Kirsten Gillibrand Quotes
I believe transparency in government is key to restoring our nation's faith in its elected leaders.
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Advertising, music, atmospheres, subliminal messages and films can have an impact on our emotional life, and we cannot control it because we are not even conscious of it.
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I would say the secret is to be enthusiastic about everything that comes into your life. To care, to care about people. To be excited about everything that comes close to you. I love to read. And I love to write, mostly.
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This identity, this mind, this particular cast of speech, is nearly over.
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Life affords no higher pleasure than that of surmounting difficulties, passing from one step of success to another, forming new wishes and seeing them gratified.
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I've often thought the Bible should have a disclaimer in the front saying, 'This is fiction.'
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Let life happen to you. Believe me: life is in the right, always.
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Discipline and united action are the real source of strength for the nation.
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I'm a sponge for historical images of black people and black history on film.
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Being away from home for six months of the year and seeing your kids grow up on Skype all that time - I think I saw Molly walk for the first time on Skype. That's not good.
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I got the chance to do things that I dreamed of when I was a kid: I got to travel around the world; I had my own 'Goosebumps' attraction at Disney World; I've been on TV and had three TV series.
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I think Barack Obama has brought a new level of ethical standards to Washington. Has he changed some basic hard-knuckle politics? No. You need hard-knuckle politics to succeed.
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I full well realize that politics is a rough and tumble business, but politics should not be reduced to lobbing partisan hand grenades. Politics is not war. Terrorism is.
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At the high school level, the coaches get these kids in revenue-driven sports and take them away from baseball. There's so much pressure on these kids to even play spring football. We need to get the African-American players back in the game, which I think would make it not only a better game, but more exciting and entertaining for everyone.
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Being an actress can be a little like being a girl in the '50s: You're stuck waiting by the phone, hoping that the boy you like will call.
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American power worldwide is at its historic zenith.
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I grew up with 'Star Trek,' so to get to do anything in it was fun for me.
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I'm portable. I carry a laptop and a little recording studio on my back.
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I'm quite British; I've got big, flat feet, and I can't wear heels. I've got very, very pale Celtic skin, so my legs are always a frightening blue color. So when you take out clothes that reveal your legs, shoes that have any kind of heel, no shop will actually take my money.
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The aim of every authentic artist is not to conform to the history of art, but to release himself from it in order to replace it with his own history.
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Much of our anxiety and stress comes when we're focused on fear and disconnected from the voice of our inner guide.
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This mournful truth is ev'rywhere confessed - Slow rises worth, by poverty depressed.
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Why should I go to the States to do a film I wouldn't consider in Europe, just because it's English-speaking?
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I've been doing yoga since 1980 or '81, and I've kind of developed my own routine. It's challenging and thorough, but I'm not holy about it. Sometimes I'll watch a tape of Jon Stewart's show while exercising.
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I believe transparency in government is key to restoring our nation's faith in its elected leaders.
