I. F. Stone Quotes
There must be renewed recognition that societies are kept stable and healthy by reform, not by thought police; this means there must be free play for so-called subversive ideas - every idea subverts the old to make way for the new. To shut off subversion is to shut off peaceful progress and to invite revolution and war.I. F. Stone
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In America, as opposed to the old country, success was based on merit.
Rand Paul -
I'm a character actor.
Aaron Paul -
We are not going to turn our backs on people who have been persecuted, turn our backs on people who have been threatened by terror.
Gavin Newsom -
I think it's always easy to be sympathetic to parts of the government in detail; in their concrete manifestations. Because obviously, we don't have government for no reason.
P. J. O'Rourke -
Some smashes have been timed at more than 250 mph, so you get less than a second to react. People who see a professional badminton match up close are always shocked at the speed.
Rajiv Ouseph -
I'm a big sports fan - mainly basketball.
Lamorne Morris
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Do you know why dogs are man's best friend? It's because they're not in politics.
Yitzhak Navon -
I'm neither a millennial nor a hipster.
Aaron Sorkin -
By admitting your inadequacies, you show that you're self-aware enough to know your areas for improvement - and secure enough to be open about them.
Adam Grant -
Menon the Thessalian did not either conceal his immoderate desire of riches or his desire of commanding, in order to increase them, or of being esteemed for the same reason. He desired to be well with those in power, that his injustice might escape punishment.
Xenophon -
I praise the Lord, the Sovereign of the royal realm, Who has extended his sway over the tract of the world.
Taliesin -
I've always found it very sanitary to be broke.
Orson Welles
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If the people don't want to come out to the ballpark, nobody's going to stop them.
Yogi Berra -
Since I was doing all of it myself, I had to decide where I wanted to go with the songs, how to proceed with the chords, if the sound was alright, and all that detail on my own.
Utada Hikaru -
My parents took me to a movie, and I remember wanting to sit apart from them for some reason. I wanted to be a big boy or whatever. I remember looking up on that screen. It was a movie about medieval knights. All I remember is saying, 'I want to do that. I want to make movies.'
Tate Donovan -
In the quiet moments, the discoveries are made.
Vera Farmiga -
Then after I saw the scoreboard that we were tied, I was really happy, because I really wanted to win.
Carly Patterson -
I'm proud of my decade-long fight to have all ophthalmologists re-certify, regardless of age.
Rand Paul
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By restraining spending and by cutting the deficit, Republican policies are helping to keep our economy strong.
Dennis Hastert -
It is one thing to train officers on fighting crime. It is a whole other thing to train them to build friendships and relationships, which are integral to fighting crime. This takes time, effort, and patience on the part of police officers.
Rahm Emanuel -
Music is the biggest tool of revolution - the best way to reach out to the youth and involve them. If you can't contribute to the world with your art, I don't see the meaning of life.
Kailash Kher -
Just on a practical side, if you wake up early in the morning - like at 4:30 in the morning - you're going to have some free time to yourself to make things happen, to take care of things that are important to you.
Jocko Willink -
When you use music to worship you are not attempting to entertain.
Cliff Richard -
There must be renewed recognition that societies are kept stable and healthy by reform, not by thought police; this means there must be free play for so-called subversive ideas - every idea subverts the old to make way for the new. To shut off subversion is to shut off peaceful progress and to invite revolution and war.
I. F. Stone