Ted Turner Quotes
Men should be disqualified for public office. Women should run the planet. They're better than us.
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A lot of panel programmes rely on men topping each other, or sparring with each other, which is not generally a very female thing.
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No matter how much money I make, no matter how many hit songs. I still perform like a street performer.
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That is the saving grace of humor, if you fail no one is laughing at you.
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How do you make it to the top when all you have is ambition and talent? You believe in yourself and surround yourself with other idealistic and talented friends that fuel each other and push against the establishment to take you seriously.
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You're creating new things in movies and people are going to steal them.
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What passes for political realism may make for lively academic debates. But it often functions, ironically, as a tool of social control, rendering us passive with an analysis that overwhelms and paralyzes us.
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Liberty is the possibility of doubting, the possibility of making a mistake, the possibility of searching and experimenting, the possibility of saying No to any authority - literary, artistic, philosophic, religious, social and even political.
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Experiencing sadness and anger can make you feel more creative, and by being creative, you can get beyond your pain or negativity.
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I figure if people don't want to make the distinction between a Muslim and a terrorist, then why should I make a distinction between good scared white people and racists?
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There is no more respected or influential forum in the field of journalism than the New York Times. I look forward, with great anticipation, to contributing to its op-ed page.
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It is only by not paying one's bills that one can hope to live in the memory of the commercial classes.
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I'm really interested in how conflicts arise and how they reach points of no return. I'm no pacifist. Sometimes force is necessary. But war is a choice.
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I'd open doors for anyone who opens doors for me.
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I guess I'm a bit of a tomboy and can be quite resourceful.
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In the twentieth century one of the most personal relationships to have developed is that of the person and the state. It's become a fact of life that governments have become very intimate with people, most always to their detriment.
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The real difference between the United States and other nations lies not in the words of the preamble to the Constitution, but in the fact that the substantive clauses of that Constitution are enforced by individuals independent of and not beholden to the elected branches.
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I feel that I communicate best when I am not deliberately being linear. Along this same line, I feel some of the best sermons I've ever heard were in the theatre rather than the pulpit - as, for example, in the Theatre of the Absurd.
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There is one thing stronger than all the armies in the world, and that is an idea whose time as come.
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Sometimes people who are Jewish are held to a higher standard which sometimes we take great pride in.
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I missed Britain. I'm from here and I never aspired to go to L.A. - it sort of happened by default. I loved being there. I found it a little bit difficult at first, but I found my way.
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I know what a long shot race is like, and I'm willing to put the work in.
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There is a terrific apprehension among some people that blacks will take over the sport... It will create problems because their behavior, speech and dress is just a completely different culture.
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Men should be disqualified for public office. Women should run the planet. They're better than us.
