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Thomas E. Mann Quotes

A healthy degree of party unity among Democrats and Republicans has deteriorated into bitter partisan warfare.

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

Author Profession: sociologist
Nationality: american
Birth: September 10, 1944

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Unity Party Healthy Degree Democrats

I did my dissertation on Kafka.

Did Dissertation Kafka

It's easy to see how non-profits become engrossed in catering to donors, which may or may not be the best thing at all times, while if a company is ultra-engaged with its customers, it's universally positive and helpful.

Positive Best Easy Become See May

Before the rise of the nation-state, between the eighteenth and twentieth centuries, the world was mostly tribal. Tribes were united by language, religion, blood, and belief. They feared other tribes and often warred against them.

Religion World Language Rise Blood

As a conservative who believes in limited government, I believe that the only check on government power in real time is a free and independent press.

Power Time Government Free Believe

A lot of times, the inspiration for a novel is a messy bird's nest of shiny things. Little things that don't make a whole lot of sense or that, no matter how hard you look, cannot be found directly in the finished book.

Bird Little Things Book You Look

I just don't want to be famous. I feel like there's a lot of sacrifice in that I'm not really willing to make.

Sacrifice Famous Feel Want Just

We necessarily operate in an environment in which there's a great deal of uncertainty. In such an environment, it makes sense to use a risk-management approach to identify and avoid the big mistakes. That's one reason I favor a cautious approach.

Great Mistakes Uncertainty Reason

The Patriot Act removed major legal barriers that prevented the law enforcement, intelligence, and national defense communities from talking and coordinating their work to protect the American people and our national security.

Work Intelligence People Law Legal

You can have a great character in a really bad script, and the film will never be seen. It's just too much work to commit to a film and not have it released.

Work Character Great You Bad Never

Those early days of comedy are when you get addicted to it.

Comedy You Early Days Get Those

History repeats itself, and that's one of the things that's wrong with history.

Clarence Darrow

History Wrong History Repeats Itself

We wanted to do a sequel with Jim and Jeff. They said that the word was that Jim didn't want to do any sequels. We approached him and he said he would do it, but not until next year. New Line said it was too long to wait.

Wait Year Long New Said Want

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