Richard Reeves Quotes
A lot of history is just dirty politics cleaned up for the consumption of children and other innocents.
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I don't feel that it's either necessary or appropriate for me to comment on what the NFL either says or does.
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If you stop being scared, that's when entropy sets in, and you may as well go home.
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In a few decades, the relationship between the environment, resources and conflict may seem almost as obvious as the connection we see today between human rights, democracy and peace.
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There is a strong sentiment within the Tea Party that favors a stronger America on the global stage, and with that comes a strong alliance with the State of Israel.
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I'm always nervous when I start a new picture.
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Integrity is so perishable in the summer months of success.
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The time has come to end the suffering and the plight of millions of Palestine refugees in the homeland and the Diaspora, to end their displacement and to realize their rights, some of them forced to take refuge more than once in different places of the world.
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Writing is literally transformative. When we read, we are changed. When we write, we are changed. It's neurological. To me, this is a kind of magic.
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I think a book should be judged 10 years later, after reading and re-reading it.
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We must not let daylight in upon the magic.
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In Zurich, in a cafe overlooking the Limmat, I ate butter-drenched white asparagus pulled from the ground that morning; it had the aftertaste of champagne. I've been able to appreciate epic meals in San Francisco, New Orleans, Berlin, Paris, Las Vegas.
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I think the reaction to a World War II situation would be the same today as it was in 1942. Initially, people would question, but once patriotism got stirred up, the whole thing would gather momentum and we'd all pull together.
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I think good radio often uses the techniques of fiction: characters, scenes, a big urgent emotional question. And as in the best fiction, tone counts for a lot. But a lot of effective and interesting radio is based on one character who reacts to the world.
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Don't listen to what other people say about you negatively!
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Contrary to common belief, the presumption of innocence applies only inside a courtroom. It has no applicability elsewhere, although the media do not seem to be aware of this.
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Vanity can apply to both insecurity and egotism.
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A rattlesnake loose in the living room tends to end all discussion of animal rights.
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I think there's a part of my brain where food, language, and memory all intersect, and it's really powerful. I think I'm not alone in this.
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Most of the time I do feel like I need someone else when I'm alone. But I can still get by with just my own company and that makes me a stronger person.
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I reserve the right to tell shaggy dog stories or even common jokes as part of what I'm doing. I don't give a damn if half the audience walks out.
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Information, listening to every word with rapt attention. Now that she had established herself in the duke’s household, the last thing.
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I think a child should be allowed to take his father's or mother's name at will on coming of age. Paternity is a legal fiction.
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I like to think that at the end of a show, you can just take your costume off and go to the pub.
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A lot of history is just dirty politics cleaned up for the consumption of children and other innocents.
