George Will Quotes

A society that thinks the choice between ways of living is just a choice between equally eligible 'lifestyles' turns universities into academic cafeterias offering junk food for the mind.

George Will

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

  • Author Profession: journalist
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  • Birth: May 4, 1941

Topics

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Nowadays, the term 'selling out' doesn't exist anymore because everyone is trying to make a living.

John Cameron Mitchell

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My daughter Stacia was born when I was 31, after I was divorced from David, and she was my gift to myself. She was just a joy because I didn't have the stress of a male irritating me, and I vowed that I would make absolutely certain that between her and me there would be a clear line of communication at all times.

Angela Bowie

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There is a strong ethical dimension to the best comedy. Not only does it avoid reinforcing prejudices, it actively challenges them.

Steve Coogan

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Conservatives brayed that government should stay out of the private sector; liberals bleated for nationalizing the banks.

Steven Rattner

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Definitely inspired to keep on grinding, keep on going, keep on doing what we do every single year: Win games and put up numbers.

Rob Gronkowski

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You can say, 'Well, isn't it unfortunate that chaos is represented by the feminine' - well, it might be unfortunate, but it doesn't matter, because that is how it's represented. It's been represented like that forever. And there are reasons for it. You can't change it. It's not possible. This is underneath everything.

Jordan Peterson

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When you look at other countries that are developing the capabilities and the technology to deploy missiles of very significant destructive capability with nuclear, chemical, or biological warheads, then the MAD dogma makes even less sense.

Don Nickles

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'Hey Dude' was shot in Arizona, and that took me to the West Coast. We did 65 episodes. It was not a show that a ton of people saw, so it was like doing acting classes and getting paid for it. At that point I had the acting bug. So I went to L.A. to give it a try and never left.

Christine Taylor

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The end of all good music is to affect the soul.

Claudio Monteverdi

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I don't think people realize what it's like for people of color to audition for film and TV.

Phoebe Robinson

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In the beginning of my twenties, I started transcendental meditation. For years, I did nothing else. Every holiday, I went to courses. Meditation is a real simple instrument. You don't need a long beard or a sari. It's meant to bring you to yourself. It's as easy as that.

Peter Lindbergh

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We are a continuum. Just as we reach back to our ancestors for our fundamental values, so we, as guardians of that legacy, must reach ahead to our children and their children. And we do so with a sense of sacredness in that reaching.

Paul Tsongas

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