Daniel Dennett Quotes
A philosopher is someone who says, 'We know it's possible in practice; we're trying to work out if it's possible in principle!'
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'Frontline' started doing digital content in 1995. We started streaming our films in 2000.
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The nations of Africa, as is true of every continent of the world, from time to time dispute among themselves. These quarrels must be confined to this continent and quarantined from the contamination of non-African interference.
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With a gentleman I am always a gentleman and a half, and with a fraud I try to be a fraud and a half.
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Stand with anybody that stands right, stand with him while he is right and part with him when he goes wrong.
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Sometimes there's a snobbery among literary types that these people don't really get it, but in a lot of ways they get it more than the literati. There's a culture in the background that they understand and know. They get that deeper level.
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Ending Iran's nuclear threat and bringing it into the international community of law-abiding nations is one of the most pressing U.S. foreign policy objectives.
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Painting what I experience, translating what I feel, is like a great liberation. But it is also work, self-examination, consciousness, criticism, struggle.
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The real ornament of woman is her character, her purity.
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There's this perception sometimes around here that I'm this Hollywood guy.
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Eazy-E is going to remain Eazy-E. But I will not portray Compton as a bad city.
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I have no privacy anymore.
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There is no force so democratic as the force of an ideal.
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What I am going to tell you is this: Although it is commonly believed that the War on Terrorism is a noble effort to defend freedom, in reality, it has little to do with terrorism and even less to do with the defense of freedom.
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I think the Democrats are catering to them, but, you know, in the entire history of the United States of America, there has never been a judge who has been refused a vote when there was a majority of Senators willing to vote for his confirmation, never in history.
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I used to love to create outfits, and I still do - I just don't have the time. How can you wear one thing and never wear it again? Even my wedding dress - I had a dress made that I could wear again. I'm a child of the depression, so I'm very, very practical.
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I used to be pretty reckless. When I was a runner for a production company, I drove a massive 16 seater van. I was only 18. I mean I look young now, but then I looked about 12.
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I do my best work if I think about what it is I have to offer.
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Racism is everywhere - the older generations in Malaysia still say things like, 'She's darker-skinned; maybe don't marry her,' and it's very judgmental. A lot of girls do try to get fairness cream to lighten their skin, and I'm against all of that.
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Fashion designing involves a lot of work, and, as opposed to the general perception, it is different from costume designing for films. While a fashion designer can take up a costume designer's role, it is not possible vice versa.
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I feel French is very close to Urdu. Both languages are beautiful. Sadly, their beauty is lost in translation.
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I will never do a record without some sense of responsibility.
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When I played Imunique on 'Love That Girl,' that was on the other side of comedy - loud and out there.
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The unfortunate thing is that I live next door to the pub they all drink in. So if I leave my light on and they know I'm in, they all descend on me. I know it's nice, but it's a bit of a bummer if you're trying to watch EastEnders.
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A philosopher is someone who says, 'We know it's possible in practice; we're trying to work out if it's possible in principle!'
