Brigid Schulte Quotes
Busyness has become such a social value that we will even create it, we will create that sense of breathlessness because we think that's how we show status and importance. That is a really interesting and troubling finding. We've taken this notion of hard work to a crazy degree.
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You're not supposed to be so blind with patriotism that you can't face reality. Wrong is wrong, no matter who says it.
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Combine the extremes, and you will have the true center.
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People say that this new generation is so used to the Internet that their heads are already different. They can't read a book from beginning to end. That is not a tragedy. The book changes form.
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Love is only one of many passions.
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Joy in looking and comprehending is nature's most beautiful gift.
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I think every American actor wants to be a movie star. But I never wanted to do stupid movies, I wanted to do films. I vowed I would never do a commercial, nor would I do a soap opera - both of which I did as soon as I left the Acting Company and was starving.
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It shows how from very, very dark circumstances -- and we've had to deal with terrorism year after year after year which has killed hundreds of people -- it is possible to see the light, provide the process to keep going and achieve results.
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A woman will flirt with anybody in the world as long as other people are looking on.
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We like to pile language on language. Hunter [ S. Thompson] was an influence on me, no doubt about it.
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My family was totally non-religious. There was no question we were Jewish, but we were not observant.
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I write a lot of songs about my impressions from a man's point of view.
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It is astonishing what an effort it seems to be for many people to put their brains definitely and systematically to work.
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Old men's prayers for death are lying prayers, in which they abuse old age and long extent of life. But when death draws near, not one is willing to die, and age no longer is a burden to them.
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The great thing about revision is that it's your opportunity to fake being brilliant.
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I can attack a man's weakness and beat him. Or I can attack a man's strengths and break him.
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If you look at any kind of modern organization and you think, 'What are the foremost tools of power?' You will find that it is information.
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I'm not a wealthy person because I was never a star. I was a working actor and a supporting actor.
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Busyness has become such a social value that we will even create it, we will create that sense of breathlessness because we think that's how we show status and importance. That is a really interesting and troubling finding. We've taken this notion of hard work to a crazy degree.
