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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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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Even if the music industry simply gave away all their music people would complain that they don't have the bandwidth to download all the stuff - the problem would merely shift from availability to distribution.
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Don't flatter yourselves that friendship authorizes you to say disagreeable things to your intimates. On the contrary, the nearer you come into relation with a person, the more necessary do tact and courtesy become.
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'You say you're supposed to be nice to the Episcopalians and the Presbyterians and the Methodists and this, that, and the other thing. Nonsense, I don't have to be nice to the spirit of the Antichrist.' - Pat Robertson, The 700 Club, January 14, 1991
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I developed a loyal following. No one knew I was homeless.
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When I am in that lane, and I hear, 'Caster Semenya from South Africa,' I always know I am doing it for my people. They love and support me, and I will always do them proud; I will always put them first. Without them, I am nothing.
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I couldn't be Susan Sontag. I'm not very good with abstract thought. I always just take to the emotional core of me.
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Someone has to pick up the tab when people get out of repaying their own debts.
