Gavin Newsom Quotes
We are not going to turn our backs on people who have been persecuted, turn our backs on people who have been threatened by terror.
Quotes to Explore
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Broadway is really my life.
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We can't continue with a justice of vengeance. Peace will require us to accept a certain degree of impunity; it's inevitable.
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I never smoked. I never drank and I never took drugs. The funny thing is, nothing is more boring, people like this. For me, it's OK. But most of my friends, at least they smoke and drink.
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I've raised Michael. I changed his diapers when he was little.
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A strong accountability system needs to broaden, not narrow, the curriculum. That cannot happen if you only have accountability without adequate school funding. Until Tallahassee understands the need to raise the bar as well as the financial investment, Florida will continue to celebrate mediocrity at the expense of true achievement.
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You can always tell when a man's well informed. His views are pretty much like your own.
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I've personally never had the chance to go to Lambeau Field.
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I found one had to do some work every day, even at midnight, because either you're professional or you're not.
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I think about death most of the day, every day. We can't escape death, and choosing to ignore it only makes it more scary.
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It's really bizarre because no one knows this, but elephants have killed more animal trainers than any other animal.
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Michael Jackson wanted to be in Men in Black II. He told me he had seen the first Men in Black in Paris and had stayed behind and sat there and wept. I had to explain to him that it was a comedy.
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Time is the devourer of all things.
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The thing you fear most has no power. Your fear of it is what has the power. Facing the truth really will set you free.
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Everyone thinks when they start writing that they can't do it. I was lucky. My sister Delia was the most important person in terms of encouraging me.
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Not owning a car anymore, I feel like I'm barely an American. I miss it. And I barely ever get to listen to the radio in the car, which is the best place for radio.
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The risk from viruses is an unanswered question - and it won't be answered until you have had organs transplanted into humans over many years.
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My mom and my dad were married 56 years, and the fact that I reconciled with my dad I think made their marriage a little bit better as well.
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I have never tried to compare myself to anyone else.
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A great deal of her obscurity and cant, Tenar had begun to realize, was mere ineptness with words and ideas. Nobody had ever taught her to think consecutively. Nobody had ever listened to what she said. All that was expected, all that was wanted of her was muddle, mystery, mumbling. She was a witchwoman. She had nothing to do with clear meaning.
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I wasn't thinking of the longevity of any of my songs, but I am extremely pleased with the lasting effect.
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I've been married to the same woman for forty years, and whenever people ask us how we managed to stay married for so long, we usually say as one voice, 'What's the secret? Don't get divorced!'
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At the end of the day, you got to learn from people that been through what you been through; they help you learn from your mistakes.
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We are not going to turn our backs on people who have been persecuted, turn our backs on people who have been threatened by terror.
