Christine Todd Whitman Quotes
As a former EPA administrator under a Republican president, I recognize that it is easy to hate regulations in general. After all, regulatory action causes people to spend money or change behavior, often to solve problems they do not believe exist.
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Since I never get on a scale, I have no idea how much weight I've lost!
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I really want to have actors contribute their own ideas, with phrasings and ideas on all levels.
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Linda Hunt is so good and so sweet. She is a Tony Award nominee and won an Oscar. Pearls just come out of her mouth.
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The novel moves like all the arts. It's transforming itself all the time.
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Writing for children hadn't occurred to me when I was younger, but nine years of teaching in the upper elementary grades had given me a deep appreciation of the gifts and graces that are specific to individuals with 10 or 11 years of experience as human beings.
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We hope the stories of the 14 kids in 'American High' provide something for many people to relate to.
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I want to keep a thread between the studio and the stage, and I want to flow more easily from one to the other.
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I never had crushes on anybody when I was younger; I really didn't.
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I love surprises - champagne and strawberries, all that pampering, romantic stuff. Guys ought to know how to pamper their women properly.
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The essence of architecture is form and space, and light is the essential element to the key to architectural design, probably more important than anything. Technology and materials are secondary.
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I just always wanted to be left alone to go into a creative space.
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I originally went to school for writing, for non-fiction. I'm specifically a poetry major within literature, but I don't know.
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In Iran, people are free to express their views. Every day, some people criticize the policies of the government.
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When restraint and courtesy are added to strength, the latter becomes irresistible.
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I generally wake up at 4:30, have breakfast No. 1, then get to the pool by 5 a.m.
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Our soldiers show every single day that they are more than good enough.
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People want entertainment, a whole night of it, a whole experience.
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I never saw a contradiction between the ideas that sustain me and the ideas of that symbol, of that extraordinary figure, Jesus Christ.
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My last divorce was in '68. What made it come to a head was a promise. See, I had promised her that the next year I wouldn't work as much. But then I got in trouble with the IRS, and I had to continue working just as much to pay the government. So she said I lied, which is something I never did.
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Extension work is not exhortation. Nor is it exploitation of the people, or advertising of an institution, or publicity work for securing students. It is a plain, earnest, and continuous effort to meet the needs of the people on their own farms and in the localities.
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I stopped thinking about it after trying to figure out what are the lessons learned, and there are so many. After I had basically sorted that out, I figured it's time to really look at the future and not at the past.
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Our planet's lands and oceans are already stretched to meet the demands of 7 billion people. The human population continues to grow. The search for sustainable solutions is an economic and a moral imperative if we are to create the future we want.
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Sometimes I regret that I don't have a bit more fun with money. I should have spoilt myself a bit more. Life isn't going to last for ever.
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As a former EPA administrator under a Republican president, I recognize that it is easy to hate regulations in general. After all, regulatory action causes people to spend money or change behavior, often to solve problems they do not believe exist.
