Leon Wieseltier Quotes
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The American system of democracy is founded on the concept that every citizen has the right to vote, to know that their vote is counted, and that the vote is counted accurately.
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How little the public realizes what a girl must go through before she finally appears before the spotlight that is thrown upon the stage.
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Digital India is about empowering the citizen - it's mobile, it's cloud, it's storage - we are in all those areas.
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A soldier will fight long and hard for a bit of colored ribbon.
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You should not quarrel with your neighbour, for he will remain where he is, but your high handedness will become the talk of the people.
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There's nothing that reflects me. I'm unreflectable!
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Scotland is undoubtedly the star of 'Outlander.' I'm so proud of the country and all it has to offer.
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Kosovo is a small country but it also has a lot of riches that were granted to us by God.
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Now we can cross the Shifting Sands.
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And as for Gussie Fink-Nottle, many an experienced undertaker would have been deceived by his appearance and started embalming him on sight.
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Another world is not only possible, she is on her way. On a quiet day, I can hear her breathing.
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Topography displays no favorites; North's as near as West.More delicate than the historians' are the map-makers' colors.
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I'm gonna miss that smile, I'm gonna miss you my friendEven though it hurts the way it ended up, I'd do it all againSo play it sweet in heaven 'cause that's right where you wanna beI'm not cryin' 'cause I feel so sorry for you, I'm cryin' for me.
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I'm only allowed to say 'fuck' twelve times.
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As it's related to publishing, I think magazines really benefit from having a staff with a range of different perspectives and cultural references so that any reader can feel like there is someone on the masthead they can relate to, someone they can trust to speak up for them. It's great to see that idea being embraced more and more.
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I like files. I like editing a CSS file without necessarily having to edit an HTML file. I like fixing a problem by replacing a corrupted file with a clean one. Maybe I'm set in my ways, but I don't consider it a hardship to open a folder or replace a file.
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Nat was my hero right from the very beginning. My dad brought his music into the house and played it over and over again.
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Women are allowed to exist in this very narrow lane, but as soon as you step out of that lane, people want to stone you.
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I kind of stumbled into acting, even though I've always been fascinated by people and kind of their motives, and it's been amazing to me, everything I read before about psychology, philosophy, just to put it into practice somehow.
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People who read my books have an open mind when it comes to new, bizarre, interesting and exciting ideas.
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Comedy can always be taken the wrong way. If I do a bit that is meant to diffuse racism or sexism, I'm not going to avoid it on the chance that a small portion of the audience might take it the wrong way.
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Someone who copies a Van Gogh does not therefore become Van Gogh, and the same would go for Mozart or anyone else who contributed something that was original. Certainly in the way that I described visualizing numbers in abstract, meaningful shapes.
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Dilettantism is the sort of thing one must avoid.
