Daniel Patrick Moynihan Quotes
People who pierce the veil of money rarely return with their faculties altogether intact.
Quotes to Explore
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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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No god ever gave any man anything, nor ever answered any prayer at any time - nor ever will.
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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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Those who promise us paradise on earth never produced anything but a hell.
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We do live in an environment of crony capitalism, and the main reason we do is that loopholes are for sale, and both parties have their hands out through those loopholes.
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When you're dressing on a budget, simplicity is key.
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I wish that the arts were better supported, and you can't say that enough times, but I also believe that whatever happens, artists will keep going.
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The house built on the sand may oftentimes be built higher, have more fair parapets and battlements, windows and ornaments, than that which is built upon the rock; yet all gifts and privileges equal not one grace.
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I had the radio on, I was driving. Trees flew by, me and Del were singing, Little Runaway, I was flying.
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People who pierce the veil of money rarely return with their faculties altogether intact.
