Famous Quotes: History

I conceived in art college at the age of 20, near the end of term.
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There is a higher law than the law of government. That's the law of conscience.
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Even from a very early age, I knew I didn't want to miss out on anything life had to offer just because it might be considered dangerous.
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The death of democracy is not likely to be an assassination from ambush. It will be a slow extinction from apathy, indifference, and undernourishment.
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I don't think I can answer questions about the trust fund.
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The problem with allowing God a role in the history of life is not that science would cease, but rather that scientists would have to acknowledge the existence of something important which is outside the boundaries of natural science.
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Well, the first thing is that truth and power for me form an antithesis, an antagonism, which will hardly ever be resolved. I can define in fact, can simplify the history of human society, the evolution of human society, as a contest between power and freedom.
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I think that narrative, fiction filmmaking is the culmination of several art forms: theater, art history, architecture. Whereas doc filmmaking is more pure cinema, like cinema verite is film in its purest form.
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I don't want to make movies for kids, and I don't want to make movies for adults either.
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Throughout history, great leaders have known the power of humor.
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I feel very lucky because of my parents and then my education, the opportunities that I've had, so I would like to continue working to improve lives for others.
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Professional sports are something they can't control.
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The young people have MTV and rock and roll. Why would they go to read poetry? Poetry belongs to the Stone Age. It awakens in us perceptions that go back to those times.
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If you're bored with life - you don't get up every morning with a burning desire to do things - you don't have enough goals.
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I was raised on the values of speaking up and making a positive difference in a very political family that believed in the importance of public service.
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I wanted to be a teacher. I love children, so I wanted to deal with children. Then I wanted to be a veterinarian. But by the age of ten or eleven, when I opened my mouth and said, 'Oh, God, what's this?' I kind of knew teaching and being a veterinarian were gonna have to wait.
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I was really lucky that I came to puberty at a time when music and politics were completely intertwined.
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The clearest explanation for the failure of any marriage is that the two people are incompatible; that is, that one is male and the other female.
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No matter what has happened, you too have the power to enjoy yourself.
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The megalomaniac differs from the narcissist by the fact that he wishes to be powerful rather than charming, and seeks to be feared rather than loved. To this type belong many lunatics and most of the great men of history.
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