Talcott Parsons Quotes
The functions of the family in a highly differentiated society are not to be interpreted as functions directly on behalf of the society, but on behalf of personality.
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Honestly speaking, I don't like my films. When I watch them, I see a lot of scope for improvement, so if I were to see any of my films, like 'Dhoom,' I might say... 'It would have been better if...' or 'had it been...' and this is all about evolving.
Abhishek Bachchan
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At 21 years old, I could produce 400 people like that.
Eddie Perez
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I was born at the age of twelve on a Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer lot.
Ed Koch
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If I was a bajillionaire, I would spend a lot of time at Barneys just buying all kinds of great things all the time. I would have so many black cashmeres it would be out of control. I like the way nice things feel very much.
Natasha Lyonne
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I have a great relationship with my parents. I have not been on lithium.
Zach Braff
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I became completely addicted to 'Angry Birds' for a while.
Vikas Swarup
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I have known I was destined to live in Goa the moment I first stepped foot on the Panjim docks from the ferry from Mumbai, when I was 18.
Vikram Patel
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I've always kind of had an interest in the drums but nothing else. The drums are the only thing I feel I would be good at, because I'm a very physical person. I've always played sports and stuff. Drums would give me something to do.
Taylor Lautner
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In my state, over 17,000 households are going hungry on a regular basis.
Patrick J. Kennedy
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Mitt Romney and Paul Ryan understand that government does not create jobs. Entrepreneurs do.
Ted Cruz
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My perception is that I've never done anything but work really hard.
Val Kilmer
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I already had high blood pressure. I have hypertension. And I think the chemo was just too much for my kidneys. And they went into failure. And that was September 12th of 2008. And the doctor rushed me right to the hospital.
Natalie Cole
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The only ones who like Milton Berle are his mother - and the public.
Walter Winchell
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If someone is making a judgment when they don't have firsthand experience, it's intolerant. How can you make a judgment on something you don't know about?
Beck
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Six years, I didn't act. Then I wrote myself a role - I won prizes all over the world.
Xavier Dolan
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I really want to try soccer after I retire because I've watched football over the years and I think I could be a good contender.
Usain Bolt
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I was the highest-paid street performer, probably, in the history of Chicago. I was making like $800 a day.
R. Kelly
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I was brought up on art. My father thought I had a great hand at art and sent me to art school. But he did not want me to become a photographer.
Imogen Cunningham
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If thou wilt make a man happy, add not unto his riches but take away from his desires.
Epicurus
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For 'X-Men' I was lifting a lot of weights. I actually lost a lot of mass when I quit 'X-Men' because I was working out so much and very muscular and strong.
Jennifer Lawrence
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This bill is the legislative equivalent of crack. It yields a short-term high but does long-term damage to the system and it's expensive to boot.
Barney Frank
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'Iron Man' was this fun, poppy thing bound to make a zillion dollars. And we were the other side of a superhero movie. More complex with The Hulk being this complex character - that's what it was.
Louis Leterrier
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My family comes first before anything, they are everything to me.
Nick Carter
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The functions of the family in a highly differentiated society are not to be interpreted as functions directly on behalf of the society, but on behalf of personality.
Talcott Parsons