Darrell Issa Quotes

The debate on how to shrink the federal government is at the core of our problem of government not doing its job.

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• Winning is great, but being able to finish my last Olympic Games on American soil was very important. Even though I was injured, I didn't let my psyche get the best of me and cause me to doubt myself, so I was willing to pull every muscle in my body in '96 in order to get the job done and I came away with the bronze medal.

  

  Jackie Joyner-Kersee
  • Great
  • Important
  • Done

• It is the job of our military to protect America and to hunt down and kill those who would threaten to murder Americans.

  

  Ted Cruz
  • Job
  • America
  • Military

• I try to get in people's heads. My job is to get the ball, so if I'm talking trash to an O-lineman or quarterback or receiver, and they start thinking about me, that's good, because they aren't thinking about the game anymore.

  

  Malik Jackson
  • People
  • Good
  • Thinking

• There are things that government can do to incentivize the free market to do a better job, yes. But is that a replacement for getting in the way, actively, of the fossil fuel industry and preventing them from destroying our chances of a future on a livable planet? It's not a replacement.

  

  Naomi Klein
  • Job
  • Future
  • Free

• Part of my job as Children's Laureate is to visit schools and talk about my love of books and stories and encourage them all to do it as well - to read, to write, to never be afraid of their own voice. Because we all have something to say.

  

  Malorie Blackman
  • Children
  • Love
  • Job

• Boxing is a sport. We allow each other to hit each other, but I'm not treating my opponent like my enemy. We're doing a job to entertain people.

  

  Manny Pacquiao
  • People
  • Job
  • Enemy

• I put myself out there; it's part of my job, and I get it: people will attack me. At first I was thrown off, but now I have a pretty thick skin about it.

  

  Zooey Deschanel
  • People
  • Job
  • Pretty

• The way the recession has affected Hollywood, a lot of actors that had robust opportunities before in film no longer have such plum options, so cable has done a good job of becoming a happy medium for artists deemed film actors.

  

  Omari Hardwick
  • Good
  • Done
  • Job

• I know how ridiculous this sounds because of the job I do but I don't believe in romanticism and make-believe.

  

  Laura Marling
  • Believe
  • Job
  • Know

• It's quite a job, so to speak, when you can really be with your child for 21 out of 24 hours.

  

  Natalie MacMaster
  • Job
  • Child
  • Speak

• The best job goes to the person who can get it done without passing the buck or coming back with excuses.

  

  G. M. Trevelyan
  • Done
  • Job
  • Best

• I think I would have been so much in awe of the movie set, the people and what everybody's job was, that I don't know if I would be able to concentrate on the character.

  

  Daisy Fuentes
  • People
  • Character
  • Job

• Having a lot of people suddenly depending on me to get the job done was a marvelous motivator. The book and movie deals seemed to flip a switch in my head, and off I went.

  

  Laura Hillenbrand
  • People
  • Done
  • Job

• I had a job since I was old enough to work - since I was, like, 14.

  

  G-Eazy
  • Work
  • Job
  • Enough

• I have always been very comfortable in little clothing; its part of my job.

  

  Candice Swanepoel
  • Job
  • Always
  • Comfortable

• I think it's really the job of the composer, the artist, the painter, the writer to present people with options. I'm just really reflecting the thoughts and actions around me.

  

  Ian Anderson
  • People
  • Job
  • Present

• Because we are in a war situation, this can sometimes be dangerous work. But guys like A.D. Flowers and his technicians just take it in stride and get on with the job. In four years, we've never had a serious accident or injury working with all the explosions.

  

  Vic Morrow
  • Work
  • Job
  • War

• Every time I do something, I worry it's my last job.

  

  Parker Posey
  • Time
  • Job
  • Worry

• Given Mr. Obama's lack of experience as an executive, and his past performance in crises such as the oil spill, it is reasonable for those of us who support the effort in Afghanistan to worry that he will not be up to the job.

  

  Jim Talent
  • Up
  • Job
  • Experience

• It is scary to write - period - for me, but once you get past the idea that it's scary to write, I still can only be who I am. As a writer, my job, to me, is to expose myself - to really sort of dig in and find out who I am and then put it on the page.

  

  Jason Robert Brown
  • Job
  • Past
  • Period

• I feel 100% sure that I have the career that I have today because of independent filmmaking.

  

  Charlize Theron
  • Today
  • Career
  • Independent

• I'm laughing because I know the secret of life. And the secret of life is that I have validated my existence. I know that I am worth more than my house, my bank account, or any physical thing.

  

  Carlos Santana Santana
  • Life
  • Secret
  • Existence

• The American people intuitively understand this, which is why the majority of Catholics practice birth control and some of those opposed to gay marriage nevertheless are opposed to a Constitutional amendment to ban it. Religious leadership need not accept such wisdom in counseling their flocks, but they should recognize this wisdom in their politics.

  

  Barack Obama
  • People
  • Why
  • American

• The debate on how to shrink the federal government is at the core of our problem of government not doing its job.

  

  Darrell Issa
  • Job