Lewis H. Lapham Quotes
Surely they knew that the very idea of the future came in an American box - complete with instructions for assembling a Constitution, a MacDonald's hamburger franchise, a row of Marriot hotels and a First Amendment.
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I moved about 45 minutes from West Hollywood, and I live surrounded by nature and the wilderness, but I constantly find myself walking around, like in the commercial, saying, 'Can you hear me now?'
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Corruption is everywhere. It's not just in the Congress. Corruption is not just your prerogative or mine.
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The people will save their government, if the government itself will allow them.
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My real guru are my experiences in life - the realisation that you are alone in this world came very early to me.
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I used to have to force myself to go, okay, nothing, nothing, nothing, nothing and then all of a sudden a thought of some where could come in. Now I can just focus and not think about anything. So, yeah, I guess I do that a lot.
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For decades, Iran has covertly worked to develop a nuclear weapons program and has repeatedly violated its international obligations.
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Bad ballplayers make good managers.
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Personally, I am not so affected by my environment. What I build in the creative process is not necessarily connected to what I am physically in contact with. I am always observing everything, but it will not necessarily have a direct impact on what I do.
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I'd probably describe my sense of humor as 'twisted,' I guess. It's not hard to make me laugh, especially when I'm surrounded by my close friends, especially my bandmates.
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I have lots of passions - gardens, art, music and reading. I have eclectic taste and read a huge variety of books.
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Being a full human being is difficult, frightening, and problematical.
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I wanted to be on 'Saturday Night Live' since I was ten.
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Green is one of my favorite colors - emerald green.
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We want to be able to sell you anything, anywhere, any time you want it.
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The Civil Rights Act of 1964 laid the foundation for the Voting Rights Act of 1965, but it also addressed nearly every other aspect of daily life in a would-be free democratic society.
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If knowledge can create problems, it is not through ignorance that we can solve them.
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The Indian story has never been written. Maybe I am the man to do it.
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I always knew that I wanted to do something in business and I prepared myself for that.
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I'm a real voyeur.
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My number one thing? Don't overleverage yourself. Don't say you can do something when you really can't.
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I feel the denial of gay marriage sends a prejudice message. Our youth deserve a fair and hopeful future with government that values us equally.
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The kind of acting I love is when you watch and you discover what you think perhaps you weren't supposed to see: the chink in the armor.
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Shrinking away from death is something unhealthy and abnormal which robs the second half of life of its purpose.
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Surely they knew that the very idea of the future came in an American box - complete with instructions for assembling a Constitution, a MacDonald's hamburger franchise, a row of Marriot hotels and a First Amendment.
