Charles Bock Quotes
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Vox populi vox dei: the voice of the people is the voice of God. The slogan was useful for those who first attempted to substitute the people for God as the source of political authority. Their attempt was ultimately so successful that God no longer seems to be needed in government.
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As you probably know, I've written a lot about the presidency, so it's obviously exciting when you get to interview a president and write about it.
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One of the things, one of the things that really got to me was the thing in Houston where you had the government, the mayor actually, trying to get the sermons of ministers. When the government tries to invade the church to enforce its own opinion on marriage, that's when it's time to resist.
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Cats and I have an understanding, but we choose not to interact often.
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I don't take pleasure in anyone's demise, really.
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I really wanted to break the mold of what modern touring is right now.
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An ounce of action is worth a ton of theory.
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Virtual reality is a tough sell for a software developer. They have to convince investors that not only are they going to build a good game, which is what they normally have to do, they have to convince them that it's going to be a good game and that virtual reality will be successful.
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I just wanted to rollerblade at Union Square.
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I've had a hip replacement, I've beaten cancer, I had my hand operation, and I stopped drinking. Something inside of me just went, 'I'm done.'
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To me, a cat is an easy pet, they don't need any spoiling or looking after.
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Turn on to politics, or politics will turn on you.
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According to our estimates, the Hungarians working in the U.K. altogether pay more contributions and taxes than the benefits that they get. So we belong to the world of the fair working people.
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I was really scared to stay home alone when I was kid, and I would freak out whenever there was a noise after my parents left.
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Art is born of humiliation.
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Both 'The Daily Show' and 'The Colbert Report,' you're working with the best. When you work with the best, you have to raise your game. If you're working with people who are sub par, you're not forced to give 100 percent because you can get by on 80 percent.
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I never met a poor person who wanted to soak the rich; they want to get rich.
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All of the very important events in my life happen by chance.
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I'm drawn more to quality, and so if the quality is in television, I go in that direction. If it's in film, I go in that direction. But I don't limit myself or discriminate against any of the mediums.
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There is nothing that's off the table. I have my positions and I'll articulate them. But nothing's off the table.
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I'm a good acting partner for me... when I don't have anyone else, I do really well!
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You just have to sit down and write the next book. I mean, it's not all uncommon for a writer to get a ton of publicity for one book and then not get as much for the next one. I don't worry about that because I try to worry about the one single part of the job I can control: the writing of the book.
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It takes more to make one sage today than it did to make the seven of Greece. And you need more resources to deal with a single person these days than with an entire nation in times past.
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Let's just say I'm a believer in universal, single-payer healthcare insurance.
