Binnie Kirshenbaum Quotes
But there's always a choice. We make our choice, and then we put the blame on fate.
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I discovered television is a great way to deal with the chaos of new motherhood. I would put the babies to bed and get lost in a trashy reality show.
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A plan is always successful if the plan is good.
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No one can become fully aware of the very essence of another human being unless he loves him.
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I, as a cricketer, would like to see 100 counties playing top-flight cricket, just like tennis and football. If I am alive to see that, I will be very happy.
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I'm just a purist. What is important in my life is that I can do something that can influence many people and influence China's development. When I am myself, I am relaxed and happy and have a good result.
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I was in prison with the assassins of the former president of Egypt, Anwar Sadat, who was killed in 1981. Those who weren't executed in that case were given life sentences, and two of those were with me in prison.
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Pain is never permanent.
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I'm very political without being political. I don't know how to speak proper political language.
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The U.S. government places considerable trust in those given access to classified information, and we are committed to prosecuting those who abuse that trust.
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Occasionally, you'll get a 'District 9,' a film that is politically charged, but there is nothing going on beneath the surface with a lot of horror films. They are not about anything.
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There is no Democratic or Republican way of cleaning the streets.
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Acting is what I love to do. I wouldn't trade it for the world. I don't think of it as work. It's really fun for me.
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Foucault, like David Letterman, made smirking glibness an art form.
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I will say this: One thing I did see in my reporting again and again is that the Obamas themselves are much more involved in handling stories than is usually known.
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I think Hillary Clinton's probably going to be indicted, is my guess. So anything she can do to deflect from her email scandal and other scandals which are coming down is probably good for her.
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Most of the Communists I knew were nice people.
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The hardest things in the world are being unique and having your life be a story. In the old days, it was much easier, but our modern fame-driven culture, with its real-time 24-7 marinade of electronic information, demands a lot from modern citizens, and poses great obstacles to narrative.
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about a clerk, after recounting a story he read in which someone presented a store cashier with a million dollar bill and asked for change
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We know that, when it comes to technology and the economy, if you're not constantly moving forward, then - without a doubt - you're moving backwards.
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There is a luxury in self-reproach. When we blame ourselves we feel no one else has a right to blame us.
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Badminton is not as glamorous as cricket.
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Submitting myself for awards feels like a weird kind of horn-blowing that's not comfortable for me. I'm really happy when someone likes my work, but I don't like marketing myself, putting myself on display.
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The person who has the most to do what happens to you in life is you. Not somebody else and not the environment.
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But there's always a choice. We make our choice, and then we put the blame on fate.
