Critical Quotes - Page 20

• I think first and foremost everybody should understand that Canadians are strongly committed to the system of universal health insurance, to the principle that your ability to pay does not determine your access to critical medical service.

  Stephen Harper

  Thinking, Principles, Doe

  "Postmedia News" Interview, nationalpost.com. January 12, 2011.

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• Anyone familiar with my work knows that I am extremely critical of all religious faiths.

  Sam Harris

  Religious, Familiar, Knows

  "Bombing Our Illusions" by Sam Harris, www.huffingtonpost.com. October 10, 2005.

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• Color is a very critical thing. I've found that architects don't like colors. Engineers too. And so somebody has to stand in. Because this is the finish of it. It is the emotional part of a structure.

  John Hench

  Emotional, Color, Architect

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• I know some really great actors who are pretty judgmental people, pretty critical people. But they're great actors. When they're acting, that's the craft.

  Philip Seymour Hoffman

  People, Acting, Actors

  Interview with Tasha Robinson, film.avclub.com. September 15, 2010.

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• I'm real critical of myself and if I take the bandana off my head I'm completely bald headed and go from being 58 to looking 68 instantly.

  Hulk Hogan

  Real, Ifs

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• We are approaching a new age of synthesis. Knowledge cannot be merely a degree or a skill... it demands a broader vision, capabilities in critical thinking and logical deduction without which we cannot have constructive progress.

  Li Ka-shing

  Inspirational, Business, Knowledge

  "Financial Expert Witness Communication: A Practical Guide to Reporting and Testimony". Book by Bradley J. Preber (p. 81), May 9, 2014.

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• And when these advances are made, hydrogen can fill critical energy needs beyond transportation. Hydrogen can also be used to heat and generate electricity for our homes. The future possibilities of this energy source are enormous.

  Dan Lipinski

  Home, Energy, Needs

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• I hope that we can continue this cooperation on other critical issues related to America's future technological competitiveness. We must work together to encourage the creative talents that have made our country the world leader in technology.

  Dan Lipinski

  Country, Technology, America

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• Music deals with time and timing. It's so magical, but when you get into it, every little sound and every little space between the sounds, it's critical, so critical. And if it's not there, it not only feels wrong, but it ruins things.

  David Lynch

  Space, Sound, Littles

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• There are many things that people do happily that I can't imagine why they would do it... But I have to say that even though I am critical or judgmental of society at large, I'm not critical of people individually. We are who we are.

  Ian MacKaye

  People, Who We Are, Judgmental

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• The role of social media is critical because it helps to spread cognitive dissonance by connecting thought leaders and activists to ordinary citizens rapidly expanding the network of people who become willing to take action.

  Simon Mainwaring

  Media, People, Leader

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• The United States is at a critical juncture in time. Our government is riddled with historic debt, and the limited resources of philanthropic and non-profit efforts cannot meet the scale of social challenges we face with necessary force.

  Simon Mainwaring

  Government, Effort, Challenges

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• I am very proud of the critical role West Virginians play in providing energy to our nation.

  Joe Manchin

  Play, Energy, Roles

  "In maiden speech, Manchin steers towards center" by Josiah Ryan, thehill.com. February 3, 2011.

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• But an experienced reader is also a self-aware and critical reader. I can't remember ever reading a story without judging it.

  Hilary Mantel

  Reading, Self, Judging

  "Real books in imaginary houses" by Hilary Mantel, www.theguardian.com. August 01, 2008.

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• The concern around probable questions, which in a sense have been hidden, will grow around the world and the matter is critical, the reason we are doing all this is so we can respond correctly to what is reported to be a major catastrophe on the African continent.

  Thabo Mbeki

  World, Matter, Reason

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• Anyone weighing whether to re-elect the President should take the bin Laden operation into account: it is a powerful exhibit that Obama is a steely Commander in Chief - a critical test for many Americans.

  Jon Meacham

  Powerful, President, Tests

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• In the government schools, which are referred to as public schools, Indian policy has been instituted there, and its a policy where they do not encourage, in fact, discourage, critical thinking and the creation of ideas and public education.

  Russell Means

  School, Thinking, Government

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• We managed to put together a compilation that had some creativity to it. In the meantime I was listening to the free radio stations and I noticed that during their war coverage they were playing these songs born out of the Vietnam War that were all critical of the soldiers.

  Joni Mitchell

  Song, War, Creativity

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• Silicon Valley has evolved a critical mass of engineers and venture capitalists and all the support structure - the law firms, the real estate, all that - that are all actually geared toward being accepting of startups.

  Elon Musk

  Real, Law, Support

  "Biography/ Personal Quotes". www.imdb.com.

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• The magic words 'on the Internet,' if inserted into nearly any sentence, seem to protect it from normal critical scrutiny.

  Nathan Myhrvold

  Magic, Normal, Internet

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• I believe in the critical importance of participating in the political system - from voting to standing for election. It's both rewarding and necessary that men and women of good will and clear thinking engage in honest, open debate.

  Michael Nutter

  Believe, Men, Thinking

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• I like to regard myself as someone who's capable of critical thought, that is to say, who can evaluate claims.

  Bill Nye

  Claims, Regard, Evaluate

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• I'm a judge. It seemed to me that it was critical to try to take action to stem the criticism and help people understand that in the constitutional framework, it's terribly important not to have a system of retaliation against decisions people don't like.

  Sandra Day O'Connor

  People, Judging, Decision

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• Sometimes I read reviews, and without exception I will read critical essays that are sent to me. The critical essays are interesting on their own terms.

  Joyce Carol Oates

  Interesting, Sometimes, Reviews

  Joyce Carol Oates, Lee Milazzo (1989). “Conversations with Joyce Carol Oates”, p.64, Univ. Press of Mississippi

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• The war industry people are very together; they know exactly what they want; they don't even have to talk to each other. The peace industry people are just intellectuals who are very critical of each other... Unless the peace industry is powerful, we're always going to have war. It is as simple as that.

  Yoko Ono

  Powerful, War, Simple

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