Christian Rudder Quotes
Not to pick a fight with any post-structuralist critics or anything like that, but a certain frame of mind can only tolerate that kind of academic stuff for [so long].
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My biggest fight has been between those who wanted to do something incremental and those who wanted to do something comprehensive. We won that fight, and once we kick through this door, there'll be more legislation to follow.
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If you love things or ideas or people that contradict each other, you have to be prepared to fight for every square inch of intellectual real estate you occupy.
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Nobody's ever wanted to start a fight. I stay away from all that stuff.
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The worst thing would be for a Canada to develop a Hollywood. This is an industry we are going to have to fight to defend. We have to compete now so productions stay here. We don't want entertainment to be like the steel industry.
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Europe, the U.S., and their allies can defeat the terrorists of Islamic State, or ISIS. The first step is making the decision to fight back. The next step is understanding that drones and standoff missiles will not be enough. Ground troops will be needed.
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'Fight Master' is a proving ground for young, aspiring fighters who want a chance to play on a bigger stage. That's something it has in common with 'The Ultimate Fighter,' which has always been like a farm league for the UFC, a place to develop new talent.
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I'd like to think, if I was ever in a fight, I'd win, although I'd probably run in the opposite direction.
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Colonialism deprives you of your self-esteem and to get it back you have to fight to redress the balance.
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The greater part of critics are parasites, who, if nothing had been written, would find nothing to write.
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The dream of empire died when Shanghai surrendered without a fight. Even at the age of 11 or 12, I knew that no amount of patriotic newsreels would put the Union Jack jigsaw together again. From then on, I was slightly suspicious of all British adults.
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In my opinion, whenever you get two guys who want to fight each and two guys who want to be in a good fight, you let them fight.
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I have a need to play intensely every day, to fight every match hard.
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My mom told me a long time ago, 'Never get in a fight with a lady.'
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I grew up kind of a tomboy and I used to fight with all the neighborhood boys.
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My job is to notice echoes and notice resonances. Scientists are not supposed to do the same thing that cultural critics do.
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Eating disorders have the highest mortality rate of any mental illness, and yet so many Americans are left to fight this battle without the coverage, support, and resources they need.
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If one must fight or create, it is necessary that this be preceded by the broadest possible knowledge.
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We need to invest in healthcare, in education, in the sciences. And in so doing, we will tackle one of the most intractable problems we face, which is gross wealth inequality. We can't fight climate change without dealing with inequality in our countries and between our countries.
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If I had to rank my skills, I have a long way to go before I can write a good graphic novel.
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There are always more people who prefer to speak than to listen.
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Though my poems are about evenly split between traditionally formal work that uses rhyme and meter and classical structure, and work that is freer, I feel that the music of language remains at the core of it all. Sound, rhythm, repetition, compression - these elements of my poetry are also elements of my prose.
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The truth is there are two hundred white women raped in America by a black man for every one black woman raped by whites.
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Losers quit when they're tired. Winners quit when they've won.
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Not to pick a fight with any post-structuralist critics or anything like that, but a certain frame of mind can only tolerate that kind of academic stuff for [so long].
