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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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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When I was very young, maybe 12 years, I began to make investments.
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'Hi, everybody, and a very pleasant good (afternoon/evening) to you, wherever you may be.'
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Confidence in oneself stems from the trust one has in knowledge.
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When I used to model, the job description is 'shut up and pose.' There are people today who would really like me to go back to that old job description and 'just shut up and pose.'
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I love clothes, so when I wear clothes, they're usually somebody's. You know, I'm not wearing Kmart.
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People who pierce the veil of money rarely return with their faculties altogether intact.
