Charlie Sykes Quotes
The shock of Trumpism has made me rethink what the conservative movement was about and who our allies were and what our assumptions were.
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It seems to me that trying to live without friends is like milking a bear to get cream for your morning coffee. It is a whole lot of trouble, and then not worth much after you get it.
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I'm not an atheist. How can you not believe in something that doesn't exist? That's way too convoluted for me.
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Show business is fickle, and though I have been blessed with a healthy career, who knows how long that will last?
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I knew on the day that I accepted my job at CNN that a ratings victory at 8 P.M. was going to be a formidable challenge. As I have been told over and over, this is the toughest time slot in cable news.
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When I was single, I was down to $100 of power a year.
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Most people who get in trouble in politics usually get in trouble because they're disconnected from the people they serve, and I don't think anybody in Tennessee, even people who won't vote for me, would accuse me of that.
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People will always challenge you on an idea as long as it has not been concretized by somebody else.
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Any writer who gives a reader a pleasurable experience is doing every other writer a favor because it will make the reader want to read other books. I am all for it.
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I'd always loved watching YouTube videos, and that's what inspired me to make them myself. Initially I was drawn to makeup tutorials – I learned everything I know about makeup from YouTube.
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War on terrorism reflects, in my view, a rather narrow and extremist vision of foreign policy for a superpower and for a great democracy with genuinely idealistic traditions.
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Care and pity are two different things.
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AIDS is an absolutely tragic disease. The argument about AIDS' being some kind of divine retribution is crap.
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Every year I hear people complain that the quality of screenplays and movies is declining. In my opinion, the vast majority of scripts written - as well as most movies that are released - are not very original, well-written, or interesting. It has always been that way, and I think it always will be.
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The emphasis on innovation and technology in our companies has resulted in a few of them establishing global benchmarks in product design and development, manufacturing practices and human resource capabilities. However, there is no room for complacency.
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It's interesting as one grows older to keep in touch with the cutting edge.
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Fool, nothing is impossible in Russia but reform.
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In this vast country of ours, people profess different religions, speak different languages, dress differently and observe different customs; but we are one nation; the history of our struggle for independence and our faith in our future development are our common bonds.
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Logician: A cat has four paws. Old Gentleman: My dog had four paws. Logician: Then it's a cat. Old Gentleman: So my dog is a cat? Logician: And the contrary is also true.
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One cheerleader per season per NFL squad is chosen to attend the Pro Bowl in Hawaii. All season long, the cheerleaders speculate about who will be chosen.
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I always read poetry before I write, to sensitize me to the rhythms and music of language.
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TechStars is mentorship-driven.
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True leadership is when you are willing to risk your power and voice so that all of ours can be heard.
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It's a great humanitarian injustice. Their families are here and they've been here. It's long past time for them to be reunited.
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The shock of Trumpism has made me rethink what the conservative movement was about and who our allies were and what our assumptions were.
