Edmundo Desnoes Quotes
The richness of our contemporary visual world must be seen as a danger. It is an overwhelming and oppressive world. A world that manifests itself fundamentally through the image is only a few steps from totalitarian manipulation.
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My father got me involved in the game when I was four years old.
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And I am a conservative. Sometimes conservatives forget we are supposed to conserve, to save, to be efficient. Plus our dependence on other sources of energy is causing our country to not be independent and to really be vulnerable. So this is a security issue.
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Beauty is not just a white girl. It's so many different flavors and shades.
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I am all for controlling guns.
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People want to be friends with someone who likes to have a good time.
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Most of our songs are about relationships.
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It wasn't a new idea. During the war against the French we had this kind of broadcast for the French soldiers.
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After World War II, there were a lot of pension funds in Europe that were fully funded, but they were pressured to hold a lot of government debt. There was a lot of inflation, and the value of all those assets fell. Those pension funds couldn't honor their promises to the people.
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I'm not even sure I want to use the term 'coming out.'
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I made the conscious decision to not have kids, and I didn't want to be married.
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The best way of removing negativity is to laugh and be joyous.
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People must have both their dreams and their dinners in this world, and when we go out of it we must take what we find. That is all.
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It's nice to have a little bit of art to fall back on.
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What David is, is a very, very good route runner, ... He's showed that he's got patience. He's got really good hints, which normally means you're a real good route runner, when you can go in there and just have a natural way of selling something. All it is is a little hint, but you see the defender take a big bite off of it. He's got real good instincts that way, and he's been around a long time and is just one of the hardest-working, high-quality guys you want to be around.
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Timing has a lot to with art.
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I invite all to trust in the merits and in the power of the Atonement of Jesus Christ. Through His atoning sacrifice, we can gain the courage to win all the wars of our time, even in the midst of our difficulties, challenges, and temptations. Let us trust in His # love and power to save.
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I don't have one song that sounds like another one in my entire catalog.
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Men expect that religion should cost them no pains, that happiness should drop into their laps without any design and endeavor on their part, and that, after they have done what they please while they live, God should snatch them up to heaven when they die. But though the commandments of God be not grievous, yet it is fit to let men know that they are not thus easy.
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Science has brought forth this danger, but the real problem is in the minds and hearts of men.
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The richness of our contemporary visual world must be seen as a danger. It is an overwhelming and oppressive world. A world that manifests itself fundamentally through the image is only a few steps from totalitarian manipulation.
