George Trumbull Ladd Quotes
Without the ontological assumption which goes with it, what is called science, is nothing but the dreamer's well-ordered dream.
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You don't have to be desperate. Never be desperate. That is my slogan.
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You must always do what you feel is right.
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As a mom, you do what you have to do without even thinking about it.
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Today more than 20,000 communities participate in the National Flood Insurance Program. More than 90 insurance companies sell and service flood service insurance. There are more than four million policies covering the total of $800 billion.
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You can't live your life through your children.
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Today, only 2 percent of the people know the name of someone serving in uniform. That means 2 percent of your listeners can actually conjure up the image of someone wearing the uniform of the military of the United States.
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I love coming to London and seeing what people on the street are wearing.
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I love design.
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What's great in theater is that you can sustain the arc of a character for a full three hours, whereas in film or TV, you have to create that arc in little pieces, and usually out of sequence.
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I didn't necessarily want to be famous growing up, but I knew I would be a good famous person because I'm not offended if somebody comes up to me and knows things about me and wants to engage me in a conversation.
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If a poet is anybody, he is somebody to whom things made matter very little - somebody who is obsessed by Making.
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I watch a lot of television, for better or worse, and I am particularly interested in what Michael Moore brought up in 'Bowling for Columbine,' which is the idea that they're selling a narrative of fear.
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Slow down, everyone. You're moving too fast.
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I learned long ago that the most effective way to compete is to play your own game, and I've been competing with men my whole life.
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The desire to really compete again has been there for a long time.
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When I'm at school, I usually put my hair up. High pony, side pony, or a bun, I like my hair out of my face.
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The sea is fulfilled, and the Empire fell apart. Lord, Portugal must yet fulfill itself!
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If you could see the earth illuminated when you were in a place as dark as night, it would look to you more splendid than the moon.
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What is with this campy fixation on all things Ronald Reagan? They talk about him the way gay people talk about Barbra Streisand. I think they want him on a stamp so they can lick his ass. I think they wanted to name airports after him so they can say, 'I'm coming into Reagan!'
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I don't regret anything. I feel like I've made what I would call mistakes. I picked the wrong movie, or I didn't pursue a character, but everything you do is part of you and you get something from it.
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Let me ask you outright, gentle reader, if there have not been hours, indeed whole days and weeks of your life, during which all your usual activities were painfully repugnant, and everything you believed in and valued seemed foolish and worthless?
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I feel so fortunate, so honored, to have played this game that I love for so long, with so many great players, and in front of so many wonderful fans. I fulfilled a childhood dream the first time I stepped on an NFL field, and the league did not let me down one time.
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If there is anyone out there who still doubts that America is a place where all things are possible; who still wonders if the dream of our founders is alive in our time; who still questions the power of our Democracy; Tonight is your answer.
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Without the ontological assumption which goes with it, what is called science, is nothing but the dreamer's well-ordered dream.
