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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What the sayer of praise is really praising is himself, by saying implicitly, My eyes are clear. Likewise, someone who criticizes is criticizing himself, saying implicitly, "I can't see very well with my eyes so inflamed".
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It's never been a priority for me to concentrate on the likability of the character.
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There's just not that many videos I want to watch.
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I can't really write anything without knowing the ending. I don't know how people do that. Even with my superhero stuff, I have to know at least where I want to take the characters and what the ending of my story with them will be. I just can't structure stories or character arcs and stuff without knowing the endpoint.
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I grew to understand or really grasp a sense of what the power of being humble is - that becomes a practice. Otherwise you'll be crushed by your fear of being humiliated. It'll control you the rest of your life. I really understood that. I haven't mastered it, I haven't come close to it.
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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.
