Bob Hicok Quotes
Quotes to Explore
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Time has lost all meaning in that nightmare alley of the Western world known as the American mind.
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Truth never damages a cause that is just.
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I would love to be able to see as much of the world as possible, and volunteering, doing things in another community, living with a host family, are really effective ways to learn about cultures different from your own. And also to not feel lazy.
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There is a magnet in your heart that will attract true friends. That magnet is unselfishness, thinking of others first; when you learn to live for others, they will live for you.
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Survival can be summed up in three words - never give up. That's the heart of it really. Just keep trying.
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I've only ever tried to be me.
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I don't think in terms of legacy or that kind of stuff. I've always thought that'll take care of itself if I did everything right on a day-to-day basis.
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Economics should be defined in terms of what it is about. It should be about how people produce things, how people exchange them, how people earn income, how they pay taxes, how the government provides infrastructure with tax revenue, and how it conducts monetary policy. The subject has to be defined in terms of the object of inquiry.
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Literature - Eastern and Western - abounds with stories, myths, legends about the search for youth, for eternal life.
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You have to be very strong and headstrong to make your place. You have to know how to say no. Patience is very important.
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We're all so mauled by information, but it's recycled information. We need to shut it out. So, you've got to get bizarre. This is an artist's purpose - to break away from the recycled. Performance art can do that.
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Readers want to visualize your story as they read it. The more exact words you give them, the more clearly they see it, smell it, hear it, taste it. Thus, a dog should be an 'Airedale,' not just a 'dog.' A taste should not be merely 'good' but 'creamy and sweet' or 'sharply salty' or 'buttery on the tongue.'
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I have no idea why a guy would bring a jar of peanut butter to a concert.
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The real Edie is where the action is. Fast cars, fast horses, and people doing things!
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I don't know you, ma'am, and apparently I'm expected to die for you.
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In the midst of events there is no perspective.
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Helping women achieve higher pay is a core goal of this book.
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Someone who knows too much finds it hard not to lie.
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'The world? The world is not interested in us. Today, everything is possible, even the crematoria...'
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A military coup needs a sacrifice and courage that you can't find in an army without morale.
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I do think it's important for young women to know that magazine covers are retouched. People don't really look like that.
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There is a powerful force within us, an un-illuminated part of the mind - separate from the conscious mind that is constantly at work molding our thought, feelings, and actions.
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And if there's love, you can do without happiness too. Even with sorrow, life is sweet.
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When I don’t touch you it’s a mistake in any life, in each place and forever.
