Edward Zwick Quotes

I think most Americans probably believe that our relationship with Japan began in 1941. In fact, obviously, it began in 1854 when Commodore Perry sailed into Yokohama harbor and threatened to burn it down unless they would open up to trade with us. The imperial impulse was first ours historically.

Edward Zwick

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RelationshipBelieveThinkDownBurn

I've got two sisters and they're both married and they're both much more settled into the way things are.

Ann Wilson

WayMoreTwoThingsGotSisters

I'm really excited that the Rams are the best fit for me.

Jeff Fisher

BestMeExcitedFitReally

In nation after nation, democracy has taken the place of autocracy.

John Polanyi

DemocracyPlaceNationTakenAfter

First of all, I'm no better than the next person.

Stevie Wonder

BetterPersonFirstNextThan

You are either a Zionist or an anti-Zionist.

Tom Paulin

YouEitherZionist

The politician being interviewed clearly takes a great deal of trouble to imagine an ending to his sentence: and if he stopped short? His entire policy would be jeopardized!

Roland Barthes

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Sweetheart,' 'darling,' 'luv.' I like these words; they fit me like a comfortable old pullover. I remember them from childhood; that's what innocent little boys were called by cheerful aunties back then, to make them feel welcome and secure in the world.

Michael Leunig

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I do weights and work out different body parts on different days. I don't do cardio - I did too much in my tennis-playing days!

Luke Mitchell

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I know that people don't listen to music much in the way when they'll put on a CD, sit down, have a drink or go on a car journey. People pick and choose and just listen to tracks. But when I make a record, I try to think about it as a 50 minute musical journey, so the mood is very important, as is the sequence of the songs.

Loudon Wainwright III

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As the Olympic torch neared Lake Placid, N.Y., in 1980, signaling the opening of that year's Winter Olympics, newspapers and magazines throughout the world offered predictions on who would win medals in the major sports. Not a single publication gave the American men's hockey team a chance against the world powers.

Don Yaeger

WinterSportsMenTeamWinWorld

In our education system, we are taught to munch figures and remember them for lifetime. But does it help? We are not taught how to make decisions.

Chetan Bhagat

EducationDecisionsHelpRemember

But, you know, the issues of humanity and what is fair treatment and good treatment of a fellow human being should not really be based on a personal sense of right and wrong or judgment.

Debbie Harry

GoodHumanityYouWrongPersonal

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