Lewis Mumford Quotes
Every new baby is a blind desperate vote for survival: people who find themselves unable to register an effective political protest against extermination do so by a biological act.
Quotes to Explore
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I usually get all my stress and anger out at the gym. But when I get out, I'm kind of a pleasant person - really.
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Imagination will often carry us to worlds that never were. But without it we go nowhere.
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Ten men waiting for me at the door? Send one of them home, I'm tired.
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I've personally never had the chance to go to Lambeau Field.
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There is nothing, really, that I wouldn't write about, and I do write about a lot of grim things.
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If you do not love yourself, well, you cannot do anything well, that's my philosophy.
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You need to make sure you hire people who are capable of being strong team players. Team members should fit the company's culture, be committed to the team, and be capable of being genuinely vulnerable and selfless.
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I'm very, very used to hearing no - repeatedly! - and through my experience founding startups, I've learned to view those two little letters not as a final roadblock but as a problem to be solved.
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Israel reoccupied the cities of the West Bank by a unilateral action, and reestablished the civil and military occupation by a unilateral action, and it is the one that determines whether or not a Palestinian citizen has the right to reside in any part of the Palestinian Territory.
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Politics was my third act. But I could have a fourth. I don't know what that will be yet, but there will be one.
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I've been very ill. You just have to trust the Lord.
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The whole point of the kingdom of God is Jesus has come to bear witness to the true truth, which is nonviolent. When God wants to take charge of the world, he doesn't send in the tanks. He sends in the poor and the meek.
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I dreamed about this as a kid, that I would write - and people would read - a whole series of books. I feel accomplished, giddy, and tired. Mostly, though, I feel thankful. A trilogy is a huge investment on the part of author, publisher, and reader, and I'm grateful that so many people were willing to invest along with me.
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The secret of a leader lies in the tests he has faced over the whole course of his life and the habit of action he develops in meeting those tests.
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I actually did not have a date to my prom. I ended up taking a friend.
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I think the sensitivity that you need to create certain things sometimes would spill over into things that shouldn't have bothered me.
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You shouldn't have to have money to have a luxury fragrance.
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I believe in stopping work and eating lunch.
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Nothing is so healing as the human touch.
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I never want to sound preachy about youth and feminism, but I feel like there aren't enough young people coming out about their concerns and opinions.
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Because I was surrounded by so much negativity at some point that it took me going back and doing stand-up to realize, you know, people really like me.
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If you're excited about what you're doing, it's a lot more likely that your employees will also be excited. People want to work for a person, not a company. It's about relationships.
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The individual is ephemeral, races and nations come and pass away, but man remains.
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Every new baby is a blind desperate vote for survival: people who find themselves unable to register an effective political protest against extermination do so by a biological act.
