Rick Perlstein Quotes

Empirical debunking cannot reach the deepest fear of the reactionary mind, which is that the state - that devouring leviathan - will soon swallow up all traces of human volition and dignity. The conclusion is based on conservative moral convictions that reason can't shake.

Rick Perlstein

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Actually, I never thought of me being president of Brazil. First of all, I'm not a politician. I never have been, and I think I'm a very unlikely person for this kind of job because of my frankness. I've never dealt with political parties. I have no connections with political parties. So, I don't think so.

Joaquim Barbosa

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It is pretty hard to find the right result to a controversial issue.

Max Baucus

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I approach music and acting the same way, through spontaneous improvisation. I never really try to rehearse anything, do it over and over, except when we're inside a take.

Matt Schulze

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Fortunately or unfortunately, NaNoWriMo requires you to write at a breakneck pace, so I got used to just pushing on through.

Ann Leckie

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I was a very spastic kid who loved to see how high he could climb a tree. That's just the way I've always been.

Stephen Colletti

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There were a couple of years when I wanted to be a football player, but I really always wanted to be a singer.

Tom Wopat

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There is no real way to categorize McLean's 'American Pie' for its hybrid of modern poetry and folk ballad, beer-hall chant and high-art rock.

Douglas Brinkley

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I love ripped jeans! They are flattering. I'm very petite, so I think they make my butt look lovely.

Ariana Grande

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The world doesn't need any more mediocrity or hedged bets.

Anne Rice

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Everybody knows, when you have a band, there's always going to be a hierarchy, and there's always going to be some issue where ego gets involved and causes some kind of shake-up.

Ashleigh Murray

EgoYouKindBandAlwaysGoing

It's almost a responsibility for all the people of the United Kingdom, regardless of race, color or creed, and an understanding that you have an individual connection with each and every one.

Prince Andrew

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I understood something way back when I was on 'Three's Company.' When I got the part, I was flat broke. I was so happy to get the part, but I kept thinking, 'Ugh - dumb blondes are so irritating; how do I make her likable?' I think that I achieved that. It took a while for people to realize I was acting.

Suzanne Somers

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