William H. Whyte Quotes
People do not always argue because they misunderstand one another, they argue because they hold different goals.
Quotes to Explore
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I'm not Cinderella.
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You've got to live your life, you've got to enjoy it.
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I think most families have a few secrets or some strange aspect to their history. We're all fascinated by family dynamics, but I'd much rather sit in an audience and watch someone else's problems!
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When civilization takes a nose dive, how can you look away? You've got to be there. You've got to be at the bottom of the swimming pool taking notes.
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I'm Cuban, so I know a lot of people who act like vampires. But wait, vampires have to be invited to your house, so maybe they are nothing like Latinos!
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When people say to me 'what do you think of rap music?' my answer is there's no such thing. There's rap and there's music.
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You want private education for your students? No problem whatsoever; pay for it.
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Speaking is physically difficult for me.
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With 'Mad Men,' people who grew up or were living in that time, they love to talk about what it was really like.
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You cannot tailor-make the situations in life but you can tailor-make the attitudes to fit those situations.
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And I've been walking 'round with memories way too long.
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The State, in choosing men to serve it, takes no notice of their opinions. If they be willing faithfully to serve it, that satisfies.
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I grew up in London, one of four children. We were a very loud family, not a lot of listening, plenty of talking. My mum was a hearth mother: she loved to gather us all around her - Sunday lunches were a big thing. She was very good at thinking on her feet - people used to say she should go into politics.
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In the '70s, my playing was completely untutored, but it sounded good to me, and I tried to find ways to make those very simple things work in more ambitious contexts.
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I was not a fan of the Bush administration, as I think many of us were not.
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Perhaps I am not as wise as I like to think I am.
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When it gets down to it you just have to act.
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I believe in astrology as much as I do in genetics.
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I like Doritos. I'm usually watching 'The Biggest Loser' eating Doritos.
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Maybe we've been brainwashed by 130 years of Yankee history, but Southern identity now has more to do with food, accents, manners, music than the Confederate past. It's something that's open to both races, a variety of ethnic groups and people who move here.
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When dealing with illegal immigration, the answer is simple; enforce Constitutional mandates, and you will protect Floridians and the American people.
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I love the cleanness of Kaare Klint and Rud Rasmussen furniture, especially the wooden criss-cross under-bars of their sofas.
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People do not always argue because they misunderstand one another, they argue because they hold different goals.
