L. Neil Smith Quotes
The Bill of Rights isn't about us, it's about them. It isn't a list of things we're permitted to do, it's a list of things they aren't allowed even to consider.
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A man seldom thinks with more earnestness of anything than he does of his dinner.
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There are so many different sub-societies inside of Syria.
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I used to be a professional kiteboarder. People were like, 'Oh, my God, are you scared of sharks? Are you scared of injuries?' You can't be scared. If you're scared, then you can't do it. You can't train to be the best.
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It may well be our brains are wired up to be slightly more optimistic than they should be.
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From lies to forgeries the step is not so long, and I have written technical essays on the logic of forgeries and on the influence of forgeries on history.
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People can be inspired the way I've been inspired by music.
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It's like having astronomy without knowing where the stars are.
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I love singing as much as I love acting.
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Re-examine all that you have been told... dismiss that which insults your soul.
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What ever disunites man from God, also disunites man from man.
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Alimony - the ransom that the happy pay to the devil.
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'At Random' ran on Saturday nights for as long as the conversation was still lively. Sometimes, I'd finish way after midnight, then hop a plane for whatever city I was working a football game that Sunday.
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Work is hard. Distractions are plentiful. And time is short.
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If only she could have held on to that day, held on to that moment forever, grasped it in her fists so it wouldn't escape. If only.
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This damned ranting about doom. Is that food for the minds of modern people? Do they really expect us to take them seriously?
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'Musician' is not a very respected title. I'm not a musician.
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Sometimes you hear that many politicians vote for a bill in various forms before they vote against it, or vice versa. The conflict, negotiation, and eventual compromise involved in this process form the essence of the democratic process.
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I'm not some schmuck they just hired and threw down in the Performance Center and gave him an entrance or anything that like. I've been around enough and have enough experience; I know what I'm doing pretty much.
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When you reach a certain level, you live in a bubble when all you think, dream and breathe is becoming the best athlete in the world.
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It no longer matters who consider themselves the masters of events. Events no longer obey their masters.
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I've just become obsessed with ballroom dancing. I signed up for the introductory course, which was like a four-week thing. By the end of it, I was hooked. I love it. It's sort of flirty, but it's not sexual. I can't quit until I've got it down and I can really dance. I'm there four or five times a week.
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Dad, is it all right to take things from people you don't like?
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The Bill of Rights isn't about us, it's about them. It isn't a list of things we're permitted to do, it's a list of things they aren't allowed even to consider.
