Elizabeth Kolbert Quotes
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The government of the German Democratic Republic rejects secret policies. It works for the people, and only the people, so it does not need to keep secrets like the warmongers.
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Terrorism will spill over if you don't speak up.
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Every time I could possibly be doing stand up, I am.
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Always remember that better days are ahead - if not in this life, in the next.
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The great philosophers and the great works are standards for the selection of what is essential. Everything that we do in studying the history of philosophy ultimately serves their better understanding.
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I feel like I became an artist by default. I went to art college, but my interest was always more towards film than painting or sculpture.
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My background is that of a competitive athlete and a fighter, and I'm bringing something totally different to 'The Biggest Loser' that wasn't there before.
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No man has a good enough memory to be a successful liar.
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Young audience, in the age group of 16-33 years, constitutes the main viewership of Bollywood films.
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I lost 'The X Factor,' and I lost 'Deal or No Deal' twice. I'm good at losing game shows.
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There are complications in relationships between men and women. There always will be.
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I am not some goddess that dropped down from the sky to sing pop music; I am not some extra-incredible human person that needs to be told how wonderful they are all day and kissed.
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Obviously it's more fun having my teammates there and having all that camaraderie, but individual workouts are not a loss.
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Psychoanalysis is out, under a therapeutic disguise, to do away entirely with the moral faculty in man.
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What So Not used to be a lot more dance-y, and now it's becoming a lot more melodic. Flume has always had that melodic thing, but it's starting to become a bit heavier, so it's just difficult to navigate between the two.
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I'm just here to compete and do the best I can and let things play out and just be the best teammate I can be, regardless of the situation.
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With the opening of the second decade of the twentieth century it seemed that the stage was set for the last act in an unquestioned evolutionary drama.
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I didn't even know for years that people ever even got paid for this, because they don't teach you that in school. They don't say Shakespeare got a check.
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People seem not to see that their opinion of the world is also a confession of character.
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While it may be true that the UAE has been an ally since the September 11, 2001, attacks, the American people know it has also harbored and aided some of the al Qaeda agents who were involved in that attack.
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The most common criticism I've seen is that I write 'popcorn fantasy:' lightweight action-adventure. Some people call it that as they explain why they love it for exactly that reason. I'm cool with that, either way. I just nod and let it go.
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I seem to be able to just sort of sink and slide under the radar, which is nice.
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Blessed are the weak who think that they are good because they have no claws.
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I like to think or say, some madness there.