Chris Patten Quotes
It is not unusual for electorates to want contradictory things, and politicians often make promises accordingly.
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I'm starting to find my own style.
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My opinion, my conviction, gains immensely in strength and sureness the minute a second mind as adopted it.
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Some minds seem almost to create themselves, springing up under every disadvantage and working their solitary but irresistible way through a thousand obstacles.
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I've been happily dedicated to the same woman for a number of years. I never even look at other women.
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I love my music, so I want to produce, write, and serve my music. I've had to learn about EQ frequencies and programming and space and clutter and how to be a better piano or bass player - everything.
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I got into retailing because I wanted a real job.
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I realized late in life that my twin passions are music and people.
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Isolation is a big part of songwriting.
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Some people look gender non-conforming because they want to look that way - they don't want to conform to society's expectations.
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Women's art, political art - those categorisations perpetuate a certain kind of marginality which I'm resistant to. But I absolutely define myself as a feminist.
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I got a little house in East L.A. and did the gardening. I was doing some acting here and there, doing my own thing... getting back to reality.
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Whether you're a Democrat or Republican, I want everyone to know that I'm here. We'll talk; we'll visit.
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Yes, sir, I was in the processing room watching them actually process the film.
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Since no one but you can know what's best for you, government control can't make your life better.
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What's frustrating to me is when, on a low-budget movie, people don't take chances. A big-budget movie, that script's your bible; nobody's going to risk going off the page. But when you're doing a very low-budget film, why not take some chances, intellectually, artistically?
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Personally, I believe people who have a lots of memories are people who are living with zest.
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I love it when people say things to me in public and want to meet me, because I want to meet them! Early on, my manager told me, 'If you want to sell 500,000 records, then go out there and meet 500,000 people.'
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Even though education was key in my family, I had no access to museums or art where we lived. I was a bit starved.
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I respect the Pantera fans with all my heart.
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International incidents must not be allowed to shape foreign policy, foreign policy must shape the incidents.
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A man who has been through bitter experiences and travelled far enjoys even his sufferings after a time.
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It's funny now how much we look at - whatever you want to call it: art, design, culture stuff, film - online, and how in the online world, you're instantly global.
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We're Mexi-cans not Mexi-can'ts.
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It is not unusual for electorates to want contradictory things, and politicians often make promises accordingly.
