Parker Palmer Quotes
I think there's a lot of anesthesia being - that's been pumped into American culture, the mass media television, various forms of entertainment, and the illusion of wealth that we now understand to be an illusion as well as the illusion that America is a world power.
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I don't feel that it's either necessary or appropriate for me to comment on what the NFL either says or does.
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He that will enjoy the brightness of sunshine, must quit the coolness of the shade.
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I really want to have actors contribute their own ideas, with phrasings and ideas on all levels.
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It is something where I think that people need to take a step back and realize how bad these things we are doing really are for our ears. But nobody really thinks about it. We're playing shows every night with music in our ears. That's just the industry.
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Follow me around. I don't care. If anybody wants to put a tail on me, go ahead. They'd be very bored.
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I love anything to do with history.
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Not obsessed with particularly Nike, but sneakers in general. I love them.
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In the five months I wrote the final draft of 'The Association of Small Bombs,' I never fell out of the book. The world was real to me: plausible and powerful.
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One who imitates what is bad always goes beyond his model; while one who imitates what is good always comes up short of it.
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Everyone should play their role in tearing down the wall of hatred.
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I played violin and got into that Suzuki program in the second grade.
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There are less than 1 per cent of anorexic girls, but there more than 30 per cent of girls in France - I don't know about England - that are much, much overweight. And it is much more dangerous and very bad for the health.
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Academic institutions in Britain have been infiltrated for years by dangerous theocratic fantasists. I should know: I was one of them.
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To be half-naked for a Greek mythology movie, it's a piece of art. You know, there's nothing vulgar in there.
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In literature, the ghost is almost always a metaphor for the weight of the past. I don't believe in them in the traditional sense.
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I have all of these lives that I want the music to live, but at the end of the day, it's out there.
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O Lord, help me to be pure, but not yet.
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Living in New York for 10 months was incredible; it was everything I thought it was going to be and more.
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Microsoft is now talking about the digital nervous system... I guess I would be nervous if my system was built on their technology too.
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As I have said many times - I like Facebook. I think it is well built and run. It's cool. I think it is, in its next-step way, even visionary.
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One of the most important actions, things a leader can do, is to lead by example. If you want everyone else to be passionate, committed, dedicated, and motivated, you go first!
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The Christian church in the U.S. is still strong numerically, but it has lost its decisive influence both in American public life and in American culture as a whole, especially in the major elite institutions of society.
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Trump Steaks are the world's greatest steaks, and I mean that in every sense of the word. Treat yourself to the very, very best life has to offer you. And as a gift, Trump Steaks are the best you can give. One bite, and you'll know exactly what I'm talking about, and believe me. I understand steaks, it's my favorite food.
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I think there's a lot of anesthesia being - that's been pumped into American culture, the mass media television, various forms of entertainment, and the illusion of wealth that we now understand to be an illusion as well as the illusion that America is a world power.
