Alva Myrdal Quotes
The age in which we live can only be characterized as one of barbarism. Our civilization is in the process not only of being militarized, but also being brutalized.
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I'm from Maine. I eat apple pie for breakfast.
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Unless you work for '60 Minutes', your life is: You do stories about things, and nothing happens as a result.
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I love comedy; I'm very goofy and spontaneous.
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I don't believe that human beings are necessarily monogamous.
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We're all idealistic when young.
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The 21st century - and the atheists - needs the presence of religion, just as religion must deal with the real challenges and the thinkers of the day in order to sharpen the conscience and the intelligence of those who study the timeless sacred texts in a spirit of responding to the questions of their time.
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Being an only child and losing both my parents at an early age, I have found that the friends I have made over the years are the people who help me get through life, good times and bad.
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I'm confident and really optimistic.
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As my other obligations are beginning to take an inordinate amount of time, I have asked to step down as WMG's board chairman, effective January 31, 2012. However, I will remain a director of the company and in that way, continue my association with Warner Music and its extraordinary people.
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All of his saves have come in relief appearances.
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It's a weird scene. You win a few baseball games and all of a sudden you're surrounded by reporters and TV men with cameras asking you about Vietnam and race relations.
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Politics exist in the boardroom, as well.
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I decided to set out to prove that you could make a reasonable living building for the poor using recycled materials and only hiring unskilled labor.
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Sometimes stereotyping happens not because of any nefarious reasons but rather because people don't know who you are or where you come from, so they go for the broad strokes about you, your culture, your faith, all that.
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I just work hard and do things as they come along. But it has been a challenge to learn that I have to say 'no' to things and to know how and what to prioritize.
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What the eyes perceive in herbs or stones or trees is not yet a remedy; the eyes see only the dross.
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You were born as the one you are.
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Move your lymph system. Lymph is like a sewage system that carries all of the toxins out of your body.
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I have this intrinsic sense that everything will be okay.
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There are no rules when it comes to songwriting, so I'd turn Carter family songs from the 1930s into pop songs.
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I have no regrets, none whatsoever.
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In every high school, there is a clique.
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I'm waiting for the candidate who says, 'I'm keeping things exactly the way they are. I like it this way.'
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The age in which we live can only be characterized as one of barbarism. Our civilization is in the process not only of being militarized, but also being brutalized.
