Anthony Carmona Quotes
Peace and security of our planet must be based on the collective action of all nations, not a few, however powerful they may be.
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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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The toute ensemble was such as to make polished society blush, when compared with these savages.
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Difficult years lie ahead, patience is required.
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Now, everybody knows my music. So that's really cool. A lot of kids know it. Now, when I go to a sports game, everybody knows my name.
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We need to protect the privacy rights of all Americans, and that means stopping the federal government from spying on the cellphones and emails of law-abiding citizens.
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Cable has come along; many all-news 24 hour cable outlets in the United States. They have cut deeply into the traditional networks' viewing audience.
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The first time you meet someone, the conversation is sort of on life support. You're just trying to live another moment in the life of the conversation.
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'Ender's Game' has fabulous opportunities for spectacle, where appropriate, but there's also a tremendous central character. It's a balance.
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One always writes comedy at the moment of deepest hysteria.
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Applause is the spur of noble minds, the end and aim of weak ones.
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One of the reasons I love writing for middle graders, besides their voracious appetite for books, is their deep concern for fairness and morality.
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I remember speaking to a sheik who came back into the political system in late 2008, laid down his arms. His troops became part of the Sons of Iraq, the so-called Sunni Awakening.
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It is most pleasant to commit a just action which is disagreeable to someone whom one does not like.
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Fame is a lot of fun, but it's not interesting. I loved being noticed and praised, even the banquets. But they didn't have anything that I wanted. After about six months, I found it boring.
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Originally, when I wrote the song 'The Sensual World' I had used text from the end of 'Ulysses.' When I asked for permission to use the text, I was refused, which was disappointing.
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Now, we occupy a lowly position, both in space and rank in comparison with the heavenly sphere, and the Almighty is Most High not in space, but with respect to absolute existence, greatness and power.
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I can't bear kissing scenes.
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I know a lot of single people who are not miserable as society tells them they're supposed to be.
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I used to love going and playing jam sessions, doing things spontaneously. I can't do that anymore. Everything you do is documented, nothing is casual anymore.
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So, are you just going to stand there looking like a piece of furniture?
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Humor is the sense of the Absurd which is despair refusing to take itself seriously.
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I think whenever you see what may be the seeds of a third party, you need to be very skeptical because there's not a very good track record for third parties.
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Now from a distance, I look back on what the Corps taught me: to think like men of action, and to act like men of thought!
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Peace and security of our planet must be based on the collective action of all nations, not a few, however powerful they may be.
