Charles Kennedy Quotes
Decentralisation is controversial - but that's fine. We should be fearless about having a debate.
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It's a truism to say that my state, Texas, isn't a red state: It's a nonvoting state.
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Most important was to remain focused and always have presence of mind.
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I want to do good for Israel. My philosophy is let's do good stuff, and let's see what happens. And que sera, sera.
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Take your average couscous salad, and it's almost always a sloppy mush, no matter how much attention has gone into getting flavours in there.
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The return we reap from generous actions is not always evident.
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If any of you have seen my shows, you know that I don't skimp on them and the same is true for the gym. We spend what it takes to make a globally first-class gym.
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I've travelled a huge amount, but almost all of it has been through work. I spent five years stationed in London in the special services of the American Air Force, producing and directing shows for the troops, which I absolutely loved.
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Memory is not an instrument for exploring the past but its theatre. It is the medium of past experience, as the ground is the medium in which dead cities lie interred.
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The older you get, the more you believe in God, whatever face he wears.
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I have the backbone of an eel.
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When I was unemployed, I hosted lots of dinner parties. Now I have time to make a pot of soup for the week - if I'm lucky!
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After all we have been through, blacks and other minorities deserve to be protected, as anyone else.
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You would be amazed how many people call my office looking for work every day.
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Cowardice and courage are never without a measure of affectation. Nor is love. Feelings are never true. They play with their mirrors.
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When you lose your reputation at 19, you lose everything.
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Before I got pregnant, I was doing Pilates a couple times a week, and I actually loved Pilates. I noticed a difference with my core, which is my problem area, so that was nice. For me, I don't do a lot of cardio. I lift more weights.
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Too many Americans who are uninsured or under-insured do not receive regular checkups because they can't afford coverage or their insurance doesn't cover enough of the costs. The lack of preventive care results in countless emergency room visits and health care disasters for families.
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My cousin in Louisiana started a small company with a little savings, renovating houses. A single mom, she saved enough to buy a home and provide child care for her son. When the economy went belly up, so did her company. She was forced to sell her home and move in with her parents.
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Fortunately, I was still living in Los Angeles at the time. So I went out to World Gym and got a membership.
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One puts off the biography like you put off death. To write an autobiography is to etch the words on your own gravestone.
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When I'm performing, I'm not even thinking about the song. I'm thinking about the audience.
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Even if you go to Australia today, it's very much like visiting a state you haven't been to.
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Decentralisation is controversial - but that's fine. We should be fearless about having a debate.
