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As a social good, I think privacy is greatly overrated because privacy basically means concealment. People conceal things in order to fool other people about… — Richard Posner
The argument for intelligent design basically depends on saying, 'You haven't answered every question with evolution,'... Well, guess what? Science can't answer every question — Kenneth R. Miller
Puberty hit me very hard, and I basically had no use for school once I discovered the guitar. — Rick Springfield
When we say that leadership is a choice, it basically means you can choose the level of initiative you want to exercise in response to… — Stephen Covey
I think a lot of the more successful artists of our time basically have barracudas for managers — Robben Ford
I basically had the idea when I was 18 that I wanted to write my own songs. I knew it was going to be a… — Jason Mraz
All the songs we do are basically about one of three things: booze, sex or rock n roll. — Bon Scott
The notion that the careless sinner is the smart fellow and the serious-minded Christian, though well-intentioned, is a stupid dolt altogether out of touch with… — Aiden Wilson Tozer
What sets a canoeing expedition apart is that it purifies you more rapidly and inescapably than any other travel. Travel a thousand miles by train… — Pierre Trudeau
I have this theory that people in Hollywood don't read. They read 'Vanity Fair' and then consider themselves terribly well read. I think I can… — Jackie Collins
Men are basically smart or dumb and lazy or ambitious. The dumb and ambitious ones are dangerous and I get rid of them. The dumb… — Erwin Rommel
I mean, I think I am basically a cool girl, but I am also a pain in the ass. — Rachel Cohn
In a start-up company, you basically throw out all assumptions every three weeks. — William Lyon Phelps
Today, basically, on Wall Street, the big money is made by taking risks. — Bernard Madoff
I ran track, and basically played every sport. — Leigh Steinberg
The simplicity that all this presupposes is not easy to attain. I find that my life constantly threatens to become complex and divisive. A life… — Thomas Merton
The greatest challenge to organizations is the balance between continuity and change. You need both. At different times, the balance is slightly more over here,… — Peter Drucker
I have long been a critic of Social Security, basically because I believe that it is not the business of government to tell people what… — Milton Friedman
The church is in trouble-that's what they say anyways. The problem is most of what they call the church is not the church, and the… — Paul Washer
Basically, I go to the local farmer's market and decide to what to cook then, depending on what I find. Either my wife or I… — Jacques Pepin

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