Benjamin Tucker Quotes
Taking this view of the matter, the Anarchists contend that defence is not an essential of the State, but that aggression is.
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I love Twitter.
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I held a conference in Harvard where Americans said they didn't believe in risk. They thought it was just European hysteria. Then the terrorist attacks happened and there was a complete conversion. Suddenly terrorism was the central risk.
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Executive ability is deciding quickly and getting somebody else to do the work.
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When we were doing 'The West Wing,' the hardest thing about doing 'The West Wing' was being compared to yourself. You go out there and want every episode to be as good as your best episode. I wrote 88 episodes of 'The West Wing,' and when you do that, one of them is going to be your 88th best, so your 88th best better be pretty good.
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We must respect the other fellow's religion, but only in the sense and to the extent that we respect his theory that his wife is beautiful and his children smart.
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I got a job as a human rights and refugees officer, working on youth-based projects. But I realized all the kids I was working with were far more into 'The Daily Show' than the policy briefings.
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Insanity is often the logic of an accurate mind overtasked.
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We know a great deal more about the causes of physical disease than we do about the causes of physical health.
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I'm not very much of a foodie; I like small amounts of delicious things, but I've never overeaten - I'd much rather have a glass of wine.
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I cannot live with someone who can't live without me.
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Gamble, cheat, lie, and steal. Let me explain: Gamble for your best shot in life - dare to take risks. Cheat those who would have you be less than you are. Lie in the arms of those you love. And finally, steal every moment of happiness.
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Once the Afghan people vote and they choose their President with direct, secret ballot from all over the country, there will be a lot of difference in this country and a lot of legitimate power to flow with implementation.
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If someone comes to me, any community in the Northern Territory, with a viable economic future, and says, 'We want to be part of a bold new approach,' I'll put them down as a major project, and I'll do everything I can to help them out.
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I don't get distracted until the weight of other things left undone finally tips the balance; my mind is flooded with calls, bills, supermarkets, letters, and I have to stop and sort things out.
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When you love competition, you don't want the market to consolidate.
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Silence in love bewrays more woeThan words, though ne’er so witty:A beggar that is dumb, you know, May challenge double pity.
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Loonies speak their own language, like educated people.
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If you are ever at a loss to support a flagging conversation, introduce the subject of eating.
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He who speaks without modesty will find it difficult to make his words good.
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You see all the movies where people say, 'Don't fight out of anger'? They say that for a reason.
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Taking this view of the matter, the Anarchists contend that defence is not an essential of the State, but that aggression is.
