Dana Perino Quotes
I get a choice every time I have to open my mouth: that it can be with civility and dignity and grace - or not.
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I didn't care what, how much adversity life threw at me. I intended to get to the top.
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I don't give up on commitments until what I've been asked to do is clearly finished.
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I personally don't like to rehearse so much. I really sort of trust my instinct.
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There's certain things as a songwriter that I don't really care to write about, and there are certain things I won't sing about anymore. There are just so many things that I probably thought was OK for me, or have been in the past, that I would never want my son to think was OK.
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I have never once dribbled the whole field and scored a goal by myself.
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It makes no difference who or what you are, old or young, black or white, pagan, Jew, or Christian, I want to love you all and be loved by you all, and I mean to have your love.
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Money brings a lot of responsibility as to what you're going to do with it, and I've given quite a bit of thought to that.
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People say, 'You should let your hair out; you shouldn't be oppressed - you're not in Malaysia anymore. You should show your curves and be proud of it.' But I am proud - it's my choice to cover up my body. I'm not oppressed - I'm free.
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Most people who are looking to get a handgun are going to get a carry permit. But most people don't carry around rifles with them; they keep them at home or at the range.
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I don't know how people recognize me.
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My wife, Caroline Spector, and I pitched some comic ideas to various publishers back in the '80s, but nothing ever came of it.
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One of the most tragic things I know about human nature is that all of us tend to put off living. We are all dreaming of some magical rose garden over the horizon instead of enjoying the roses that are blooming outside our windows today.
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I spent years studying the teachings of Patanjali, and he reminded us several thousand years ago that when we are steadfast - which means that we never slip in our abstention of thoughts of harm directed toward others - then all living creatures cease to feel enmity in our presence.
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If I had to do it all over, I'd be more secluded about it.
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Live every day as if it's going to be your last, and one day, you'll be right.
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An actor has to embody a role.
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I was under the false impression that I could sing in high school, so I did a lot of musical stuff. I can't sing or dance, so that was entertaining for everyone.
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Humanity appreciates truth about as much as a squirrel appreciates silver.
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Everywhere I go, I will make a good payday. But we got to choose the right opponent and the right time and the right venue.
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Hypocrisy is the most difficult and nerve-racking vice that any man can pursue; it needs an unceasing vigilance and a rare detachment of spirit. It cannot, like adultery or gluttony, be practised at spare moments; it is a whole-time job.
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I don't just want to sing about simplistic things all the time. It's good to have a mix of songs that have a real depth, and that provoke and challenge people, and then songs that are fun and people can enjoy.
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Without electricity, there can be no art.
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I have pretty ecumenical tastes. I'm interested in a lot of different kinds of music, so I don't listen with a jaundiced ear to music because it's in a certain category, whether it's country or opera or hip-hop or bebop or whatever it is.
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I get a choice every time I have to open my mouth: that it can be with civility and dignity and grace - or not.
