Chris Matthews Quotes
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Suning Appliance has no problem of financial risk. Do you think I'm risky? I'm definitely not risky.
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We are not interested in cloning the Michael Jordans and the Michael Jacksons of this world. The rich and the famous don't participate in this.
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I always had dreams as a kid. I definitely sat at home and watched the Oscars every year and got emotional every year at everyone's speeches.
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Time is valuable; people are busy.
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I'm entirely self-taught, which I think is both a blessing and a curse.
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Listen to my voice - I sound like I'm permanently congested.
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The really courageous and bold thing is to make movies about human behaviour.
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If you live in rock and roll, as I do, you see the reality of sex, of male lust and women being aroused by male lust. It attracts women. It doesn't repel them.
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Everybody knew that I could type pretty well.
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It should be known that Israel is based on treachery.
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Values are more important than money.
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I used to get a shiver if I thought about holding balloons, because I was scared of floating away.
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It is the mainspring of life, courage. And courage has many faces.
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The world gets very small after a while, if you stick around long enough.
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Al Qaeda has overplayed their hand. What the al Qaeda do when they go into a town or village or a neighborhood inside a major city is they get a stranglehold on the people themselves. They force the men to wear beards and the women to be properly costumed and essentially completely covered up.
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Writing changed my life. It has an existential dimension, and that's the same for every writer. Every artist has a moment of awakening, of happening upon an idea that grabs hold of you, regardless of whether you are a painter or a writer.
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I can never sit still. I wanna hurl myself into life.
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Wine gives a man nothing... it only puts in motion what had been locked up in frost.
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I have a friend of mine who does me on his answering machine, and when I call him, I answer. It's pretty strange.
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A lot of parents today are terrified that something they say to their children might make them 'feel bad.' But, hey, if they've done something wrong, they should feel bad. Kids with a sense of responsibility, not entitlement, who know when to experience gratitude and humility, will be better at navigating the social shoals of college.
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It was clear that VA was in need of reform, and when the president asked for help, I could not say no. First, I felt I could help, and my private sector experience was relevant. Second, that this was my chance to give back to those that had stepped up to serve our country.
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Leaders should lead as far as they can and then vanish. Their ashes should not choke the fire they have lit.
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Paying tax is not a punishment. It's a responsibility.
