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If Copenhagen were a person, that person would be generous, beautiful, elderly, but with a flair. A human being that has certain propensities for quarrelling, filled with imagination and with appetite for the new and with respect for the old - somebody who takes good care of things and of people. ”
Freedom is the core of all human progress. It believes that nothing's given to us, but if you're willing to work hard. If you're willing to compete, the American dream is there for you. ”
I think men are allowed to be fat and bald and ugly and women aren't. And it's just not - there is no equality there. ”
If the world's nations can set aside their petty bickering over religion, politics, and territory, certainly I can 'get that Olympic Spirit' and rise above my prejudices. ”
From afar, I have cried watching my nation, sore with prejudice, slowly heal itself. I hurt along with America, my phantom pains only alleviated by work I do every day - art. ”
I'm very passionate about music and was excited to see that the majority of readers loved the inclusion of lyrics. ”
I'm president of the Senate. I'm not a neophyte when it comes to understanding political alignments and misalignments. ”
I'd love to think that I'm a super human being, but I'm not. ”
If you asked me what is the basis of all my work, it's the feeling there's something basically wrong with human beings. ”
I feel like, whatever movie I was making, there would always be moments of human intimacy and insight into a little bit of what makes us tick as people. ”