Carlos Salinas de Gortari Quotes
Today we know that centralization and big bureaucracies have not, as promised, been the answer for promoting better opportunities for society.
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I've wanted to be an actor for such a long time that I haven't had anything else in my thoughts. I think my family would have quite liked me to be a lawyer.
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Never sit staring at a blank page or screen. If you find yourself stuck, write. Write about the scene you're trying to write. Writing about is easier than writing, and chances are, it will give you your way in.
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Bad laws are the worst sort of tyranny.
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If I can help a kid discover a liking, or even a passion for music in their life, then that's a wonderful thing.
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Anger is the enemy of non-violence and pride is a monster that swallows it up.
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I figure if people don't want to make the distinction between a Muslim and a terrorist, then why should I make a distinction between good scared white people and racists?
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A Lawyer will do anything to win a case, sometimes he will even tell the truth.
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Mr. Obama's approach to engagement to some degree makes him dependent on people who wish neither him nor America well. This doesn't have to end badly and I hope that it doesn't - but it's not an ideal position after one's first year in power.
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I had this little Bon Iver phase a few years back; 'Flume' was one of my favourite songs.
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I think we've learned that the S.B.A. plays a critical role in providing access and opportunity when the market is not providing that access. We help banks get that money out into the hands of important and viable businesses, particularly those owned by minorities, women, immigrants and veterans.
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I'm a good audience in general, but it's hard to make me laugh.
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Comedy is a tool of togetherness. It's a way of putting your arm around someone, pointing at something, and saying, 'Isn't it funny that we do that?' It's a way of reaching out.
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I cannot abide being bored.
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The thing is that pictures are everywhere. The question is what we don't see, and why don't we see so much. I just see it.
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To be in prison so long, it's difficult to remember exactly what you did to get there.
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Essentially what photography is is life lit up.
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There have been a few friends who have taught me some great lessons in life. I wouldn't like to name them. They did things that I never expected out of them that left me heart-broken. It was during these rough patches in life that they left me alone. I know now that it was only my position that they were interested in.
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Men create the gods in their own image.
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I love New York! You walk around, nobody notices you, you don't notice anybody, you're in your own little world.
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I remember my first job, when I was working in a retail store down there, growing up in Laurel, Mississippi. I was making, like, $2.15 an hour. And I was taught how to responsibly handle those customer interactions.
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Once the fabric of a just society is undone, it takes generations to weave it back together.
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Pompey had fought brilliantly and in the end routed Caesar's whole force... but either he was unable to or else he feared to push on. Caesar said to his friends: 'Today the enemy would have won, if they had had a commander who was a winner.'
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Get through today – you can fall apart tomorrow. Get through tomorrow, you can fall apart the day after . . .
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Today we know that centralization and big bureaucracies have not, as promised, been the answer for promoting better opportunities for society.
