David Ignatius Quotes
Making economic policy isn't a popularity contest, especially when financial markets are in a panic.
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I think that, as is the case offline, we should not be tolerant of hate speech, racist comments, or groups that promote hatred or intolerance in any shape or form.
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God surrounded me with people of faith, people of strong faith, people of power, spiritual power, and I saw little miracles happen in their lives. By it happening in their lives, I started believing it could happen to me.
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The difference between Amazon and us is Amazon is more like an empire - everything they control themselves, buy and sell.
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Painting bodies with the patterns of Kusama's hallucinations obliterated their individual selves and returned them to the infinite universe.
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Anytime I'm involved with anything that's well-received, it's a surprise to me.
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The Fed has become an accomplice in the support of totalitarian regimes throughout the world.
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I fell in love with acting, just going to a lot of plays. My parents went to a lot of plays, and I went to a lot of schools that would get plays for kids.
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This country is becoming increasingly authoritarian. It's based on capital punishment.
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President Obama was never going repeal Obamacare - he was not going to be brought to his knees with the threat of a government shutdown.
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I will negotiate with my worst enemy.
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Marvel has such a huge slice of the pie.
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I have a really hard time abiding by falsehoods being left in place.
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I know I'm not the greatest singer or dancer, but that doesn't interest me. I'm interested in being provocative and pushing people's buttons.
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I had to learn not to let anyone push me around, to be brave and to say things I knew might make people mad.
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You have a right to your opinion about the work that you're doing. An artist is as equally important as the director. If you believe that, you can work in any circumstances.
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I stickhandle a lot at practice. I watch a lot of hockey, so I try to either pick up something from other players or watch some video and see what kind of move would work in the same situation.
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You know, people really don't understand what actors do.
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I know enough of the family life of officers. I scarcely know my own children or they me.
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You want to balance the budget in this country? We change the salary structure for Congress and the President. Every year they don't balance the budget, we don't pay them.
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Things that don't have a big impact seem to be crucial. Always when you go out to make a movie you have questions, "What if this doesn't work? What if that doesn't work?" you want to cover yourself, you want to bring back enough [footage] so you can do something.
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Making vocal hooks is my favorite thing to do. That's what I love about songwriting - making catchy stuff.
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I was brought up in an environment where my parents expressed their financial concerns in front of their children.
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If you don't have a functioning financial system the world economy won't be revived. All the major economies have their responsibility to assist at a pace which is required to clean up the balance sheet of the banking system and to ensure that credit flows are resumed.
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Making economic policy isn't a popularity contest, especially when financial markets are in a panic.
