Bertrand Russell Quotes
I cannot escape from the conclusion that the great ages of progress have depended upon a small number of individuals of transcendent ability.
Quotes to Explore
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I've always loved to dress up a bit and show off.
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Many writers from the suburbs of history, such as Ireland and Argentina, produced more original work than their counterparts in the United States; they still seem to.
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I don't speak Spanish. I understand enough of it, having spent some time running Telemundo, and I put in a lot of time in Spain during the Barcelona Olympics. But I don't pretend to speak Spanish, and I don't want anyone to think that I can.
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There's not a liberal America and a conservative America - there's the United States of America.
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There are times, especially on 'The Five,' where I've lost control for a moment. I always feel bad about it, but those always seem to be the times that people realize, if I'm mad about something, it must really matter.
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I want a future where my children feel safe and appreciated and proud to be who they are. My heart is one with all the Arab Spring heroes, no matter how small they think their role is. I know they believe, like me, that we are working for a world whereby an Arab can live with the other in a respectful and dignified way.
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I would venture to warn against too great intimacy with artists as it is very seductive and a little dangerous.
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I'm obsessed with 'Scandal.' I love, love, love it. I've gotten to meet all of the cast at this point, and they're all so, so nice.
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I can go to a country song, go right into it and make it sound authentic. And I think that's because of my ear as an impressionist.
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Giving people some kind of control over what they do is important. Human beings don't do their best work under conditions of control.
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I made a very slatternly mother, notably unkeen on housework, unaware that homes need to be cleaned now and then, and too often to be found with a cigarette in one hand and a drink in the other.
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We're a nation of immigrants.
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We who curate our Twitter feeds and Facebook walls understand that at least part of what we're doing publicly, 'like'-ing what we like, is trying to separate ourselves from the herd.
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When we look around the world today, when we see in Afghanistan that 10 million people have registered to vote in their upcoming elections, including 40 percent of those people are women, that's just unbelievable.
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Today is either the beginning of the end, or the end of the beginning. Today we are making history.
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Deep breaths are very helpful at shallow parties.
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The test of good manners is to be able to put up pleasantly with bad ones.
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My family and relatives alone could fill Shanmukhananda Hall in Bombay.
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I think the Bush Administration was bound and determined on regime change, and we will be paying the price of that for some time to come.
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All Marines, sailors and civilian Marines, regardless of sexual orientation, are Marines first. Every Marine is a valued member of our war-fighting team.
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You have to find the movie in the editing room, and it can't be four hours; it has to be two hours.
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In one of my recent books, 'The Success Principles,' I taught 64 lessons that help people achieve what they want out of life. From taking nothing less than 100 percent responsibility for your life to empowering others, these are the fundamentals to success - and to great leadership.
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I cannot escape from the conclusion that the great ages of progress have depended upon a small number of individuals of transcendent ability.
