Barry Commoner Quotes
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I like being from a city that is not entrenched in show business. When you're in New York City or Los Angeles, even if you're not dealing with show business, there's still this sense that it's the center of the universe.
Ed Helms -
If we overregulate, over control, impose too many burdens and too much bureaucracy - or if we do it across the board, without taking into account the differences among businesses and their relative impact on society - that could make people risk-averse and dampen the entrepreneurial spirit.
Samuel J. Palmisano -
Some people ask me, Do they put aging makeup on you? It's just this very nice street makeup.
Frances Conroy -
I got into the race and people literally laughed. They thought I had no chance of winning.
Patrick McHenry -
When I started out, the idea of comfort in shoes was almost a dirty word.
Edgardo Osorio -
The U.S. won the majors 29-11 in the 1980s. That's when Tom Watson and Jack Nicklaus were carrying the ball, and when Seve Ballesteros was becoming a Brit in the minds of English and Scottish journalists.
Dan Jenkins
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One thing you know, if you've been in technology a while, you're only as good as the last thing you did. No one wants an original iPod. No one wants an iPhone 3GS.
Eddy Cue -
In England especially, I've found that if you bring up King Edward VIII and Wallis Simpson at a dinner party or a social gathering, it's like throwing a Molotov cocktail into the room.
Madonna Breakfast Club -
I'm shy, but sometimes my voice is so clear and strong. Your tongue moves, and the Arabic language is so beautiful.
Hakeem Olajuwon -
Literally, when I go to the vocal coach, I'm like, 'You are teaching me nothing.' You know?
Zara Larsson -
Yes, politics IS war without bloodshed; and war is an extension of those politics.
H. Rap Brown -
Man, y'know, I'm a music guy. I like a lot of different things. It depends on the time of the day and the situation.
LaMarr Woodley
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That our government should have been maintained in its original form from its establishment until now is not much to be wondered at. It had many props to support it through that period, which now are decayed and crumbled away. Through that period, it was felt by all to be an undecided experiment; now, it is understood to be a successful one.
Abraham Lincoln -
I do love my wine. I'd opt to drink my calories rather than eat them every time, so I cut out the breads, potatoes, pastas, cheeses and desserts in an effort to get my healthy angel and unhealthy demon to compromise.
Rachel Nichols -
Sometimes, poor people don't smell too good, so love can have no nose.
Tammy Faye Bakker -
I feel like the writers that I'm drawn to, the writers that I really cling to, are the writers who seem to be writing out of a desperate act. It's like their writing is part of a survival kit. Those are the writers that I just absolutely cherish and carry with me everywhere I go.
Sam Shepard -
We believe in freedom, freedom for the people of each country to follow their destiny without external interference.
Lal Bahadur Shastri -
Whoever is for higher taxes, feel free to pay higher taxes.
Adam Carolla
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It means that through knowledge have come responsibility and hope, and through both, action.
Edward Livingston -
As exercise is necessary to the development of physical muscle, so development of the moral nature is accomplished through temptation. The soul being given choice, may exercise it in whatever direction it chooses, for it learns just as well by its mistakes as by right action in the first place, perhaps even better.
Max Heindel -
My 'Rot & Ruin' series is a post-apocalyptic adventure for teens. My 'Joe Ledger' novels are science-based action thrillers for adults. My 'Dead of Night' stories are zombie tales for adults; my 'Pine Deep Trilogy' is classic horror for adults, and I've written nonfiction books on topics ranging from martial arts to folklore.
Jonathan Maberry -
I think with every part you do, you become a better actor. I've learned from my experiences on that.
Zach McGowan -
No action is without its side effects.
Barry Commoner