George Stillman Hillard Quotes
The force of selfishness is as inevitable and as calculable as the force of gravitation.
Quotes to Explore
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We no longer dare to believe in beauty and we make of it a mere appearance in order the more easily to dispose of it.
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There was a president imposed by Syria. Our battle... is to have a Lebanese president that we elect.
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Saddam Hussein was an odious dictator, but he was also a very effective opponent of Iran. He was also a very effective opponent of al-Qaida.
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In Japan, I focus mostly on sending messages through Twitter, trying to spread my minority way of thinking.
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I grew up in Cuba under a strong, military, oppressive dictatorship. So as a teenager, I found myself involved in a revolution. I remember during that time, a young, charismatic leader rose up, talking about hope and change. His name was Fidel Castro.
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I mean, I would say I get five or six e-mails every day from people asking, "Is there going to be a Leprechaun 6?' It's probably the most asked question besides, 'Is there going to be a Willow II?'
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In general, questions are fine; you can always seize upon the parts of them that interest you and concentrate on answering those. And one has to remember when answering questions that asking questions isn't easy either, and for someone who's quite shy to stand up in an audience to speak takes some courage.
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I think all of us are multitasking a little more today than we used to or than we would like to. And I think that the issue of work-life balance is a critical issue for every company around the world.
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To see things in the seed, that is genius.
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Of course democracy is good, but it is a process, not a prescription.
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While in theory randomness is an intrinsic property, in practice, randomness is incomplete information.
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Maybe what we really want is for our children to be the dominant ones! Maybe I'm trying to see my own ambitions fulfilled in them, and that would be wrong, so I should be content with what they are.
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Together, we are prepared to lay a foundation for a more secure future for the entire world
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I think the lack of critical engagement with the food that we eat demonstrates the extent to which the commodity form has become the primary way in which we perceive the world.
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It's no wonder that America's engagement in the region has strong, sustained, bipartisan support. So I'll be handing my successor a strong foundation - including closer ties with Singapore - on which to continue building, and I'm optimistic that will happen.
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Think before you think!
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The conflict between pacifism and socialism ultimately reflects a greater quandary of how one engages with such a system.
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I love being outdoors, water sports, hiking - really, anything that keeps me moving!
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One of the things that made the Internet so explosive and such an economic and intellectual force is because of the free-market enterprise in a country like the U.S. controlling access to it.
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It really made me nervous to write about it [Holocaust] and to approach it, because I was nervous about how to do it respectfully, and I was also thinking about how I could add something new to something that had already been so explored.
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Art is not delivered like the morning paper; it has to be stolen from Mount Olympus.
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We are always looking for ways to add fun and an element of discovery to our customers' personal Starbucks experiences. Whether solving the puzzles alone, or with someone whose company they enjoy, the next six weeks should be a lot of fun for Starbucks customers.
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The force of selfishness is as inevitable and as calculable as the force of gravitation.
