“ The one function TV news performs very well is that when there is no news we give it to you with the same emphasis as if there were. ”
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“ A successful man is one who can lay a firm foundation with the bricks others have thrown at him. ”
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“ A successful man is one who can lay a firm foundation with the bricks others have thrown at him. ”
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“ A successful man is one who can lay a firm foundation with the bricks others have thrown at him. ”
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“ A successful man is one who can lay a firm foundation with the bricks others have thrown at him. ”
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“ It is said that power corrupts, but actually it's more true that power attracts the corruptible. The sane are usually attracted by other things than power. ”
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“ While I have the floor, here's a question that's been bothering me for some time. Why do so few writers of heroic or epic fantasy ever deal with the fundamental quandary of their novels . . . that so many of them take place in cultures that are rigid, hierarchical, stratified, and in essence oppressive? What is so appealing about feudalism, that so many free citizens of an educated commonwealth like ours love reading about and picturing life under hereditary lords? Why should the deposed prince or princess in every clichéd tale be chosen to lead the quest against the Dark Lord? Why not elect a new leader by merit, instead of clinging to the inbred scions of a failed royal line? Why not ask the pompous, patronizing, "good" wizard for something useful, such as flush toilets, movable type, or electricity for every home in the kingdom? Given half a chance, the sons and daughters of peasants would rather not grow up to be servants. It seems bizarre for modern folk to pine for a way of life our ancestors rightfully fought desperately to escape. ”
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“ ...where were answers to the truly deep questions? Religion promised those, though always in vague terms, while retreating from one line in the sand to the next. Don't look past this boundary, they told Galileo, then Hutton, Darwin, Von Neumann, and Crick, always retreating with great dignity before the latest scientific advance, then drawing the next holy perimeter at the shadowy rim of knowledge. ”
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“ ...where were answers to the truly deep questions? Religion promised those, though always in vague terms, while retreating from one line in the sand to the next. Don't look past this boundary, they told Galileo, then Hutton, Darwin, Von Neumann, and Crick, always retreating with great dignity before the latest scientific advance, then drawing the next holy perimeter at the shadowy rim of knowledge. ”
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“ ...where were answers to the truly deep questions? Religion promised those, though always in vague terms, while retreating from one line in the sand to the next. Don't look past this boundary, they told Galileo, then Hutton, Darwin, Von Neumann, and Crick, always retreating with great dignity before the latest scientific advance, then drawing the next holy perimeter at the shadowy rim of knowledge. ”
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“ If there are still honestsmart men and women within those old and noble traditions, they should think carefully, observe and diagnose the illness. They should face the contradiction. Discuss the conflation. And then do as Warren Buffett and Bill Gates and many others have done. Choose the miracle of creative competition over an idolatry of cash. They should stand up.. ”
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“ Prison for the crime of puberty that was how secondary school had seemed. ”
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“ Prison for the crime of puberty that was how secondary school had seemed. ”
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“ A successful man is one who can lay a firm foundation with the bricks others have thrown at him. ”
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“ Numerous politicians have seized absolute power and muzzled the press. Never in history has the press seized absolute power and muzzled the politicians. ”
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“ This is the first convention of the space age - where a candidate can promise the moon and mean it. ”
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“ Only a knowledgeable, empowered and vocal citizenry can perform well in democracy. ”
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“ Nobody in TV makes as much money as Robert Redford, who likes to make movies for several million dollars only on the condition that they contain some sort of social message. I cannot take very seriously a social message delivered by an actor who is paid nine million dollars to deliver it, and who charges you five dollars to see it. ”
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“ Nobody in TV makes as much money as Robert Redford, who likes to make movies for several million dollars only on the condition that they contain some sort of social message. I cannot take very seriously a social message delivered by an actor who is paid nine million dollars to deliver it, and who charges you five dollars to see it. ”
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“ Numerous politicians have seized absolute power and muzzled the press. Never in history has the press seized absolute power and muzzled the politicians. ”
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“ Nobody in TV makes as much money as Robert Redford, who likes to make movies for several million dollars only on the condition that they contain some sort of social message. I cannot take very seriously a social message delivered by an actor who is paid nine million dollars to deliver it, and who charges you five dollars to see it. ”
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“ For years, people have written me defending of the core goodness of Yoda and — yes! — old Darth. Now, the Defense concedes that Yoda is a nasty, secretive, lying and loathsomely destructive little demon? This from an author, who repeatedly (if cryptically) claims inside knowledge — ex cathedra — from the ultimate source? It's a shock… ”
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“ This is the first convention of the space age - where a candidate can promise the moon and mean it. ”
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“ It is said that power corrupts, but actually it's more true that power attracts the corruptible. The sane are usually attracted by other things than power. ”
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“ Nobody in TV makes as much money as Robert Redford, who likes to make movies for several million dollars only on the condition that they contain some sort of social message. I cannot take very seriously a social message delivered by an actor who is paid nine million dollars to deliver it, and who charges you five dollars to see it. ”
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“ A successful person is one who can lay a firm foundation with the bricks that others throw at him or her. ”
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“ This is the first convention of the space age - where a candidate can promise the moon and mean it. ”
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“ Nobody in TV makes as much money as Robert Redford, who likes to make movies for several million dollars only on the condition that they contain some sort of social message. I cannot take very seriously a social message delivered by an actor who is paid nine million dollars to deliver it, and who charges you five dollars to see it. ”
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