Christopher Hitchens Quotes
The pornography of tough-mindedness, covert action, and preparedness for 'peace through strength' has had a predictably hypnotic effect on the legislative branch, turning it from legal watchdog to lapdog.
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By adopting a wonderful mutt, you'll save a life and help reduce animal homelessness while also boosting your chances of a more robust new furry friend, as mixed-breed dogs have demonstrated better health and longer life spans than their purebred cousins.
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In case of doubt, do a little more than you have to.
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War is death. If we are to engage in war, then we should have to stare it straight in the face and call it by its rightful name.
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Somebody told me long ago that in acting, it's okay to steal, just steal from the best.
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'First Family' on the CW is about the president and his family living in the White House.
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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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Satan, the leader or dictator of devils, is the opposite, not of God, but of Michael.
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My movies are, more or less, very short. I'm terrified of boring an audience.
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I did every job under the sun from bartending to ushering to temping.
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As his talent expands, some of his stories become pointed social commentary; some are surprisingly effective religious tracts, disguised as science fiction. Others still are nostalgic vignettes, but under it all is still Bradbury, the poet of 20th-century neurosis.
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I believe in helping young people rock causes they care about because I was one of those young people... a long time ago.
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I go back and forth between indie and studio because I feel like it, not because I feel obligated to do one or the other.
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My reaction to everything in life is when it gets a bit complicated to water it down and make it simple again.
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China - if you think about what is the character of China, it's enormous scale. It's bigness.
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Censorship is never over for those who have experienced it. It is a brand on the imagination that affects the individual who has suffered it, forever.
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I always see the absurdity in most situations. It's my experience of how life works.
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French fries. I love them. Some people are chocolate and sweets people. I love French fries. That and caviar.
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The desire to explain what is simple by what is complex, what is easy by what is difficult, is a calamity affecting the whole body of science, known, it is true, to men of insight, but not generally admitted.
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To create the protection for the corporations, government is actually growing bigger than ever before, in every part of the world. Yet itÂ’s growing extremely thin as a protector of people.
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Great talents ripen late; the highest notes are hard to hear.
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When you grow up hard, when you grow up surviving, unfortunately, it helps.
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The pornography of tough-mindedness, covert action, and preparedness for 'peace through strength' has had a predictably hypnotic effect on the legislative branch, turning it from legal watchdog to lapdog.
