Daniel Patrick Moynihan Quotes
People who pierce the veil of money rarely return with their faculties altogether intact.
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In Hollywood, you can live alongside very famous but still incredibly boring people. I've never wanted to be immortal. Even if nobody remembers me after my death, it's still okay with me.
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A statesman who keeps his ear permanently glued to the ground will have neither elegance of posture nor flexibility of movement.
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I'm not an anti-capitalist, or anarchist. I want capitalism to work.
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No god ever gave any man anything, nor ever answered any prayer at any time - nor ever will.
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So long as you do not achieve social liberty, whatever freedom is provided by the law is of no avail to you.
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In the future, I want to have super-fights.
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I think America has a brilliant future.
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My mother worked in factories, worked as a domestic, worked in a restaurant, always had a second job.
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Every time you go to the doctor and get a good report, the odds keep staking more in your favour.
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Anyone should be able to read comics.
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In many films, as many different characters, I've killed many different people.
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Look, there ought to be politics in politics.
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I write about wounds, the eternal treasons of life. It's not very funny, but it's sincere. My commitment is to sincerity.
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Unlike President Obama, I am not afraid to state, without a wink or a nod, that the government has no right to tell us who we can marry or not marry.
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No, I am not a homosexual. If I were a homosexual, I would hope I would have the courage to say so. What's cruel is that you are forcing me to say I am not a homosexual. This means you are putting homosexuals down. I don't want to do that.
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I like excess. And giant M&M's.
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Any deal that allows Iran to enrich uranium, which allows them to ultimately break out within a few months with a nuclear weapon, is a disaster for the world.
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In the U.S., diversity is a politically correct slogan. In India, it is a historical fact. Much as we in the West may resent it, India has a lot to teach us when it comes to religious tolerance.
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I'll put the Packers' best players on defense. It's best for a team and good for its morale.
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Nothing is an accident: it's always someone's fault; perhaps-but no one teaches us how to live with our mistakes. Everyone is isolated, alone with his or her anguish and guilt, and too penetrating a question can mean people are not able to face one another the next day.
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I didn't go Hollywood on the outside with flashy cars, upstairs maids and mink-covered bathroom fixtures. I went Hollywood on the inside, and that's worst of all. I tried to avoid being natural. I lowered my voice. I copied the mannerisms of other stars. I struck poses.
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Everyone thinks that Prince and I had a beautiful, romantic love affair, but we didn't. We just let people think that in order to promote 'Purple Rain.'
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It makes no sense to ship atoms when you can ship bits.
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People who pierce the veil of money rarely return with their faculties altogether intact.
