S. I. Hayakawa Quotes

You guys are both saying the same thing. The only reason you're arguing is because you're using different words.

S. I. Hayakawa

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

  • Author Profession: politician
  • Nationality: american
  • Birth: July 18, 1906 - February 27, 1992

Topics

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It's people, not possessions, that make home for me. It's not that I get much time to entertain, or any of that, what with the television production schedule and, now, singing concerts all around the country and making recordings.

Jim Nabors

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That time when you're waiting for a job can be the most impactful and important time because you develop your preferences as a person. Knowing what you like will make you more confident. And then you'll stand out.

Jenny Slate

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The U.N. can meet and discuss, but we don't need their permission.

Andrew Card

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We have a fee-for-service system that rewards quantity, not quality: profit-driven care rather than patient-driven care. So doctors order more tests, more procedures, and more drugs - we actually consume more prescription drugs in the U.S. than the rest of the world combined.

Matthew Heineman

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I look back on my 20s. It's supposed to be the prime of your life, the most vital, the most beautiful. But you're making your critical decisions and sometimes your most critical mistakes.

Ann Brashares

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If variety is the spice of life, marriage is the big can of leftover Spam.

Johnny Carson

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I was spoiled by Monk's music because it was so good, so complete.

Steve Lacy

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There have been several television movies, 'Carrie 2,' two musicals! I remember thinking, the first time there was a musical on Broadway, 'Oh my gosh! The people who ordinarily go to the theaters, that's not really the audience.'

Sissy Spacek

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You watch television and see what's going on on this debt ceiling issue. And what I consider to be a total lack of leadership from the President and nothing's going to get fixed until the President himself steps up and wrangles both parties in Congress.

Steve Wynn

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The questions worth asking, in other words, come not from other people but from nature, and are for the most part delicate things easily drowned out by the noise of everyday life.

Robert B. Laughlin

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I always had an interest in seeing people within their environments.

Roger Deakins

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I believe in the vows that I took with my wife. Through sickness, in health, for richer or poorer.

Michael Schiavo

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