Quote by Wallace Shawn
In my early 20s, I studied history and politics, and I really thou

In my early 20s, I studied history and politics, and I really thought that perhaps I would devote my life to that. – Wallace Shawn

Other quotes by Wallace Shawn

I think the whole system of education would change if I were in charge and had the ability to make changes. I dont think I would keep Princeton exactly being Princeton. – Wallace Shawn

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Education
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I led the life of an intellectual up until a certain age. I remember Freuds Interpretation of Dreams was a big favorite when I was 11. It sounded so interesting. And it really was! – Wallace Shawn

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Dreams
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For some reason, people find me funny. Its quite hard to define why a thought is funny. Its even harder to define why a person would be funny. Its a word that I cant define at all. But whether I know quite what it is or not, I seem to be it. – Wallace Shawn

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funny
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History
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I think the Democrats are catering to them, but, you know, in the entire history of the United States of America, there has never been a judge who has been refused a vote when there was a majority of Senators willing to vote for his confirmation, never in history. – Pat Robertson

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History

There is a spirit and a need and a man at the beginning of every great human advance. Every one of these must be right for that particular moment of history, or nothing happens. – Coretta Scott King

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History

Be as a tower firmly set Shakes not its top for any blast that blows. – Dante Alighieri

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History

If we got into a situation where people start burning our records, then bring it on. Thats the whole point. The gloaming has begun. Were in the darkness. This has happened before. Go read some history. – Thom Yorke

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History

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Medical professionals, not insurance company bureaucrats, should be making health care decisions. – Barbara Boxer

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We must respect the other fellows religion, but only in the sense and to the extent that we respect his theory that his wife is beautiful and his children smart. – H. L. Mencken

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Religion

But I did not find any positive inspiration in my studies until I approached my nineteenth year. – Georg Brandes

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positive

My father told me that if you saw a man in a Rolls Royce you could be sure he was not a gentleman unless he was the chauffeur. – Earl of Arran

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