Paul Simon Quotes
When I look back at all the crap I learned in high school, it's a wonder I can think at all.
Quotes to Explore
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The possibilities for creation and insight are endless. We're constantly collecting more data, and it's starting to be very relevant to our lives.
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America tends to worship the modest talent because it doesn't put us in an uncomfortable position vis-a-vis the artist.
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We always see abhorrent behavior and say why, but then we get mad when somebody tries to answer.
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Breaks in trust are infuriating and hurtful, but they don't entitle you to flame out, throw a fit, or stomp around rolling your eyes. Try to keep the steam from coming out of your ears.
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How can you be on top of the things you do? I think when you are involved in a business, first of all you need to know the business. After that you know the business, you can - the numbers tell you what is happening. You can read with the numbers.
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Our party never tolerated those who use violence for political ends. Our leaders lost their lives standing against terrorism.
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Eros will have naked bodies; Friendship naked personalities.
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I want to do everything in my power to ensure the equality between all movements of Judaism in the state of Israel: Orthodox, Conservative, or Reform. In conversions, in budgets, in the eyes of the law. No one can claim ownership over the Jewish God.
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I'm trying to knock the medical profession into accepting its responsibilities, and those responsibilities include assisting their patients with death.
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In an approximate way, the logic of commons has been understood for a long time, perhaps since the discovery of agriculture or the invention of private property in real estate.
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But we cannot just take this historical fact for granted. We must make it live.
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A lot of time mistakes are very interesting - you look for the behaviour that's not the one you expect.
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I had 500 kids at camp this past summer for example. We do nine weeks for kids and nine days for grown ups every summer. The adult camp is a lot of fun.
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When poverty shows itself, even mischievous boys understand what it means.
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In a universe that's an intelligent system with a divine creative force supporting it, there simply can be no accidents. As tough as it is to acknowledge, you had to go through what you went through in order to get to where you are today, and the evidence is that you did.
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I was a bit overweight as a teenager, which may be why I'm more comfortable playing with clothes than showing my body.
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This battle for 'common-sense' gun control laws pits emotion and passion against logic and reason. All too often in such a contest, logic loses. So, expect more meaningless, if not harmful, 'gun control' legislation. Good news - if you're a crook.
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The return we reap from generous actions is not always evident.
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I left college with a deep sense that I needed to understand poverty more.
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Listen, if anything happens to Yoko and me, it was not an accident.
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I intentionally put myself in situations where people who I care about and who I respect rely on me to do things, which is very motivating.
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The mind is a magnet and we attract that with which we identify the self. In order to get the most out of life we must learn consciously to change many of our habitual thought patterns. This is not easy, for our old thought patterns cling to us with great tenacity, but, being thought patterns, they can be reversed. If you are filled with fear, refill yourself with faith, for faith always overcomes fear.
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I have a preference for film just because of the familiarity. It's what I know, and I sort of have nostalgia for it.
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When I look back at all the crap I learned in high school, it's a wonder I can think at all.
