is rich but people are poor, the country cannot be strong, and society will be unstable.
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I just keep my cars to myself.
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I didn't start traveling abroad until I was 17, but I spent many summers on the beaches of Donegal in Ireland.
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It was from the Chicago stockyards that the Nazis learned how to process bodies.
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There are plenty of people who won’t tune in because a woman’s voice bothers their eardrums. Their ear canals can’t handle the sound of my shrill voice talking at them about a subject. I guess I just don’t really care about those people.
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This would, at a stroke, reduce the rise in prices, increase production and reduce unemployment.
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I was bribed into starting swimming with the promise of sweets and by being told that you can win medals. My mum had given me a bag of medals which she had won when she was young, so the idea of winning medals was very exciting.
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So, I really don't consider myself a fabulous keyboard player.
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Yeah, but before anything, I think in 6 years somehow I've grown up to have a beautiful home, 2 beautiful stepchildren, a beautiful husband, my family is healthy and happy. I'm financially ok and I do what I love for a living. That's what I think, and I think god, how did I get so lucky.
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Just as the orator marks his good things by a dramatic pause, or by raising and lowering his voice, or by gesture, so the writer marks his epigrams with italics, setting the little gem, so to speak, like a jeweler.
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In Woodstock Nation there are no writers*mdash;only poet-warriors.
