E. L. Doctorow Quotes
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You've got to be taught to hate and fear.
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I am convinced that in order for you, as a patient, to be protected, it has to be transparent, evidence-based, objective information. Not self-serving information. Not pharma-driven information. Not ad-driven information. It is transparent, objective, evidence-based information.
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When you're not under a 'series regular' contract, and other jobs come up, you try to juggle everything.
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When life knocks you down, keep getting up.
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It takes half your life before you discover life is a do-it-yourself project.
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Whatever your image is, it's probably not you, but it affords you the freedom to live up to it.
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What you pay for an investment is the single biggest determinant for how successful that investment will be. When equity prices are high, your returns will be lower. When they are cheap, your returns will be higher.
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You don't despair about something like the Middle East, you just do the best you can.
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Women have to be active listeners and interrupters - but when you interrupt, you have to know what you are talking about.
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The man does not beat your head because you got a Cadillac or because you got a Ford; he beats you because you're black!
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Everybody has this sack they're carrying. Some are heavier. Some are lighter. But no one doesn't have it. And if you think someone doesn't have it, they have a bigger one than you imagine.
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You can always make peace with an F-16 in your pocket.
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Research suggests that large divisions of income and wealth weaken demand and generate economic imbalances that create instability and undermine growth.
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You don't dream about things that are impossible; that are out of your range.
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I'm sensitive, you know, about some things, and as some of my partners could attest to, incredibly insensitive.
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Well, you can't argue with somebody that won't argue back.
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If you would take, you must first give, this is the beginning of intelligence.
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You can never lose anything that really belongs to you, and you can't keep that which belongs to someone else.
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Every burned book enlightens the world.
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Obviously, I'm not a singer. I don't consider myself a singer.
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I'm a big believer in free enterprise. If people want to try it, then go for it.
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I try not to get involved in the business of prediction. It's a quick way to look like an idiot.
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I love playing in Germany. I love playing anywhere where people are going to enjoy the music. Germany is especially nice to play.
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When you're working well, you don't do research. Whatever you need comes to you.
