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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I'm sick of having red hair, but people seem to like that aesthetic.
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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's not about where you were born or where you come from that makes you a good scientist. What you need are good teachers, co-students, facilities.
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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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But it cannot follow that because weapons and troops are now being deployed we are bound to go to war.
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It is my greatest wish to teach children what I now believe: that writing is not a burden but a joy.
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Every action we have is going to have repercussions in ways we could not anticipate.
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Relying on words to lead you to the truth is like relying on an incomplete formal system to lead you to the truth. A formal system will give you some truths, but as we shall soon see, a formal system, no matter how powerful—cannot lead to all truths.
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The actions of those in power can have enormous consequences - a price that they themselves almost never have to pay.
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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.
