Camille Paglia Quotes
I've been a longtime admirer of Condoleezza Rice, because I like her articulateness and style – her toughness and rigor.
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I have to keep reminding myself: If you give your life to God, he doesn't promise you happiness and that everything will go well. But he does promise you peace. You can have peace and joy, even in bad circumstances.
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We must develop huge demonstrations, because the world is used to big dramatic affairs. They think in terms of hundreds of thousands and millions and billions... Billions of dollars are appropriated at the twinkling of an eye. Nothing little counts.
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Fame has become this obsession for people, which kind of creeps me out.
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I feel like, for me, different environments are very important to me creatively. I think it's my norm to be on the move.
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There's one guy who inspired a nation of golfers, and that's Greg Norman. He's been incredible to me and all the great golfers.
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Every year is pressure. You need to put in on yourself to go out and perform.
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If I had the choice between smoked salmon and tinned salmon, I'd have it tinned. With vinegar.
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I've always made sequels, even when I was making Super 8 movies if the audience liked it.
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A great work is made out of a combination of obedience and liberty.
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If your mom is still around, you're so lucky.
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For me, family has always come first.
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Science fiction writers foresee the inevitable, and although problems and catastrophes may be inevitable, solutions are not.
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When I turned 11, my dad decorated a room at the Standard hotel in Los Angeles in a '60s, Austin Powers style. There was human bowling: You run inside a giant inflatable ball and try to knock down pins. To this day, adults say it was one of the craziest parties they've ever been to.
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Newt Gingrich seldom misses a chance to note that he is a historian.
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When I look back over my career, there was so much stress. And it was because of the business. It was always because of the business.
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I believe the National Park Service has demonstrated strong partnerships geared towards respecting the private property of citizens in its administering of the current Trail of Tears National Historic Trail and will continue to do so upon the addition of the routes.
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It's unacceptable to just sit on the couch and say I'm not doing anything. You've got to get out and do everything you can.
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As we continue to step up our investment in education, we must not sidestep our commitment to the principle of local control.
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You should keep dogs-fine animals-sagacious.
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When I got my record deal at Atlantic, at the time, 'indie' wasn't a style of music: it was a kind of label. And I think, eventually, the bands that ended up on those labels began to be branded as 'indie bands,' and then it became a genre.
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... if it's not your style to stretch and go the extra mile to make sure our customer experience is great, you're going to have an allergic reaction to this company. You probably won't stay. If you do try and stay, but can't adapt to the culture then it will reject you like a virus from a healthy immune system.
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Just as people have long believed that strengthening ties of trade improves the prospects for peace and the free exchange of ideas, Facebook friendships or Twitter followings already transcend national borders.
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I've been a longtime admirer of Condoleezza Rice, because I like her articulateness and style – her toughness and rigor.
