Kirk Kerkorian Quotes
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Winning the gold medal should have been the happiest day of my entire life, and it just wasn't. It felt like the saddest day of my life. Everyone was so angry with us, that Scott and I had fallen in love, because it was so unprofessional, and we were a disgrace and had betrayed everybody.
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I fought the best; I've never been afraid of anyone.
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When you grow up without it, you want to have it. It's funny, in America some people say, 'Why do you want to make money so much?' And I say, 'Well, I guess you didn't starve as a kid.'
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Just as we would have no need of the farmer's labor and toil if we were living amid the delights of paradise, so also we would not require the medical art for relief if we were immune to disease, as was the case, by God's gift, at the time of Creation before the Fall.
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I'm very interested to see how this new painting will go - I know I want it big and stark, and as I said, I follow the muse, and that's when it always works perfectly for me.
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Generally speaking, historically in this country, the care of a child has been thought of as female business.
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When you're trained for battle, the idea is that it will be man against man.
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Every city has a Donald Trump; ours is just the Trumpiest.
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The NSA should keep close watch on suspected terrorists to keep our country safe - through programs permitting due process, the naming of a suspect, and oversight by an accountable court.
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I've lived to see key parts of my research absorbed in textbooks and in central banks around the world. And some finance ministries, too.
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I can run up a wall and do a back flip - that's the most impressive thing that I can do.
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Frankly, I thought we would have lost the House by now.
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It's possible for people to gain control of every facet of your life.
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To marry the Irish is to look for poverty.
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There's a huge impact on national security and intelligence. The new normal is going to be more and more of these hacks, whether it's Target or Home Depot or the Office of Personnel Management or Jennifer Lawrence's nude photos.
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Asking a man if he could be trusted was like asking an unwed girl if she was a virgin. The question mattered, but the asking of it was a gross insult.
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The wise man is not waiting for the realness of the world to prove itself to him. How can one be an authority before the experiencing of this realness? My master taught me-and to me it seems chash, meaning correct-that you must not defend against the entering of knowledge.
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Memory, then, is a necessary part of the logical faculty. … The proposition A = A must have a psychological relation to time, otherwise it would be A
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The reversal of a Supreme Court opinion is possible.
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Soap opera seems to be a dirty word, but actually they are the most popular shows we have. People want to know what happens next, people hate the villains and love the lovers. It's good, fun TV. But I wouldn't call 'Downton' a soap opera as such.
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I have never wanted a family. I don't believe in marriage, though I obviously believe it should be legal for everyone who wants to do it. But it is not something I believe in, nor do the characters in my book, nor do any of my friends.
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Games are work. There are economies popping up in games now because people value them.
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I have some eye problems from when I was a pilot.
