Carroll Quigley Quotes
The instrument of expansion of Classical civilization was a social organization, slavery.
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He who awaits much can expect little.
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Nobuddy ever listened t' reason on a empty stomach.
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Prithee don’t screw your wit beyond the compass of good manners.
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Out here you better have a gun, and a gun in the wagon ain't good for nothin'. I believe what the old Quaker said,'Trust in the Lord, but keep your powder dry.'
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Stanford University is so startlingly paradisial, so fragrant and sunny, it's as if you could eat from the trees and live happily forever.
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My brother was 13 when people started telling me that he was a 'hipster.' I was 11 and thought it was so stressful, like, 'How do you not be called that?'
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The simple life on the farm was everything to me. Nothing was more relaxing after a long plane flight than to reach the winding driveway that led up to my house. The quiet of the night was more soothing than a sleeping pill.
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I think some people think that being on television makes you a sitting duck, but you have the right to remain private.
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I've been looking to do TV for a while. I've always done guest starring stuff. I've done a couple of multi-episode arcs, and I've always loved the experience.
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I've had a lot of writers, in particular, who said they got into writing because of the 'Van Dyke Show.' They said it looked like fun.
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When I was in Japan, everyone wanted to work for Pierre Gagnaire, and they wouldn't miss a beat.
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When I do train heavy, it's typically one to two days a week, but the training I do just about on a daily basis is Pilates-based.
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When I wear jeans I want to look like a man, not a child.
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Once I really got into securities fraud prosecutions, I came to realize how central they were to the maintenance of a free market and how, in many ways, they are far more important to the welfare of our society than many of the more sensational criminal cases that one hears about.
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My family's so happy in Tuscaloosa. My wife loves it.
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Flag-burning is plain wrong, and I'll stand up for free speech - even speech I don't like.
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Art is a step from what is obvious and well-known toward what is arcane and concealed.
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We do not want dictators, we do not want oligarchic parties or class rule, we want a widespread world intelligence conscious of itself. To work out a way to that world brain organization is therefore our primary need in this age of imperative construction.
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I get lonely when I'm a Playstation widow.
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I am struck here by the curious mixture of justice and injustice in our lives. We are blamed for our real faults but usually not on the right occasions.
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I did not want my people killed. I did not want bloodshed.
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Man differs more from Man, than Man from Beast.
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The world doesn't see a lot of gray. The world sees black and white, and then it understands.
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The instrument of expansion of Classical civilization was a social organization, slavery.
