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.

  

  Ingrid Newkirk
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• In case of doubt, do a little more than you have to.

  

  Warren Mitchell
  • You
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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.

  

  Aaron Huey
  • War
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• Somebody told me long ago that in acting, it's okay to steal, just steal from the best.

  

  Nathan Fillion
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• 'First Family' on the CW is about the president and his family living in the White House.

  

  Yara Shahidi
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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.

  

  Nat Wolff
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• Satan, the leader or dictator of devils, is the opposite, not of God, but of Michael.

  

  C. S. Lewis
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• My movies are, more or less, very short. I'm terrified of boring an audience.

  

  Patrice Leconte
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• I did every job under the sun from bartending to ushering to temping.

  

  Natalie Dormer
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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.

  

  Damon Knight
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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.

  

  Nancy Lublin
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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.

  

  Forest Whitaker
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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.

  

  Laura Marling
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  • Water

• China - if you think about what is the character of China, it's enormous scale. It's bigness.

  

  Zhang Xin
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• French fries. I love them. Some people are chocolate and sweets people. I love French fries. That and caviar.

  

  Cameron Diaz
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• New Hampshire is moving in the right direction because we have shown time and time again that we can work across the aisle to solve problems.

  

  Maggie Hassan
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• It's not enough for just us to invest in Utah; more and more, we are encouraging businesses around the world to follow suit. We want them to invest in and become part of Utah's future and to allow Utah to invest and become part of theirs.

  

  Gary Herbert
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• You can't get there alone. People have to help you, and I do believe in karma. I believe in paybacks. You get people to help you by telling the truth, by being earnest.

  

  Randy Pausch
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• I felt how important the simplest things were, like feeling proud, finding something funny, stretching yourself, retreating into yourself.

  

  Banana Yoshimoto
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• What exile from himself can flee? To zones, though more and more remote, Still, still pursues, where'er I be, The blight of life--the demon Thought.

  

  Lord Byron
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• Like so many of the players, I started at La Masia at the age of 11. I can't ever imagine not playing for Barcelona, let alone not playing soccer for a career. I don't ever want to play anywhere else.

  

  Xavi
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• Peace between Israel and Palestine is a top priority for the European Union, and it will remain a top priority in our political agenda.

  

  Federica Mogherini
  • Political
  • Peace
  • Priority

• I am not only a pacifist but a militant pacifist. I am willing to fight for peace.

  

  Albert Einstein
  • Peace
  • Fight
  • Pacifist

• 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.

  

  Christopher Hitchens
  • Action
  • Peace