Richard Lewis Springthorpe (Rick Springfield) Quotes
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I remember the moon landings, and Apollo was the paradigm by which all progress was measured at that time. And I knew that creating a true space-faring civilization was both possible and practical. What I failed to realize was that the effort would fail due to bureaucratic inertia and political apathy.
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I watch the news, which is its own reality show. I love 'Curb Your Enthusiasm.' I love it because it's funny and because I realize that I'm happier than Larry David.
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All writers are the same - they forget a thousand good reviews and remember one bad one.
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I love learning new things that will never be put to practical use.
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As feminism becomes more integrated into mainstream publications and conversation, I feel weary of an obsession of celebrity culture masquerading as activism or as conversation or action. It's clickbait.
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You are not angry with people when you laugh at them. Humor teaches tolerance.
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What I wear is constantly evolving. I am really big on comfortable clothes. I love soft, loose-fitting clothing that has some edge or something new/fresh to it.
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There are regulators at the SEC and elsewhere who are really excited about the potential of the blockchain. They understand you can build a robust financial system - it would solve all your black swan problems. All kinds of mischief and games that are played in the current system become impossible in this system.
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We are in a world that is quite extremist and extremism makes more noise. Normality does not sell.
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On the 1st day of December, 1830, I was confirmed, and in accordance with the word of the Lord I was ordained an Elder under the hands of the Prophet.
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When I finally decided to do the show, I only had two weeks to learn the choreography and the songs in French.
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Term limits aren't enough. We need jail.
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I have crushes on women all the time.
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The first place to start is on enforcement. We who got the ADA passed did the hard part, the heavy lifting.
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Texas is not really a red state - it's just a non-voting state.
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It will soon be 25 years from the date of publication of my first research work. That the scientific aspirations kindled by that early work did not suffer extinction has been due entirely to the opportunities provided for me by the great city of Calcutta.
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During events like the World Cup and the Olympics, I tend to get really wrapped up in my own experience to stay focused, but it's like a bubble. I don't see much outside my own perspective.
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We live in a world of instant gratification, the world of the quick fix.
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I'd like to see my grandchildren climb trees, not stand under them. I'd like to see them learn to make bread and brown it over a fire using my toasting fork.
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The preservation of health is a duty. Few seem conscious that there is such a thing as physical morality.
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Our bodies are shaped to bear children, and our lives are a working out of the processes of creation. All our ambitions and intelligence are beside that great elemental point.
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All chefs are like Jewish mothers. They want to feed you and feed you and impress you. It's an eagerness to please.
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My dad always used to encourage me to dress weird.
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Music is a 24-hour-a-day thing for me.
