Alva Myrdal Quotes
I agree with the many who consider freezing all sorts of weapons systems a first step in a realistic disarmament policy.
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I was a big 'Battlestar Galactica' fan and 'Star Trek' fan. I grew up watching those.
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From Texas to New Hampshire and everywhere in between, we know that support for policies such as expanded background checks continue to be popular in both parties.
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Nothing is as obnoxious as other people's luck.
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It was hard to write or compose... we just had to go back and finish making songs. If we make 20 songs, we'll throw away 10.
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The major political battles about guns in our society concern handguns and assault weapons, not long arms like hunting rifles.
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I really don't like to take the easy way out, if I can help it, on anything I do, I like to really make it a challenge. I don't know how to create by taking the easy routes. I've tried, you know, I've tried to let myself, but I always struggle to compensate.
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Usually, TED only invites the most accomplished and famous people in the world to give talks.
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If I feel frustrated in a situation, I take a deep breath and walk away.
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To marry the Irish is to look for poverty.
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Look at Sam Beckett. Most depressed man who ever lived, but he sure was funny.
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I think afterall, a promotion video is a piece of work in it's own right.
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I believe in the fundamental truth of all great religions of the world.
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In Japan, a company worker's position is secure. He is retrained for another job if his present job is eliminated by productivity improvement.
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The defendant wants to hide the truth because he's generally guilty. The defense attorney's job is to make sure the jury does not arrive at that truth.
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My work comes first, reasons for it follow.
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The absurd does not liberate; it binds. It does not authorize all actions. 'Everything is permitted' does not mean that nothing is forbidden.
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A destruction only man can provoke, only man can prevent. Mankind must remember that peace is not God's gift to his creatures, it is our gift to each other.
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I joined the church choir because there were these two hot chicks. Then people started giving me compliments. 'You really have a good voice.' Really? I just joined the choir for these girls.
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No matter what vision one has of South Africa, the first thing that must be done is to destroy racism.
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I don't get angry very often. I lose my temper rarely. And when I do, there's always a legitimate cause. Normally I have a great lightness of being. I take things in a very happy, amused way.
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For the last 40 years of my life I have broken my back, my fingernails, and sometimes my heart, in the practical pursuit of my favourite occupation.
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There are people who think I'm a Bolshevik, and this is all a major distraction at best and heresy at worst. But I really don't care.
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I agree with the many who consider freezing all sorts of weapons systems a first step in a realistic disarmament policy.
