Igor Sikorsky Quotes
The helicopter appeared so reluctant to fly forward that we even considered turning the pilot's seat around and letting it fly backward.
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The Bible may be the truth, but it is not the whole truth and nothing but the truth.
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It's one thing to have forced time off as an actor, and another thing when you actually say, 'I don't want to read anything, and I don't want to talk to anybody.'
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We're seeing quite a lot of people who really would like a return to class-based politics.
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That's the way I work and one day I won't have the energy to do it, so I think it's always good to make the most of your life and living as much as possible.
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The most striking development of the great depression of 1929 is a profound skepticism of the future of contemporary society among large sections of the American people.
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I am autobiographical in the way a dream transforms experience and emotions all the time.
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It's hard because I think I fall into this in-between space where there's something that's innately feminine about me, and there's also something that's kind of androgynous. I carry myself somewhere in between, and I think my music lends itself to that as well.
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You have an audience that is fairly well grounded in the real world. You serve them and yourself best by making everything as real as possible.
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Like, I'll wear a bright sweater with pants that are a more classic color.
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It's very hard to be a gentleman and a writer.
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In '87, I used to do this awful, awful James Brown impression.
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Our soldiers and people form one family. United, we may count on victory.
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I don't want any competition; I've finally made it! I don't want any young bucks knocking me off and taking my job, so stay in school! Stay in school and get a nice job working in an office!
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I was a bouncer for ten years in New York City.
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You should create a work that is so valuable it might eventually sell at a high price, but you've got to concentrate on how you create that artwork.
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I hope when I'm dead I'll be considered an icon, though.
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We talk about honesty, but the reality is we have lots of human values, and they are not all compatible. We don't always tell the truth about everything, no matter what the consequences.
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Protectionism has to be avoided. Protectionism is not only on goods but also in the area of services. Financial protectionism is also bad and should be avoided.
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Don't start writing your novel until you know your characters very, very well. What they'd do if they saw somebody shoplifting. What they were like at school. What shoes they wear. Spend days - weeks, months - being them until they thicken up and start to breathe.
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Policies aimed at reversing globalization will lead only to a decrease in real income as goods become more expensive.
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I still have the competitive spirit, which is good.
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We need marriage equality in every state in this nation. Otherwise, no state really has marriage equality, and we will not rest until it is a reality.
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You have to be able to adjust on the fly, and that is what the great ones do.
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The helicopter appeared so reluctant to fly forward that we even considered turning the pilot's seat around and letting it fly backward.
