Lincoln Steffens Quotes
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The thing about Y Combinator that's cool is that most companies won't happen if we don't fund them.
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I believe that it is my responsibility as the prime minister of Israel to do whatever can be done to exploit the unique opportunities that lie ahead of us to move towards peace. Not everything can be done by one act.
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I had been playing really interesting roles before I got great roles. Little ones - 'The Crying Game' I loved working on, and then 'Bird,' 'Ghost Dog,' so many films.
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It's always fun to immerse yourself in a different time period.
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The differences between revolution in art and revolution in politics are enormous. Revolution in art lies not in the will to destroy but in the revelation of what has already been destroyed. Art kills only the dead.
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If you ever meet an actor who's the child of actors, they'll never tell you that they wanted to be a star. But what I did realise early on was that I just wanted to be in that tribe.
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If I'm daring at all, I guess it would be emotionally. I try to keep things interesting for myself and to do things that challenge me.
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I like things simple.
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I made a lot of money. I earned a lot of money with CNN and satellite and cable television. And you can't really spend large sums of money, intelligently, on buying things. So I thought the best thing I could do was put some of that money back to work - making an investment in the future of humanity.
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I just always wanted to be left alone to go into a creative space.
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A man's kiss is his signature.
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Medical debts are the number-one cause of bankruptcy in America.
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I have reached the conclusion that those who have physical courage also have moral courage. Physical courage is a great test.
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Leaks are always bad news.
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My best friend is my husband.
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In the business world, the rearview mirror is always clearer than the windshield.
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After I'd been in college for a couple years I'd read Shakespeare and Frost and Chaucer and the poets of the Harlem Renaissance. I'd come to appreciate how gorgeous the English language could be. But most fantasy novels didn't seem to make the effort.
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When I exercise, I need to connect to myself and see how I'm feeling at the moment because my mood is constantly changing.
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I went through my awkward teenage years. I don't want to go back.
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I feel at home in a lot of places, but I am truly an African-American.
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What people tell me they take away from my books is that they can shape their lives, they can achieve their own dreams. And certainly that's what I want them to take away.
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We should see schools as safe arenas for experimenting with life, for discovering our talents... for taking responsibity for tasks and others people, for learning how to learn... and for exploring our beliefs about life and society.
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It's funny how two people can grow up in the same town, go to the same school, have the same friends, and end up so totally different. Family, or lack of it, counts for more than you'd think.
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The Russian people, sober, are said to be a gentle people.
