Alan Patrick Herbert Quotes
If nobody said anything unless he knew what he was talking about, a ghastly hush would descend upon the earth.
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There's nothing simple when you're in this 'Good Place.'
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I really don't think anything I do is a mistake. It could be if I didn't learn from it.
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Democrats should insist that a pluralistic democracy such as ours rely on bipartisanship in formulating a foreign policy based on moderation and the nuances of the human condition.
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I guess I'm way too kind and generous, and a saint - if you can believe that!
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Commitment and credibility go hand in hand.
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I was a bit odd. I read books and wanted to draw and go to art school.
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My first book was poetry, but I didn't write it first. I wrote it third. So my first two books were prose.
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If it took seven days to make a living with a restaurant, then we needed to be in some other line of work.
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I never went to stage school or anything like that. It was always plays, productions at school and things like that. The thing for me with acting was it was the only thing I could fully concentrate on. I loved playing sports. I didn't really love studying.
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If contemporary artists sincerely seek to be original, unique, and new, they should begin by disregarding the notions of originality, individuality, and innovation: they are the cliches of our time.
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It is only when there is the supervision and critical oversight from the people that the government will be in a position to do an even better job, and employees of government departments will be the true public servants of the people.
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First, I have the privilege of being Chairman of the Senate Intelligence Committee. It is not an oxymoron I assure you.
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Before I got married, I dated the gamut.
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The world is being run by irresponsible spoiled brats.
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We pay when old for the excesses of youth.
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Truth is one forever absolute, but opinion is truth filtered through the moods, the blood, the disposition of the spectator.
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Someone once told me that something they really liked about me was that they thought that I was really down to earth and not high-maintenance. I think that was cool. It's important to stay grounded.
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I feel no compulsion to be a pundit. As a matter of fact, I really don't have that much to say about most things. Working with hard news satisfies me completely.
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It is not true that we shall necessarily progress if our political conditions undergo a change, irrespectively of the manner in which it is brought about. If the means employed are impure, the change will not be in the direction of progress but very likely in the opposite.
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I'm black, and it's a very important part of what I am. I'm not embarrassed about it.
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Every child saved with my help and the help of all the wonderful secret messengers, who today are no longer living, is the justification of my existence on this earth, and not a title to glory.
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Chinese emissions are a problem not just for its own people but also for the world. It has now overtaken the U.S. as the biggest carbon emitter; most of the coal that is burned anywhere on Earth is burned in China.
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Pain and suffering are always inevitable for a large intelligence and a deep heart. The really great men must, I think, have great sadness on Earth.
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If nobody said anything unless he knew what he was talking about, a ghastly hush would descend upon the earth.
