Edgar Bronfman, Sr. Quotes

John McCain's choice of Sarah Palin as running mate is the towering example of his poor judgment. Palin's ignorance of public affairs is monumental.

Edgar Bronfman, Sr.

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

  • Author Profession: businessman
  • Nationality: canadian
  • Birth: June 20, 1929 - December 21, 2013

Topics

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I was the seventh of nine children. When you come from that far down you have to struggle to survive.

Robert Kennedy

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Those with a gift for action, for their part, often express contempt for those whose gifts are more reflective. Men of action like to say, 'Those who can, do, those who can't, teach,' forgetting that those who teach get to write the history books.

Michael Ignatieff

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I'm like the painter with his nose to the canvas, fussing over details. Gazing from a distance, the reader sees the big picture.

Steven Saylor

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In Washington, no one believes anything unless it comes from 'The New Yorker,' 'New York Times' editorial page, or 'The Washington Post.'

Tucker Carlson

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I did I Love My Wife on Broadway in 1978, and then went into television land. Now things are starting to come together in the way I thought they might when I was a kid.

Tom Wopat

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I've never been any good with authority.

Rupert Everett

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We have to rediscover the eternal values and then live them out.

Jordan Peterson

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I decided at 40 I was wasting entire chunks of my brain and didn't want to blow my one chance on Earth. I'm glad I made that decision. Writing is largely about time, while visual art is largely about space. Sometimes, as with film, you can hybridize, but I think it's basically the space part of my brain wanting equal footing with the time part.

Douglas Coupland

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I'm not afraid of getting into a subject I don't know much about.

Christopher Moore

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Some days, I know beauty techniques like it's my job, and other days I can't do my makeup for the life of me. So I find it easiest to just put on mineral veil and a little mascara and call it a day. I use Physician's Formula and Bare Minerals every day of my life.

Christian Serratos

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I never make conscious decisions.

Anthony Hopkins

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I think biography can be more personal than fiction, and certainly can be more expressive.

Peter Ackroyd

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