Patrick Ness Quotes
Even when peaceful cooperation is the obvious thing, the only thing that will keep any of us alive- There are still people who won't make that choice.
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Republicans traditionally say, 'oh, we'll cut domestic spending, but we won't touch the military.' The liberals - the ones who are good - will say, 'oh, we'll cut the military, but we won't cut domestic spending.'
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The contributions of African Americans, Native Americans, and immigrants throughout our nation's history are undeniable, but the tendency to overlook their gallant efforts is pervasive and persistent.
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I'm learning as I go. I don't know everything. I never had anybody to look at, nobody ever taught me, and where I'm from I didn't have any famous role models.
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Anytime you have a tight race and you lose, it's not pleasant.
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Belgian chocolate is my weakness. I like over 72 percent cacao, which shows you how much of a dark chocolate snob I am.
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Victorious living does not mean freedom from temptation, nor does it mean freedom from mistakes.
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That's what I like to do, I like to make songs.
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Always farm fresh eggs, never store bought.
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We were these arty punks from Hollywood. I considered myself an intellectual.
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The goal in life is to be solid, whereas the way that life works is totally fluid, so you can never actually achieve that goal.
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We live in an inter-dependent world. An isolated India is not in our interest.
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Only together do Europe and the U.S. stand a chance of keeping liberal democracy as the central doctrine for organizing world affairs.
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I want to keep a thread between the studio and the stage, and I want to flow more easily from one to the other.
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Confidence is key. Sometimes, you need to look like you're confident even when you're not.
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If you do not conquer self, you will be conquered by self.
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The crusade against Communism was even more imaginary than the specter of Communism.
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But I was very, very unhappy because my mother was very charming and generous, but to me, very dominating.
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I have my own people that make my clothes because it's hard for me to find stuff that fits.
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I think it's insulting to an audience to make them sit and watch a film and then give them a message in one sentence.
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I like working with kid actors because they surprise you constantly. I mean, all actors do - but kids particularly.
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Does a population have informed consent when a ruling minority acts in secret to ignite a war, doing this to justify the existence of the minority's forces? … failure to provide full information for informed consent on such an issue represents an ultimate crime.
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I didn't know there was so many people in this world that knew of me.
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Once people start to realize the consistency of quality that is coming, they'll start to open up their minds a little more and say, "Wow, this is great. I'm going to tune into this." It's not just for the geeks and the people that are into it. It's actually really fascinating. That's my take on it.
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Even when peaceful cooperation is the obvious thing, the only thing that will keep any of us alive- There are still people who won't make that choice.
