Lincoln Steffens Quotes
If our political leaders are to be always a lot of political merchants, they will supply any demand we may create. All we have to do is to establish a steady demand for good government.
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Knowledge is knowing that we cannot know.
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Picking up a guitar brought a lot of balance into my life.
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More modern poetry is written than read.
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I've always been proud that my name stands for peace.
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I shall produce nothing that will offend the proprieties, whether applied to children or grownups. My pictures are turned out with clean hands and, therefore, with a clear conscience which, like virtue, is its own reward.
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One of the big things I've learned is that there's an advantage to regular low-intensity activity.
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I do not deal with threats and ultimatums.
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I hope to make movies that are so small they don't need to make anything to be profitable.
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When you are honest and open with young people, they let you in.
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If America is a nation of laws as we proclaim, then our immigration laws are part of the package.
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If some student came up and wanted to know where to study painting, you'd want to suggest someplace, but there's no place. I wouldn't know where to send a student to study.
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We need to ask who is the enemy, and the enemies are terrorists.
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How extraordinary it is that one feels most guilt about the sins one is unable to commit.
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There is too much employer-employee relationship in America. I wish the musicians would feel that many decisions have to do with them and not delegate everything to management or to the board or to the committee. This is why you get a sense of pride in some of the European orchestras: because they are part of the decision-making.
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By now it is evident that the Soviet Union must gain control of Europe to maintain its empire.
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I see Baccarat in major gateway cities like Paris, Tokyo, Shanghai and Hong Kong and exotic resort locations.
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Remember, the man who is poor is not the man that has no money, but one without a dream. They are suffering that have no dream. They are poor that have no dream.
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If we don't enforce visa laws, we basically have open borders.
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My cousin used to make fun of me for liking stuff like C+C Music Factory. I didn't have any tapes; I just liked their song on the radio. We liked that because that was what we had access to.
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Under the right conditions, gay people can become politicians and be in control of their lives in a much broader way through activism.
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I run in the morning, lift weights in the afternoon, basketball training at night, and then lift weights again at night.
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I do not believe they've run out of surprises.
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The most promising privacy thing is stupid phones. I'm dumping all my smart phones.
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If our political leaders are to be always a lot of political merchants, they will supply any demand we may create. All we have to do is to establish a steady demand for good government.
