Lewis Mumford Quotes
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Leaders who master emotions can rob us of our capacities to reason. If their values are out of step with our own, the results can be devastating.
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It is human nature to hate the man whom you have hurt.
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Knowledge is of two kinds. We know a subject ourselves, or we know where we can find information upon it.
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My dad always said, 'Don't worry what people think, because you can't change it.'
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You should only have so many accessories. You have to make sure you have the right ones at the right time.
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I'm going to get hated for saying this, but honestly, fantasy is easy to write because you can do anything. It's like when Raymond Chandler brings in a bloke with a gun when he's stuck - in fantasy, up pops a wizard, and off we go.
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I did not love reading, spelling, math and science. I struggled. I was a terrible speller.
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You're either ghetto or you're not.
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When all men think alike, no one thinks very much.
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ISIS is at war with America, but America is not at war with ISIS - not the president, nor the Congress, and certainly not the American people.
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Black beans and soy beans are the cornerstones of longevity diets around the world.
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Of course we've been fighting against stereotypes from Day One at East West. That's the reason we formed: to combat that, and to show we are capable of more than just fulfilling the stereotypes - waiter, laundryman, gardener, martial artist, villain.
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One puts off the biography like you put off death. To write an autobiography is to etch the words on your own gravestone.
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What's so funny about cats is that they have this kind of aloof, superior vibe to them. Even if you love them, they are unpredictable. Dogs are more social, and the way that they attach and bond to us is much more human.
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Saying that you are advocating on behalf of small business does not grant a license to spend at will on more and more programs without congressional input, oversight, or statutory authority.
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Islam is fixed, stable, ordered and disciplined, and so are Muslims.
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A low voter turnout is an indication of fewer people going to the polls.
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I love accents. It's a great way to separate yourself when playing a role.
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The British tend to shy away from the spotlight. We don't like being singled out in any way, and I think that is something which is important for me to learn to do.
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I love to make music and stay grounded.
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I am a free man. I do not need to copy Petrarca or Boccaccio. My own genius is enough. Let others worry themselves about style, and so cease to be themselves. Without a master, without a model, without a guide, I go to work and earn my living, my well-being and my fame.
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When I was a kid, my mother's parenting style teetered between benign neglect and intense bouts of violence.
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The heart and soul of pop is newness, excitement, innovation.
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New York is the perfect model of a city, not the model of a perfect city.
