Zygmunt Bauman Quotes
Power, in a nutshell, is the ability to get things done, and politics is the ability to decide which things need to be done.
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Daniel was a wonderful and trustworthy partner. And a fine prankster as well.
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I have four kids. They are two years apart, and contraception has been very, very good to me.
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NATO remains the cornerstone of Atlantic security.
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I studied neuroscience at the cellular level, so I was looking at learning and memory in the visual cortex of rats. Neuroscience mainly exposed me to a way of thinking - about experimentation, about what you believe to be true and how you could prove it - and how to approach things in a methodical manner.
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The victory of the working people over the exploiters and slave holders is at the same time the victorious struggle for liberation by the German people.
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I think of novels in architectural terms. You have to enter at the gate, and this gate must be constructed in such a way that the reader has immediate confidence in the strength of the building.
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It's always an honor to represent your country.
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I've noticed that, with many of the authors I like, I tend to think I would dislike them as human beings or that there'd be a healthy amount of debate if I ever did meet them.
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You're human; you make mistakes. You have to put all the things in the past.
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We are all inclined to judge ourselves by our ideals; others by their acts.
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There are 309 million people out there that are trying to improve their lot in life. And we've got a system that allows them to do it.
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To me, music is no joke and it's not for sale.
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Grandfather was an old-fashioned pharmacist who never ceased venting his resentment at the growing number of retail items the drugstore had to carry, and he would go into periods of fearful rage when the subject of chain stores was raised.
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The only way a kid is going to practice is if it's total fun for him... and it was for me.
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When I'm writing, it's the weirdest thing: it's not even a conscious process. I'm not even thinking when I write, and then all of a sudden, I'll have a song that makes me feel so much better than I did before.
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Athletes these days are too robotic. People like to see performances filled with emotion. In my career I tried to be amusing, to differentiate myself from the other champions.
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I hope it is true that a man can die and yet not only live in others but give them life, and not only life, but that great consciousness of life.
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The systematic dismantling of reproductive rights, much like the takedown of collective bargaining, has been taking place in full view.
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I feel French is very close to Urdu. Both languages are beautiful. Sadly, their beauty is lost in translation.
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The shoe that fits one person pinches another; there is no recipe for living that suits all cases.
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He was imposing, even in his pensiveness.
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I don't know if I ever realized, initially, that I didn't tic when I was so focused on my acting. I think it was after I had already done it a few years, when I went, 'Hey, interesting that this happens.'
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Without mentioning any names, there was a film that was being done, and I ran into the producer on the plane. It was a book that I really, really loved, and I said, 'I'd love to be a part of this.' And they made it clear that that was not going to be possible - for no particular reason other than that there was just no part for a black person.
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Power, in a nutshell, is the ability to get things done, and politics is the ability to decide which things need to be done.
