Bill Kraus Quotes
Those who depend on television as their primary information source are condemned to .... A form of political illiteracy.
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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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I've always adored my father's music, but ever since I'd started singing, whether it was while I was still a student at the University of Massachusetts or professionally, I avoided Dad's material.
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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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I write fast. But it takes me a while to get going. It's very important for me to see my whole plot. I have to see the end first because I like a surprise in the end. Which is why I let characters and plot gestate in my mind.
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It's an endless proving of myself, that I really am a musician, that I have something to offer in the room. That women can be musicians, women can be rock stars, women can be more than an objectified idea of a pop star.
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An army which cannot be regularly recruited is a doomed army.
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Those who depend on television as their primary information source are condemned to .... A form of political illiteracy.
