Ken Kesey Quotes
People don't want other people to get high, because if you get high, you might see the falsity of the fabric of the society we live in.
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The FHA literally drew up the redlining map and then basically distributed - I'm sorry, the Home Owners' Loan Corporation actually did it, and then distributed to banks who used that as policy to determine how they would lend and who they would lend to. The racism in the system was pervasive and total.
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I see Turkey's future as being in Europe, as one of many prosperous, tolerant, democratic countries.
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The first thing people say to me when they meet me is, 'You're so much skinner in person.' You have to live up to these standards that are so unrealistic. I try to tune it out.
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I try and find fun activities like mountain biking, hiking, or water sports for a workout rather than pushing weight in the gym.
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I think that its easy to think of the environment as all doom and gloom and that, 'What can we do, it's too late. And the polar bears are gone, and everything is gone.' But really, just the little steps that we can make as individuals make a big difference.
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I have never spoken to Eminem. I've never even spoken to him once.
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I believe God knew what he was doing when he put oil under our ground. It should be a means to an end.
Olusegun Obasanjo -
I'd wanted to be famous for as long as I could remember.
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Hopefully, film inspires you to think about human nature. It make us consider how we treat strangers and our most intimate.
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I want the single player experience.
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What is wrong with George Bush? What is his problem?
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I read about human psychology, practise balance, and accept that everything and everyone in our lives is transient. One day, people will criticise you, and the next day, they will praise you.
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It's morally wrong to allow a sucker to keep his money.
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Love is so short, forgetting is so long.
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So many people love sci-fi, and they're so loyal.
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My first introduction to television, and really just the business in general, was working with David Lynch, with his incredibly open, creative mind that was not following any rules.
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Private equity helps produce strong companies, promotes innovation and spurs job growth.
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I think fan fiction is the way most writers start, and the same goes for music and design.
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Man is not logical and his intellectual history is a record of mental reserves and compromises. He hangs on to what he can in his old beliefs even when he is compelled to surrender their logical basis.
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For me, 'Bookends' marks the start of my foray into commercial fiction, away from what has always been thought of as more traditional chick lit - single girl in the city trips around in Manolos looking for Mr. Right.
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I am not about to let the people who so mismanaged the state budget now try to manage local government.
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Politicians like Prime Minister David Cameron have lost all sense of reality. The people have seen how billions were spent on Greece and Turkey, on deals with Erdogan or for asylum seekers.
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People don't want other people to get high, because if you get high, you might see the falsity of the fabric of the society we live in.
