A Quote by George Carlin

Never underestimate the role pretension plays when it comes to creating euphemistic language.

George Carlin

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George Carlin
American - Comedian
May 12, 1937 - June 22, 2008

Pretension may sit still, but cannot act. Pretension never feigned an act of real greatness. Pretension never wrote an Iliad, nordrove back Xerxes, nor christianized the world, nor abolished slavery.

Ralph Waldo Emerson

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Never underestimate a populist. We have come to a moment where language is very important. Saying the media is the number one enemy of society is a way to create confusion and set people against each other. It's like a virus. Democracy dies and is born every day. If you don't take an active role in what is going on, somebody can easily steal it from you.

Edgar Ramirez

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It's too easy to underestimate your audience. But it's not rocket science: bad plays don't get people on seats; good plays do.

Sarah Lancashire

Players see shots not falling - that plays a role. That plays a major role in your confidence out there, too.

Nick Young

The real test of a man is not when he plays the role that he wants for himself but when he plays the role destiny has for him.

Vaclav Havel

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Ron Williams

Consciousness does not just passively reflect the objective material world; it plays an active role in creating reality itself.

Stanislav Grof

In writing, punctuation plays the role of body language. It helps readers hear you the way you want to be heard.

Russell Baker

You can never underestimate the amount of energy and frequency you must give to vision casting. You can never underestimate it.

Bill Hybels

Trade plays an important role in empowering our nation, growing its economy, creating domestic jobs, and enhancing American competitiveness in the global chain of commerce.

Charles Boustany

Never underestimate the value of knowing another's language. It can be far more powerful than swords and arrows.

Melina Marchetta

On a personal side, I found Bo Burlingham's Small Giants to be a great window into how business can be an extension of social change and the critical role the entrepreneur plays in creating progress in society.

Lewis Schiff

The Israeli military plays more than a critical role in defending the citizens of the Jewish state. It also plays an important social, scientific and psychological role in preparing its young citizens for the challenging task of being Israelis in a difficult world.

Alan Dershowitz

Never underestimate a man's ability to underestimate a woman.

Sara Paretsky

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