Bill Kraus Quotes
Those who depend on television as their primary information source are condemned to .... A form of political illiteracy.
Quotes to Explore
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When facing a difficult task, act as though it is impossible to fail. If you are going after Moby Dick, take along the tartar sauce.
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My mother did all she could to control me, but at age 14 she sent me to a military school.
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It's healthy to have interests besides books.
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I think America has a brilliant future.
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Dark chocolate, and salt and vinegar chips are my weakness - but not together.
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If Monsieur X spent an eternity studying treatises on optics, he would never paint 'La Grande Jatte.'
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How can a woman be expected to be happy with a man who insists on treating her as if she were a perfectly normal human being.
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My children are magical creatures and I love them to death.
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And for the few that only lend their ear, That few is all the world.
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I think people should know more of Africa in terms of its joie de vivre, its feeling for life. In spite of the images that one knows about Africa - the economic poverty, the corruption - there's a joy to living and a happiness in community, living together, in community life, which may be missing here in America.
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The end of confession is to tell the truth to and for oneself.
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I feel comfortable any position I play. It doesn't matter.
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Smart people tend to know what is happening in a group situation and how to deal with others in the most effective way. They ask good questions, listen to what others are saying, and stay engaged in conversations intently.
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But since I am in the music industry, I don't want anyone to download music, not on September 9th.
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Cancelled isn't a bad word because it happens everyday.
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Tom Hanks knows the name of all the episodes.
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I look for poetry in English because it's the only language I read.
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When I was a child, the FA Cup was one of the crown jewels of the sporting year, along with the Grand National, Wimbledon and The Open. But with every announcement it seems to lose another piece of its identity. First it was sponsors added to the name, followed by the semi-finals at Wembley.
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It is not difficult to be unhappy or discontented; all you have to do is sit down, like a prince waiting to be amused. ... It is impossible to be happy if one does not have the desire to be happy; one must therefore will one's happiness, and create it.
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It's not so much religion per se, it's false certainty that worries me, and religion just has more than its fair share of false certainty or dogmatism. I'm really concerned when I see people pretending to know things they clearly cannot know.
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If you're not working, over time you're much more likely to develop attitudes and orientations and behavior patterns that are associated with casual or infrequent work. And then when you open up opportunities for people, you notice that these attitudes, orientations, habits and styles also change.
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I'm so, so full of joy that America elected Obama. He didn't win because he was black - people voted for him because he had a plan and because he talked sense and because you believed him.
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Those who depend on television as their primary information source are condemned to .... A form of political illiteracy.
