Mark McKinnon Quotes
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But we must create in each person a sense of responsibility in order that each one of us can have the right to enjoy all his rights.
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When companies get big, they slow down. They're not as exciting. If you want to get something done, it takes a lot of time and a lot of meetings.
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On my 50th birthday in 2005, my discount-wielding AARP card came in the mail. I hurled it in the trash, put on something fabulous, and had a decadent meal. Just the thought of putting it in my wallet felt like a concession.
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Relinquishing apparent national sovereignty does not have to entail a loss of national sovereignty, but can actually be a benefit.
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I'm 20 years old, and I still love love. I hope I'm sweet. Just your everyday girl.
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I think it's the director's prerogative, not the studio's, to go back and reinvent a movie.
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I've been called Mr. Patient Money because I have the patience to work through challenging circumstances.
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My job isn't to preach to people, it's to entertain them. I like letting the characters speak for themselves.
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Prohibition, like so many other policies imposed from the moral high ground, typically by those who do not drink, disproportionately affects the poor who resort to illegally brewed alcohol when they want a drink, not infrequently leading to their death, and are more likely to be harassed by the police.
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It is not important what Rahul Gandhi thinks, its important what a billion Indians think.
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I don't like baseball movies. I like movies about moral courage and people who are indomitable and courageous and right.
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My grandmother impressed upon me the importance of family, and my grandfather encouraged my hunger for learning.
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Having a credible existence in the private sector frees people to be able to be better public servants. You're less concerned with... toeing the party line and more concerned with doing what is right.
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I condemn what happened in Madrid, but it is suspicious. If tomorrow there will be another bombing, in France for example, who will gain power? Of course not Jacques Chirac, but Le Pen.
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I try to stay consciously away from the roles of the girl who throws herself at the leading man, because I've done it a lot and I want to move on. I ticked that box.
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I'm a character actor, but I look like a leading man.
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At the beginning of the week, I roast a ton of vegetables so I can use them for the next few days. I also plan out meals in advance.
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I try to push ideas away, and the ones that will not leave me alone are the ones that ultimately end up happening.
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It's jarring to go from one amazing experience to another that feels ordinary. I don't quite know how to explain it. You see the uniqueness of what you've been doing, and disassociating yourself from it and going back to the 'normal' life is tough.
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Simply put, when women do well, everybody does better.
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Why do I always choose the shopping cart with the squeaky wheel? Is it my bad luck, or are all the carts dysfunctional?
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People ask if I regret not winning a Stanley Cup, but winning the series against the Soviet Union was the best. It was the greatest experience of my hockey career by far.
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I am interested in politics but have stayed away from writing overtly political songs, or message songs, because I find it difficult to discuss politics intelligently in a 4-minute song. But I am finding there are ways to get bits and pieces of political thought across without preaching that the people have the power or we shall not be moved. Of course these sentiments have their place too - I'm not knocking Phil Ochs - but that's a different kind of music, songs to play at rallies, not to achieve a state of bliss.
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Immigration is the most explosive issue I've seen in my political career.
