Claud Cockburn Quotes
A devout and serious Christian, she was often bothered by what she read of socialists because she could not, instantly and absolutely, see where they were so wrong. To her horrified ear, they kept sounding as though they had ideas rather like Christ's.
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I've always had better luck learning things on my own. And I really love the challenge of doing it yourself and kind of being alone against the system.
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I don't like to Google myself. I try and avoid it whenever I can.
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My hands, my feet, I throw my whole body to say all that is within me.
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Even today, I frequently meet scientists who, outside their own narrow discipline, are superstitious.
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I don't understand, given the constraints physicians have in doing their job and the paperwork demanded of them, why people want to be physicians. I think we've made it very, very difficult for them to perform their job. I think that's a shame.
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Low interest rates are a big opportunity for investment. But the issue is that this money should go to the real economy, not the financial economy.
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The man who has won millions at the cost of his conscience is a failure.
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Environmentalism is a form of pagan fundamentalism. These green wackos are fanatics like al-Quaida. Just like them.
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The day we run out of petrol is the day Iran will be free.
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I don't particularly like L.A.
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There are boxing fans, and there are fans of the UFC. People want to see blood, but people like both.
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We can make aircrafts that can navigate a maze of hallways.
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I try to stress to my children that buying something never leads to true happiness.
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It wasn't easy getting 'GoodFellas' started.
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Arthur Ashe had been the first black athlete to play Johannesburg at the time of apartheid.
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One of the things I love about music is live performance.
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My parents are pretty good about keeping me humble. They brought me up good.
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Conflict is the pursuit of truth.
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The businessman gets his name on a door. The star gets his name in lights. They both get their names on a parking space.
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The Dutch customs once thought my pictures were photos. Where on earth did they think I could have photographed my subjects? In Hell, perhaps?
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The purification required is not of untouchables but of the so-called superior castes.
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I am literally smaller than life. I am an unextraordinary-looking person. I've seen people trying to hide their disappointment when they meet me, and I have to watch them get over it.
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I mean, I'm very serious with my kids about them comprehending the intricacies of global finance.
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A devout and serious Christian, she was often bothered by what she read of socialists because she could not, instantly and absolutely, see where they were so wrong. To her horrified ear, they kept sounding as though they had ideas rather like Christ's.
