Richard Pryor Quotes
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GIS, in its digital manifestation of geography, goes beyond just the science. It provides us a framework and a process for applying geography. It brings together observational science and measurement and integrates it with modeling and prediction, analysis, and interpretation so that we can understand things.
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To be honest, I wasn't a sci-fi geek at all. But I do love a good sci-fi film, especially one that can really take you away. And I read some reality-bending novels growing up, like stuff by Vonngeut, so I already had one part my brain open to the unnatural and unusual, and it's generally fun to venture into that world and film in it.
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In an expanding universe, time is on the side of the outcast. Those who once inhabited the suburbs of human contempt find that without changing their address they eventually live in the metropolis.
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Whatever we do from government, we need to do what's best for America. If we do that, that's bringing power back to the people.
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To put it bluntly, there isn't one economic theory that can single-handedly explain Singapore's success; its economy combines extreme features of capitalism and socialism. All theories are partial; reality is complex.
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Eventually, before I die, I hope to have written about every part I've played.
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I'm not a revolutionary, and I'm not a warrior.
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The lily and the rose in her fair face striving for precedence.
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My friend had a funny remark; he told me everybody has something – some people have a big butt, some people are insecure and at least you know what it is, even if it's a lump on your head. I know I have a lump on my head.
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I was always running off to the city, whether it was Philly or New York, going somewhere where there was something more for me.
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Athletics is in my blood.
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I've been lucky enough to sort of go over different mediums, different vibes and genres.
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Turns out Picasso's passion for uncertainty, mystery, and the thrill of life never ended.
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I always imagined that to bring an orchestra to play together is not enough for a conductor.
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I think the Lewis and Clark Expedition was the greatest undertaking in American History. I think landing a man on the moon pales next to it.
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If someone says something hurtful to you or makes you feel down on yourself, then you just gotta stay positive and keep moving forward because they might not know much about you, or they may not understand the situation.
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As far as being locked into one certain thing, that's not what I want to do. I just want the opportunity to go off and do something else, whether it's plays or musicals or whatever.
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The most important and brave thing someone can do, I think, in the face of dehumanization, is to continue to assert their humanity.
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Fashion week is very inspiring, and you can't look at things one dimensionally. And I think that everyone who works in this industry has a very three-dimensional view of what fashion is and what art is.
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I look askance at any movement which assists in making the peacemaker among nations merely a national warrior.
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It's easy for me to get along with chess players. Even though we are all very different, we have chess in common.
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As far as "uncut" I think we all know that you guys cut up the special. Originally it was going to be 2 hours plus and it got chopped down so I said "we can't use those words because it's not going to represent me right".
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I don't see myself getting married again, but if I do, it will be forever.
