- People
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- Nov 07, 2020
May Quotes
Words shaped by possibility and doubt.
These may quotes range from an honest admission of lingering insecurity carried from childhood, to a scientific point about how measurement affects what can be known about the past. Another notes that even the clearest concept only applies within limits. Related reflections continue in our April quotes.
- Last Updated on May 30, 2021
- More
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- Nov 07, 2020
The Court's objection to cameras may be much more a product of history and process than an unwillingness to be placed in the public spotlight.
- Myself
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- Nov 07, 2020
I'm 64 years old, and I've been acting now for 42 years. Only recently have I thought to myself, 'Hmmm, it may be interesting to start directing.'
- Business
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- Nov 07, 2020
Treaties, agreements and organizations to help settle disputes may be necessary, but they often favor the interests of business over citizens.
- Disarmed
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- Nov 07, 2020
The Republican movement have not behaved properly over the years. They have not themselves implemented the Agreement. If they had implemented the Agreement then they would have disarmed completely in May 2000, that is what they undertook to do, that is what they failed to do.
- Great
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- Nov 07, 2020
I may have been lucky with some sort of intuition, but I believe in training a great deal.
- Rest
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- Nov 07, 2020
The rest of the world may devour Japanese hardware - from Honda Civics to Sony Walkmans - but Japanese software, such as books, movies and recordings, has had little impact outside Japan. The exception is video games.
- Never
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- Nov 07, 2020
At some point, parents may become inured to a child's self-destruction, but I never did.
- Generation
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- Nov 07, 2020
I think Shep Smith is probably the premier anchor/journalist of my generation. He's terrific, and he does the news straight and let the chips fall where they may.
- Education
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- Nov 07, 2020
Legislatures not driven to desperation by the problems of public education may be able to see the threat in vouchers negotiable in sectarian schools.
- Constitution
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- Nov 07, 2020
When Congress exercises the powers delegated to it by the Constitution, it may impose affirmative obligations on executive and judicial officers of state and local governments as well as ordinary citizens.
- Great
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- Nov 07, 2020
People may have their opinions about Senator Helms, but he was highly effective and he took care of his constituency. I learned all those lessons from him, and I bring a great deal to the table because of that.
- Good
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- Nov 07, 2020
A.J. Liebling, one of my heroes, used to say that he could write better than anyone who wrote faster, and faster than anyone who could write better. I'm one nine-hundredth as good as Liebling, but that principle may slightly apply.
- Farmer
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- Nov 07, 2020
As the revenue of the farmer is realized in raw produce, or in the value of raw produce, he is interested, as well as the landlord, in its high exchangeable value, but a low price of produce may be compensated to him by a great additional quantity.
- Bestow
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- Nov 07, 2020