Betsy DeVos Quotes
It would be fine with me to have myself worked out of a job, but I'm not sure that - I'm not sure that there will be a champion movement in Congress to do that.
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There are men so philosophical that they can see humor in their own toothaches. But there has never lived a man so philosophical that he could see the toothache in his own humor.
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There is no question that chemical weapons attacks are a heinous abuse of humanity and power. But to assume that military strikes are an effective retribution for the crime committed is wrong.
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When you look at the results that Newt Gingrich got when he was speaker, he got results for the American people.
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The most inspiring objects are books. I have about 5,000 volumes in my home library. It's an unending source of visuals and ideas.
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The death of my kid made me a stronger person. There's no end to what I'm willing to do.
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Renouncement: the heroism of mediocrity.
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I love all things Christmas.
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I grew up in a Hindu household but went to a Roman Catholic school. I grew up with a mother who said, 'I'll arrange a marriage for you at 18,' but she also said that we could achieve anything we put our minds to an encourage us to dream of becoming prime minister or president.
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Complete abstinence is easier than perfect moderation.
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I have a dress-up chest at home. I love to create this fantasy kind of thing.
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Blip.tv is growing its audience by forming partnerships with traditional TV manufacturers and a new breed of company in the set-top box market that lets consumers connect to the Internet via their televisions.
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A startup is literally just a series of unfortunate events where you failed, failed, failed, and failed until you succeed.
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I'm much more optimistic about this next generation because this is the first global generation.
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No one goes into the office for fun. You go, and even if you love it, you're there to work.
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Any nominations a movie gets helps to raise the level of curiosity in the public, so in that sense awards and nominations are important.
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Educators shouldn't be afraid of cliches. You know why? Because kids don't know most of them! They're a new audience. And they're inspired by cliches.
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When you have young children, it is hard to see live performances. Unless I am in it. I do manage to see my husband Rupert Goold's work, of course.
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I am a hopeless romantic. And I won't stop till I get it right.
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There's always some difference between your Latino and African-American communities. But we definitely have more similarities than differences.
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You promote your films; it's part of your job. You do the magazine covers and stuff, and then I try to live a really normal life. I definitely don't try to make it into any more craziness than it is.
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You are not going to put 100,000 police officers on the streets overnight and do the right job. To put them on the streets, to see that they're properly trained; you have to do it in an orderly way over a period of time.
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I was advised by an American agent when I was about 19 to change my surname.
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It would be fine with me to have myself worked out of a job, but I'm not sure that - I'm not sure that there will be a champion movement in Congress to do that.
