Charles Buxton Quotes
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I think I've been really good at surrounding myself with really talented people. I've picked the right coattails to ride on.
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The homosexual community has more acceptance in America than it ever has, and the suicide rate is as high as it's always been.
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If we had this back, and in full measure; if society were infused by it, through and through, and men lived its life, and in its life, philosophy would take care of itself and the nature of our institutions would not matter.
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I'm hard of hearing. I miss a lot. It's really tough.
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If one girl with courage is a revolution, imagine what feats we can achieve together.
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When I'm writing about reality, I'm writing about death. When I'm writing fiction, I'm writing about life.
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I'm Irish and always will be, but America has taught me so much. Maybe it's here in the U.S. that we find a healing, for in the broader melting pot we get to look at some of these self-destructive attributes that we bring to bear upon our own quarrels and begin to solve them in ways other than just splitting apart.
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Religion is a complex and often contradictory force in our world. It fosters hope and comfort but also doubt and guilt. It creates both community and exclusion. It brings societies together around shared belief and tears them apart through war. However, what unites the faithful, whatever their religion, is the unshakeable force of generosity.
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'Egalitarians' who complain about inequality view the wealth of the wealthiest as bad in itself: it disfigures society. They would enact a wealth tax to extirpate the offending wealth.
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I am still quick at 250 to 260 lbs and I am smarter.
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The difficulty with telling stories about real people is you have to find a way of mixing yourself into the matter.
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Everyone suffers wrongs for which there is no remedy.
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What is the basic principle of democracy? In the end, it is loyalty to the nation. We Central Europeans know from historical experience that sooner or later, we will lose our freedom if we do not represent the interests of our citizens.
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I did grow up reading the 'Twilight' books. I feel guilty, but I was always Team Edward.
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I love shopping! It's my release sometimes.
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Right after 'Desperate' sold to China, we were the most watched show around the world at the time. That's really something great to be a part of.
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Drink! for you know not whence you came nor why: drink! for you know not why you go, nor where.
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While in theory randomness is an intrinsic property, in practice, randomness is incomplete information.
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Success, for me, is being able to wake up in the morning and feel like a 12 year old.
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I really see Compton as a place with a lot of opportunity. It has a rich history, a strong community that has a strong sense of pride.
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Receptor chemistry, the chemistry of artificial receptor molecules, may be considered a generalized coordination chemistry, not limited to transition metal ions but extending to all types of substrates: cationic, anionic or neutral species of organic, inorganic or biological nature.
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I'm an optimist. My own fiction, while it has its own dark warnings about pitfalls ahead, depicts the potential of science to improve society by networking human minds.
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If you think about evolution, sleep, at some time, was a dangerous undertaking. You lie down in your cave or shelter, and along comes a predator and has you for dinner. Many creatures do not sleep or sleep while standing so they can escape from dangerous situations.
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How strangely easy difficult things are!
