Ernest Gellner Quotes
The production of obscurity in Paris compares to the production of motor cars in Detroit in the great period of American industry.Ernest Gellner
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Fitness, defending, the mental stuff - those were all weaknesses of mine. And I turned those into strengths.
Carli Lloyd -
As a writer, I absorb stories, allow them to churn within my own head and heart - often for years - until I find a way of telling them that fits both my time and temperament.
Walter Dean Myers -
One of the goals of the Feminist Elite is to reinforce to women the idea that men are obsolete.
Tammy Bruce -
He who praises everybody, praises nobody.
Samuel Johnson -
Sainthood is acceptable only in saints.
Pamela Hansford Johnson -
Decision making in a democracy depends above all on knowledge and not just the intel available to presidents and policymakers.
Nancy Gibbs
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Girls are really looking to places that have limits and boundaries: where adults are the adults and there are rules, and where they feel safe.
Caitlin Flanagan -
I've been writing my entire life, and I'll always write.
Joanne Rowling -
I am an inventor of music.
Igor Stravinsky -
When political figures are shown on television or in movies, it's always the liberal Democrats that are shown to be humane, caring people.
Pat Boone -
I always tell people this: to be a savvy politician or a good head of state and to be charitable are not mutually exclusive things.
Natalie Dormer -
I don't care if the audience is 600 Saul Bellows; I'm going to knock them dead with a comedy routine. I'm out there as a missionary for literature because, if people laugh and enjoy themselves, they might actually do something as bizarre as reading the book.
T. C. Boyle
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I think the family movie is very important to everybody right now.
Jackie Chan -
We feel very honored to have been offered the responsibility to host this great event, Berlin is a wonderful city that is developing at a tremendous rate, and this decision means that we can now prepare to welcome the world's best athletes to a fascinating place.
Otto Schily -
«Sometimes the best decision is to make no decision, which is also to make a decision.»
Mariano Rajoy -
I think the worst thing that's happened to sports is 'sources say.'
Blake Griffin -
When I look at my life and the lives of my female friends these days - with our dizzying number of opportunities and talents - I sometimes feel as though we are all mice in a giant experimental maze, scurrying around frantically, trying to find our way through.
Elizabeth Gilbert -
Selling music doesn't make that much money.
Chance The Rapper
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I am a fiscal conservative.
Ed Rendell -
I'm choosy to a fault. You want to hold out for a project that means something. You're the one who's there working fifteen hours a day, and if you don't believe in it, it can feel a whole lot longer.
Lizzy Caplan -
Growing up in New York City, my car culture is minimal. I rode on the train, the bus. I walked; I rode my bike, and when I was younger, I rode my skateboard.
Ramon Rodriguez -
I grew up in Texas, and people love their American-made muscle cars there. I grew up around people who loved cars and took care of cars and my dad's a big car nut, so I learned a little bit about cars - how to love them, most importantly. I think that from the time I could remember, I've always envisioned myself in a vintage muscle car.
Amber Heard -
To drive an F1 car you have to be a little mad. On the morning of a race there's a mix of excitement and fear. If it's a wet track, then it's worse as you're not in control most of the time, which is the thing all drivers fear the most.
Jenson Button -
The production of obscurity in Paris compares to the production of motor cars in Detroit in the great period of American industry.
Ernest Gellner