Daniel Patrick Moynihan Quotes
The atmosphere in which social legislation is considered is not a friend of truth.
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Without being aware, I think I was being indoctrinated into what was called Vitalism, the idea that what makes life worth living, the good life, consists of accepting challenges, solving problems, discovery, personal growth, personal change.
Edmund Phelps
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I'm not a babysitter.
Adam Lambert
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Unless man is committed to the belief that all mankind are his brothers, then he labors in vain and hypocritically in the vineyards of equality.
Adam Clayton U2
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I'm definitely not a super great guitarist. Ultimately, I just write a lot of love songs.
Vance Joy
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Teaching is a profession in which capacity building should occur at every stage of the career - novices working with accomplished colleagues, skillful teachers sharing their craft, and opportunities for teacher leadership.
Randi Weingarten
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I don't think there will ever be a time I don't write, and I hope there will never be a time I don't act.
Octavia Spencer
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Every newspaper editor says the heart of the paper is the reporter - which is true - except for the pay!
Jack Germond
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I definitely want to win a gold medal, that should be everybody's goal.
Laura Wilkinson
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I get a lot of disbelief that my accent could actually be real, which seems strange.
Ed Weeks
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I have no pretension that I belong in D.C. I mean, I have to be cautious on how we do our restaurant.
Daniel Boulud
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When you're competitive, the last thing you want to do is come out of a game, regardless of what kind of injury it is - whether it's an ankle, a knee, a rib, or a head injury.
Aaron Rodgers
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There's no sex in Middle Earth.
Ian Mckellen
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I was an umpire at little league softball games. I only lasted a few games because I wasn't one hundred percent clear on all the rules.
Kate McKinnon
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I love to read poetry but I haven't written anything that I'm willing to show anybody.
Abraham Verghese
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If there's a cat, I obliterate it by putting polka dot stickers on it. I obliterate a horse by putting polka dot stickers on it. And I obliterated myself by putting the same polka dot stickers on myself.
Yayoi Kusama
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I entered the acting world at a time when there was a higher demand for Middle Eastern actors in the post-9/11 world, and yeah, the roles weren't great.
Nazanin Boniadi
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I am not a director or a writer, but a filmmaker.
Frances McDormand
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What I care about is readers because without readers I can't make a living... And I think it's a bad thing for the world if people don't read anymore. I want people to read a lot.
Barry Eisler
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I'm a fat kid on the inside. I love food so much, and I fluctuate about 25 to 30 pounds between movies. I feel like I have to do a chess movie that requires very little movement at some point, just so I can eat pizza and play chess on the beach all day.
Channing Tatum
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'The truth is that the public has done one of those startling and amazing things that they do about once in a hundred years. They’ve seized an idea.''What is it?''That however the brains and abilities of men may differ, their stomachs are essentially the same.'
F. Scott Fitzgerald
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Investment is crucial. Because the truth is, you only get jobs and growth in the economy when people invest money, at their own risk, in setting up a business or expanding an existing business.
John Key
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When we have not the strength or the courage to grasp a new truth, we persuade ourselves that it is not a truth at all.
John Lancaster Spalding
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The atmosphere in which social legislation is considered is not a friend of truth.
Daniel Patrick Moynihan