George Sutherland Quotes

The liberty of the individual to do as he pleases, even in innocent matters, is not absolute. It must frequently yield to the common good.

George Sutherland

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• All the body wants to do biologically is decompose. Once you die, it's, 'Let me out here! I'm ready to shoot my atoms back into the universe!'

  

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• In talking to you I feel very much more at ease than my colleagues who gave the speeches during the banquet.

  

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• I'm into my grime, hip-hop, dance, and house music.

  

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• I've set the bar quite high in terms of storytelling.

  

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• SNAP is a critical anti-hunger program that feeds millions of low income Americans, including children, veterans, and seniors who would not otherwise have the resources to buy groceries.

  

  Dan Maffei
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• It's not class warfare to suggest that we shouldn't look to seniors and the less fortunate to bear the brunt of deficit reduction. I believe America needs to understand there needs to be a sense of fairness.

  

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• We had a great dramatic society in school, and that's where I first got exposure both as an actor and director.

  

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• With a film, you can get into it and love it. With music, you can listen to over and over again, but with music videos, they're like this short little stab.

  

  Watkin Tudor Jones
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• It was a difficult second record. I had moments where I couldn't write; had moments where I was writing lots. It was just a massive learning process for me.

  

  Flume
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• I'm going to college. I don't care if it ruins my career. I'd rather be smart than a movie star.

  

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• I'm excited about 'Luke Cage' with Michael Colter, who plays Luke Cage. I play the villain, Cottonmouth. It takes place in Harlem. It'll just be amazing for people to get to see an African-American superhero, which there weren't any when I was growing up.

  

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• I think we all have different moods - a nerd one day and cool the next. I think everyone has an inner geek, and I know I definitely do.

  

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• Romantic lovers require from each other at least the facade of reason: We desire to be what romantic love makes us appear in the other's eyes. We want to imagine we are deserving of the love we inspire.

  

  Maggie Gallagher
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• They say an elephant never forgets. Well, you are not an elephant. Take notes, constantly. Save interesting thoughts, quotations, films, technologies... the medium doesn't matter, so long as it inspires you.

  

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• I enjoy playing characters where the silence is loud.

  

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• There's a vegan and gluten-free bakery called BabyCakes that I love. They've got shops in New York and Los Angeles. Their stuff is amazing.

  

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• [With Donald Trump] we are moving into an era where a lot of people get their information through tweets and sound bites and some headline that comes over their phone.

  

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• Matter as matter rather than matter as symbol is a conscious political position, essentially Marxist.

  

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• It must be obvious that liberty necessarily means freedom to choose foolishly as well as wisely; freedom to choose evil as well as good; freedom to enjoy the rewards of good judgment, and freedom to suffer the penalties of bad judgment. If this is not true, the word "freedom" has no meaning.

  

  Ben Moreell
  • Freedom
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• The Italian Revolution was fought first of all to obtain the liberty and unity of the nation, and then, with that achieved, to join the freest and most advanced nations in inaugurating a new era of peace, justice, and joint cooperation in the work of civilization.

  

  Ernesto Teodoro Moneta
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• The liberty of the individual to do as he pleases, even in innocent matters, is not absolute. It must frequently yield to the common good.

  

  George Sutherland
  • Matter
  • Liberty
  • Common Good