Chuck Grassley Quotes
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It sounds kind of stupid, but I've never not wanted to be a musician. It's been inside me since I was little so I don't know what else I would do.
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I love learning new things that will never be put to practical use.
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I never really address myself to any image anybody has of me. That's like fighting with ghosts.
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If you write a novel alone you sit and you weave a little narrative. And it's O.K., but it's of no account.
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As governor, I'm spending my time focused in three areas: creating jobs, reducing the expense of government and schools.
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I've always had great faith in the Man Upstairs.
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What hasn't Barbie been? I don't think I can create an occupation that she has not done yet.
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I went to high school in New York City. So, I grew up in New Jersey my whole life, and I was watching all the people and all the kids that I met there become so jaded.
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It was in the Papal States that I studied the Roman Question. I traveled over every part of the country; I conversed with men of all opinions, examined things very closely, and collected my information on the spot.
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'Caught' is a novel of forgiveness, and the past and the present - who should be and who shouldn't be forgiven. None of my books are ever just about thrills, or it won't work.
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I know that John Adams has had a very hard time directing French ensembles.
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Growing up, there were TV shows that were very funny but very traditional. Classic things like 'Fawlty Towers,' obviously, and 'Blackadder' were pretty traditionally shot. And then there were the ones that start to break the mold or be really ambitious. The ones that spring particularly to mind would be 'The Young Ones.'
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It's not what you wear it's how you wear it, is what I say.
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I was lucky to have my allergist who diagnosed me with CIU.
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Hollywood has definitely grown, in embracing the inclusion of Latinos in the world, because, for some time, we didn't exist. We were not part of any stories.
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Criminals are never very amusing. It's because they're failures. Those who make real money aren't counted as criminals. This is a class distinction, not an ethical problem.
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Acting has always existed alongside my normal life. It's been a case of learning on the job. I've worked in so many styles, with so many people, so I've picked bits up from everyone and everything.
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I don't think I have the ability or patience to teach badminton to others.
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Parenthood is such a lesson in self-sacrifice.
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The scariest people are usually the sweetest.
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If I find in myself a desire which no experience in this world can satisfy, the most probable explanation is that I was made for another world.
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There is an important erotic element in A Thousand and One Nights, which is one of the keys to understanding the Orient.
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Established technology companies like Amazon, Apple, and Google have expanded their reach and influence throughout the world. And while many countries have pushed back against that spread, our government has essentially left them alone.
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Someone has to pick up the tab when people get out of repaying their own debts.
