Edward R. Murrow Quotes
The only thing that counts is the right to know, to speak, to think - that, and the sanctity of the courts. Otherwise it's not America.
Quotes to Explore
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I'm a bit of a layman physics junkie. I don't really understand it, but I love trying to understand it.
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The characters are always the focal point of a book for me, whether I'm writing or reading. I may enjoy a book that has an intriguing mystery or a good plot, but to become one of my real favorites, it has to have great characters.
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One of the most important tools we have at the Small Business Administration (SBA) to reach high growth entrepreneurs is the Small Business Investment Company (SBIC) program.
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Story was that human civilization started to develop with first social network. Emerged where population concentration was high. Helped propel to where we are now. Facebook is next step of creating a huge human brain to embrace hundreds of million, possibly billions of people.
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Celebrities and 'famous' people are just regular folks. I know, it's a shocking and potentially dangerous statement.
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My gut feeling about sequels is that they should be premeditated: You should try to write a trilogy first or at least sketch out a trilogy if you have any faith in your film.
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Youth theatre isn't just about a precocious child that wants to sing and dance in front of people. It's for everyone; it's about a community, it's about being supported by your peer group. You learn skills - not just acting but all the other sides - working in the TV, film, and theatre industry.
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People love a good story, even if it's a story that has very little truth to it.
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Ice cream was my undoing, and six chocolate milk shakes in a row were nothing to me at one time.
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Power says if you are a committee chairman, your idea is good only because you have got power.
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I love being a part of something so many people can relate to and enjoy.
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I think Karl Rove saw that in George W. Bush early on and understood the impact that he could have on Texas politics and probably on national politics.
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If there's no fire, there's no scream. If there's no scream, then no one hears you and no one comes to help you in the first place. The depth of my struggle has definitely determined the height of my success. To be able to teach my kids not just about success but about the struggle that comes with it.
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As we've learned in 1941, national emergencies can create strange bedfellows.
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There's nothing wrong in men of God going into politics. It will help them to do what is right.
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My personal trainer is an ex-dancer so we do a lot of ballet and jazz.
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There were a few teachers who just did not like me because of my face. Once, I was told to stand in the corner until I cheered up. The attitude was, 'Oh, for God's sake, what's the matter with him?' But it's just a natural expression.
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I feel like I'm the luckiest actress in the world.
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There's moments when you have to make a split-second decision that will form you for the rest of your life.
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I still put my pants on the same way. I still walk on my pool twice a day.
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The art which we may call generally art of the wayside, as opposed to that which is the business of men's lives, is, in the best sense of the word, Grotesque.
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Knowing a deep thing well, which is what science asks of its practitioners, is an empowerment that is very profound. It's a liberation.
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I wanted to write for all children, even those kids who might see language as a threatening thing, even if English is their second language.
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The only thing that counts is the right to know, to speak, to think - that, and the sanctity of the courts. Otherwise it's not America.
