Chellie Pingree Quotes
One of the reasons I wanted to leave my position at Common Cause and return to politics was to regain the freedom to speak out politically - to not be constrained by a non-partisan organization.

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Inside every adult male is a denied little boy.
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I feel that I am a scholar who only with the left hand writes novels.
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All my life I had feared to-morrow, until I decided to have faith and to live to-day in courage.
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I suppose anybody just losing it and sputtering curses is pretty funny. But I think it would be more of a challenge, much more of a challenge, to make a cursing dad funny.
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Winning a gold medal is not easy but I believed in myself, especially over the last four years.
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I've set the bar quite high in terms of storytelling.
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Lighter computers and lighter sensors would let you have more function in a given weight, which is very important if you are launching things into space, and you have to pay by the pound to put things there.
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It is only by not paying one's bills that one can hope to live in the memory of the commercial classes.
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There is no ethnic cleansing in Bahrain, no mass genocide, no policy of killing innocent people.
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'Freaky Ali' may look like an easy role to others, but it is not easy.
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I think everyone's a little afraid of being part of a trend, because you get compared to each other. Writers tend to have a lot of camaraderie, and when you're constantly compared to someone else, it kind of damages that camaraderie, but I think this is a great trend. I'm honored to be a part of it in many ways.
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Dreams are the expression of the unconscious while we are asleep.
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If I wanted to know what a certain future would feel like to me, I would find someone who is already living that future. If I wonder what it's like to become a lawyer or marry a busy executive or eat at a particular restaurant, my best bet is to find people who have actually done these things and see how happy they are.
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Health consists of having the same diseases as one's neighbors.
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Well, the Internet is this miracle. It is an absolutely extraordinary idea that you can press a send button, and you are publishing to the world.
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Trans people deserve something vital; they deserve your respect. From that respect comes a more compassionate community.
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Religion is a matter of the heart. No physical inconvenience can warrant abandonment of one's own religion.
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The government must adopt a rights-based approach that speaks to the needs and aspirations of surrogate mothers, children born out of surrogacy, and all individuals who want access to altruistic surrogacy services.
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It's not like he called me up and asked me. They've never wanted to throw us into that world, and I think our decision probably shocked them. But I love my dad, and I think I'd regret it if I didn't do this.
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Drawings don't have a point. Cartoons, you want to have an opinion; you want them to express a viewpoint.
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No, I don't believe in genius. I believe in freedom. I think anyone can do it. Anyone can be like Rembrandt.
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I prefer directing to acting. There is huge freedom that comes from being behind the camera. It brings a lot of responsibilities as well, but is intensely rewarding. Particularly the chance to help draw out the best in young actors.
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If I grew up in 'da hood,' it would make my story so much more interesting - if I had something to escape from. I had a pretty good life. My parents weren't rich; they weren't poor. I wasn't trying to escape from anything. It was always just the pursuit of something cooler.
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One of the reasons I wanted to leave my position at Common Cause and return to politics was to regain the freedom to speak out politically - to not be constrained by a non-partisan organization.