Chief Joseph Quotes
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Nearly all government advice on terrorism sacrifices practical particulars for an unalarming tone. The usual guidance is to maintain a three-day supply of food and water along with a radio, flashlight, batteries and first-aid kit.
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Not every woman has time to go to a salon and have her hair blow-dried every day.
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Pigeons are gentle and smart and have complex social relationships. Their hearing and vision are both excellent.
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My spelling is Wobbly. It's good spelling but it Wobbles, and the letters get in the wrong places.
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I like to be underdressed rather than overdressed. For an event or a premiere, it's fun to dress up more - then I like to experiment.
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The thing that can get kind of annoying is, when you travel so much, how hectic it gets. I was being interviewed once - it was a phone interview - and they said, 'Where are you right now?' and I didn't know where I was.
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One of life's fundamental truths states, 'Ask and you shall receive.' As kids we get used to asking for things, but somehow we lose this ability in adulthood. We come up with all sorts of excuses and reasons to avoid any possibility of criticism or rejection.
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All novels attempt to cut neural routes through the brain, to convince us that down this road the true future of the novel lies.
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Every single administration in American political history has put cronies and pals and donors into political positions. But normally those people become the ambassador to Liechtenstein or the deputy undersecretary of commerce.
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Italy advocates the adoption of a legal instrument on cultural diversity, guaranteeing every country the protection of its own historical identity and the uniqueness of its physical and intangible cultural heritage.
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I'm addicted to making music, but I don't want to do it forever. I just want a farm. Farms make you happy.
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No change can come if those who are impacted the most by discrimination are not willing to stand up for themselves.
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I like teaching and the contact with young minds keeps one on one's toes.
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I have an interest in languages and make an effort to learn.
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This was something I always dreamed and wanted to be part of, when women's wrestling was freakin' cool, and now it is.
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James Brown is important because he decorates the clock correctly and he's good with lower mathematics. Don't get me wrong – he's good.
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Chelsea have made a good investment for me, but I did not put any pressure on them.
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I stopped thinking about it after trying to figure out what are the lessons learned, and there are so many. After I had basically sorted that out, I figured it's time to really look at the future and not at the past.
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I've always loved dogs and have had one since I was three. We bought her from a kid selling puppies out of a cardboard box on the street where we lived in New York City. Great dog. We named her 'Marcella' after a Raggedy Ann character. She grew up with us.
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We are scheduled to meet this year fewer days than any Congress since at least 1948. And that is even before I was born. So far, we are in the 123rd day of this year, and yet we have only had 26 voting days in this body. That is a shame.
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Because the Internet is so new, we still don't really understand what it is. We mistake it for a type of publishing or broadcasting, because that's what we're used to. So people complain that there's a lot of rubbish online, or that it's dominated by Americans, or that you can't necessarily trust what you read on the Web.
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Great things are accomplished by talented people who believe they will accomplish them.
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I think people are afraid to express their opinions half the time.
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My father... had sharper eyes than the rest of our people.
