Alexander Berkman Quotes
In short, Anarchism means a condition or society where all men and women are free, and where all enjoy equally the benefits of an ordered and sensible life.
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Sometimes I like to watch TV, though I never get to watch any of the shows in real time. I'm a fan of 'Downton Abbey,' 'Boardwalk Empire,' and 'Boss.' There's a British series called 'Luther,' but in England, they think a series means four episodes. And I like 'Mad Men.' Otherwise, it's always good to unwind with a book.
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I want to stop transforming and just start being.
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In the investment business, you must expect to be wrong.
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If Mr. Bush and Mr. Forbes don't get most of the votes, they should be arrested for wasting money.
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When I was in high school, I was really into string theory and superstring theory and read 'Scientific American.' It's fascinating.
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We all know the Navy is never wrong, but in this case it was a little weak on being right.
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There are a lot of female directors in documentary, very talented. But it's always lower budget.
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I'd rather be hated for who I am than loved who I am not. Even if you're not accepted, at least you are still yourself.
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I just know you can not be on top forever. There's always going to be the next guy, and if I'm going to go down, I'd like to know I helped the next guy take my spot. You can't prevent the inevitable, but you can join the ship.
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Black women as a group have never been fools. We couldn't afford to be.
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As frightening as this may sound, what you see in the books is the way I see the world. And so far I haven't seen anything, either in Florida or elsewhere, to dissuade me from it.
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Custom reconciles us to everything.
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I don't like to take a lot of stuff since I'm really sensitive to medications.
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You know how you put peanut butter on a piece of bread and the bread falls - it never falls on the bread side down, it always falls peanut butter side down. That's because of gravity.
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I think I have a strange relationship with time. I'm not really aware of that time passing. I don't feel that I'm wasteful with time. But I'm not aware of it passing.
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There's too much insecurity on studio sets, with all the people standing around, whispering.
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Oh. Yes. There. Is. A. Lot of pressure. As a solo singer. Absolutely.
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I think that every person has many, many people inside of them. We change our personality depending on who we are talking to or what situation we are in.
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I know that sounds almost horribly cheesy, but that is what has to happen if you're gonna make a relationship work for a long time: You have to keep learning new things that are interesting about this person or having them catch you off guard and have these little moments of intense appreciation.
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When you look at men's fashion magazines, you see a lot of well-groomed guys in suits, but very rarely do you see a lot of guys in drop-crotch and hoods with high-tops. It's coming, though, because guys in suits and short hair are beginning to look like they're from another time.
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Religion is extremely important in this democracy - so important that it occupies a prime position in the Bill of Rights.
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A man can't be too careful in the choice of his enemies.
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In '86 or '87, the welfare lists were at the lowest level in 17 years. Why? Because the economy was the best it was in 17 years. There were jobs.
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In short, Anarchism means a condition or society where all men and women are free, and where all enjoy equally the benefits of an ordered and sensible life.
