Darrell Huff Quotes
A well-wrapped statistic is better than Hitler's 'big lie'; it misleads, yet it cannot be pinned on you.
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When I speak of artistic universals, I am not denying the enormous role played by culture. Obviously culture plays a tremendous role, otherwise you wouldn't have different artistic styles - but it doesn't follow that art is completely idiosyncratic and arbitrary, either, or that there are no universal laws.
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The first song that I remember writing in its entirety was when I was 9 years old. I wrote it on a bus, on a field trip. It was called 'Mystery Man,' and in retrospect, it was the beginning of my exploration of what it was like to have a man in your life, because I didn't.
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My career at Microsoft really was getting in the way of my cooking.
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The Bible's truth does not depend in any way on whether or not a person believes the truth.
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We were trailing at the three mile point. The guys picked it up in the last two miles and we were able to pull it off.
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Rap music's been around for too long now to be inspirational. The words are, but the music isn't.
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If anybody comes into my home and tries to hurt my kids, I've no problem shooting them.
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Give more than you receive. That is the principle I tell all my students.
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Pranayama teaches the aspirant to regulate his breathing and thereby control the mind.
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Strength, both physical and spiritual, is the product of struggle!
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Our directives must be reassessed.
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No one ever has or ever will travel quite the same path on earth.
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I think it's important for us to believe in one another's capabilities. If I didn't have someone to believe in me, I wouldn't be the individual I am today. Neither would I strive for new territory or new direction or to believe in myself.
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Far more violence has been done in obeying the law than in breaking the law.
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We have to provide a roadmap for the Abuja peace process.
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People say Altamont was the end of the 60s. It was unfortunate, but at the time we didnt think of it as signaling anything. The fact that nobody got killed at Woodstock is amazing because that was half a million people. We only had 300,000 at Altamont.
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I skate about 15 to 20 hours a week and also incorporate a lot of off-ice training. I take ballet and Pilates classes and lift weights with my physical therapist when I'm not on the ice.
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A well-wrapped statistic is better than Hitler's 'big lie'; it misleads, yet it cannot be pinned on you.
