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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When you are truly interested in other people, you will learn what they are interested in and if they have a need for your product. If they like you, and most people like folks who take an interest in them, they'll help you find people who do need what you have to sell, even if they don't.
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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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Thank you for the confidence put in my by the motherland and the people, for giving me this chance to represent China's millions of women by going into space.
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And I am bored to death with it. Bored to death with this place, bored to death with my life, bored to death with myself.
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As an actor, you work to the script: that's our main priority. But you have to be aware and look around for things that help you bring that little bit extra, that touch of realism that rams the point home.
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In Woodstock Nation there are no writers*mdash;only poet-warriors.
