Al Goldstein Quotes
You need fighters like me to battle, because frankly The New York Times and the Washington Post are not going to fight the fights that I do.
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Like in every peace process, and especially in Colombia, there all kinds of problems that will come through. Not only is the process by itself very complicated but it has lots of underground complications.
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For every athlete, it is very important to be able to engage in their favorite thing, give all the best in training, performing in competitions, defending the honor of the motherland.
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Hors D'oeuvre: A ham sandwich cut into forty pieces.
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I don't feel American. I do feel like a New Yorker. I think there's a real distinction there. A city allows you to become a citizen even when you're not a national.
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I have made it a rule for a long time, not to part with the copyright of my drawings, for I have been so copied, my drawings reproduced and sold for advertisements and done in ways I hate.
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There are only two types of women - goddesses and doormats.
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Work is the price which is paid for reputation.
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I'm a child of the Sixties.
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Anyone with the right mix of parental paranoia and entrepreneurial moxie can make a fortune by selling parents the equipment we think will keep us one step ahead of our kids.
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I do not want to be bored listening to music that is muffled and known only to the poet himself.
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Obviously, local elections are where you can make the most difference, but it's great when everyone starts talking about what they believe in.
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To decide to become a philosopher seemed as foolish to me as to decide to become a poet.
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I'm an atheist, I always thought, 'This is it.' If there is going to be a heaven, it should be on earth. I feel much happier than most people. I'm fairly stoic about death, but I'm not keen on dying if it's going to be long and protracted. I don't have dark nights of the soul, except occasionally. I'm such a little busy bee.
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People say it gets better but it doesn't. It just gets different, that's all.
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As much as I appreciate people putting me in the category of these very acrobatic belters, I feel like my strength is my... interpretation and my truthfulness with songs, and I don't want young people to think it's all about the high notes that they have to hit.
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The process of getting conscious, for me, was a very, very uncomfortable, disturbing, and sometimes physically painful process. And so that's the standard to which I write, because it was what I've experienced over my time.
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I just take it as it comes, and if I'm not offered something, there's always a reason, and usually it's a pretty good one. I'm not worried about it. You know, I've had an incredible career, and I'm blessed.
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I think that the first film I saw in the theater was 'The AristoCats.' I was like, 'Oh my God, this is brilliant!' That's when I knew I wanted to work in cinema. I was four or five.
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Two thoughts cannot coexist at the same time: if the clear light of mindfulness is present, there is no room for mental twilight.
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Love is the true art.
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Do not be too sure, young fellows, That you are better than your ancestors.
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You need fighters like me to battle, because frankly The New York Times and the Washington Post are not going to fight the fights that I do.
