Talcott Parsons Quotes

Empirical interest will be in the facts so far as they are relevant to the solution of these problems.

Talcott Parsons

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ProblemsFactsSolutionWillFar

We are supposed to write poetry to keep the gods alive.

Jim Harrison

PoetryAliveWriteKeepGods

The difference between the old ballplayer and the new ballplayer is the jersey. The old ballplayer cared about the name on the front. The new ballplayer cares about the name on the back.

Steve Garvey

SportsNameBackNewOldDifference

I have learned, as I get older, just to be who I am.

Stacy Brown-Philpot

I AmI Have LearnedGetJustOlder

I needed somebody to love me, and the people that I chose were my coaches. I would sacrifice my body to be successful for my coaches because I wanted them to love me, to respect me, to have positive feelings about me.

Steve Largent

PositiveLoveRespectSacrificeMe

Pilots, to a large degree, are like salesmen. They have to be confident to be good at their jobs. They have to practice relentlessly and plan out all the scenarios of the things that could happen when they're out there. Nothing is more important than preparation. They are also mighty competitive, both as individuals and as squadrons.

Simon Sinek

GoodPracticePreparationConfident

I soon gave up instruction for self-teaching.

Tommy Shaw

UpSoonInstructionGave

'America' took at least five days of actual filming.

Rita Moreno

AmericaDaysFiveLeastFilming

It always surprised me that I was getting acting work.

Mary Lynn Rajskub

WorkMeActingAlwaysSurprised

We made a deal that was acceptable to us. We got paid very handsomely for our final season.

Jason Alexander

FinalUsPaidSeasonDealMade

I think the moral majority and religious right have been shrinking and having not quite as loud a voice in America, and all of a sudden people are coming to their own realizations going, 'Joe down the street is gay and he's a great guy.'

Jason Priestley

GreatPeopleVoiceThinkAmerica

I believe designers should eliminate the unnecessary. That means eliminating everything that is modish because this kind of thing is only short-lived.

Dieter Rams

BelieveKindI BelieveEverything

There are certain functions that a writer has to do. In a time of crisis, it is great to have heroic poems, as it was in the Irish Revolution. It's great to have great songs, because people need something to sing when they are marching. That's OK, but it should be on the side. It's not the ultimate thing.

Derek Walcott

GreatTimePeopleRevolutionCrisis

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