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John McCarthy Quotes

Soccer riots kill at most tens. Intellectuals' ideological riots sometimes kill millions.

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

Author Profession: politician
Nationality: american
Birth: July 19, 1857 - March 30, 1943

Topics

Soccer Sometimes Most Riots Millions

I still am a virulent anti-communist. It is a bad system, an immoral system, and one that takes away the rights of people and the rights of individuals. And everywhere it's gone, it's failed.

People Bad Rights System Gone Away

Most people who open restaurants will fail, because they lack the fundamental understanding of restaurant math. Either they think they're superstar cooks or they think they're superstar hosts.

People Think Restaurant Understanding

It's hard to read good fiction when I am writing, because if it is really good I catch myself sort of inadvertently imitating a great writer.

Good Great Myself I Am Writing Hard

I think of my visual work as an exploration of political epistemology: the politics of how we know what we think we know.

Work Politics Think Political Know

As we get rich, the basics of life - food, clothing and shelter - become a very small part of total expenditure. And people have enough money to purchase things that enhance them spiritually, and I mean the word 'spiritual' not necessarily in a religious sense but in the sense that it adds to your feeling of well-being.

Life Food Money Spiritual People

You want to learn everything that you possibly can, chew it, digest it, and take it for what it is, and then move on.

Mike Singletary

Learn You Move On Want Everything

Generally speaking, the Way of the warrior is resolute acceptance of death.

Miyamoto Musashi

Acceptance Death Warrior Way

When you are on a climb, you always pick out people's words of encouragement, and it can push us on, without doubt.

Lizzie Armitstead

Words People Climb Push Doubt You

The secret to a long marriage in the film industry? Marry someone wonderful, as I did. And always have her come along on location.

Christopher Lee

Marriage Someone Long Secret Always

I'm easily frightened and am somewhat of a squeamish person.

Phoebe Robinson

Person Frightened Am Easily Somewhat

Every American should have a say in the memorials we choose to build in our nation. Family members have a special responsibility.

Susan Eisenhower

Family Responsibility American Choose

Tooting my own horn is of no interest to me... it takes you away from real life. It's a waste, and I don't find a need to sing my own praises.

Life Me You Find My Own Need

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