A. E. van Vogt Quotes
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As to the media, they are protected by the First Amendment, as they should be.
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I can work as a writer, but I wanted to do stand-up.
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Unless we provide consequences for activities and actions that are wrong, we are not going to get any truth.
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I am chairman of the Africa subcommittee in the House of Representatives.
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I've got four kids - I unblock a toilet every day.
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Disneyland is a work of love. We didn't go into Disneyland just with the idea of making money.
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I could talk for ages about how women are amazing, but essentially we shouldn't be manipulated by the media's expectations of our bodies. I'd recommend every woman to read 'Women Who Run with the Wolves' - it's about being in touch with your more wild, free and powerful side.
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Awards are not the only markers of success; I don't judge myself just based on them. I believe that each cinema-goer has his own mental trophies.
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The great thing about having a pool in L.A. is that I can use it year-round. And since I've always been an athlete, staying fit is very important.
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There are lots of things I am not good at. I'm not that good a singer. And I'm a good dad but a lousy husband because I work far too much and am not at home as much as I would like.
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Male athletes don't get dropped when they father kids.
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The longer you are in a place, the more you get under its layers.
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You have to communicate with your teammates; you have to be on a string. There are a lot of things that go into a play. And then you are guarding a two or three, which is probably one of their better players on the team, so you're focused on them.
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Radio news is bearable. This is due to the fact that while the news is being broadcast, the disk jockey is not allowed to talk.
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If I was the type of person who had tennis, tennis, tennis all the time and I went to bed and ended up dreaming about tennis, I would go nuts.
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I've been dancing since I was seven, but I never really developed a regimen until I was on Broadway and responsible for a professional performance every night.
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'Beauty' is a currency system like the gold standard. Like any economy, it is determined by politics, and in the modern age in the West is is the last, best belief system that keeps male dominance intact.
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Over the years, my 'Door' paintings have become somewhat mythologized.
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All men think all men mortal but themselves.
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Some may still deny the overwhelming judgment of science, but none can avoid the devastating impact of raging fires, and crippling drought, and more powerful storms.
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I know men; and I tell you that Jesus Christ is not a man. Superficial minds see a resemblance between Christ and the founders of empires, and the gods of other religions. That resemblance does not exist. There is between Christianity and whatever other religions the distance of infinity.
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Only two things you ignore: things that aren't important and things you wish weren't important. And wishing never works.
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Give me a title and we'll start from there.
