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.
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Fitness, defending, the mental stuff - those were all weaknesses of mine. And I turned those into strengths.
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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.
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One of the goals of the Feminist Elite is to reinforce to women the idea that men are obsolete.
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He who praises everybody, praises nobody.
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Sainthood is acceptable only in saints.
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Decision making in a democracy depends above all on knowledge and not just the intel available to presidents and policymakers.
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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.
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Competition is always a good thing. It forces us to do our best. A monopoly renders people complacent and satisfied with mediocrity.
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I've been writing my entire life, and I'll always write.
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I am an inventor of music.
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When political figures are shown on television or in movies, it's always the liberal Democrats that are shown to be humane, caring people.
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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.
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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.
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I think the family movie is very important to everybody right now.
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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.
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«Sometimes the best decision is to make no decision, which is also to make a decision.»
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I think the worst thing that's happened to sports is 'sources say.'
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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.
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Selling music doesn't make that much money.
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Every soak-the-rich tax must become in time a soak-the-poor tax.
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Any journey in life, if not done for human reasons of understanding and love, would be a very empty and lonely one.
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To me experimental fiction ultimately is about the experiment and I'm not interested in experiments for their own sake.
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When my children were young, one of the treats promised by their grandparents was a ride in Grandad's car.
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The production of obscurity in Paris compares to the production of motor cars in Detroit in the great period of American industry.
