Bill Owens Quotes
Government can't create wealth, but it can create the conditions for private enterprise to flourish.
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If I can help a kid discover a liking, or even a passion for music in their life, then that's a wonderful thing.
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As the possessor of complete knowledge, God is not mistaken about people's experiences as people are mistaken about each others' experiences.
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As someone who is in awe and grateful every day to be in a country where freedom of the press, free speech and free elections are a way of life, I am wowed, amazed and excited by the opportunity to moderate a 2012 presidential debate.
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In Hollywood, you play a mom and instantly, you've got osteoporosis.
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I'm not one of these million-dollar actors. I have always been just a working actor. I probably work more than I would like to.
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If you sit in a bath of pineapple chunks, it can kill you. That's well documented.
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First scenes are super-important to me. I'll spend months and months pacing and climbing the walls trying to come up with the first scene. I drive for hours on the freeway.
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Hold everybody accountable? Ridiculous!
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I'm a big fan of Justin Timberlake and Bruno Mars – that's my next level. You've got to dream. People have always tried to shoot me down for wanting to be a big worldwide star. But why not? You have to broaden your horizons and put yourself out there.
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The idea that you can make love and not war really is pretty neat. That thing in Korea, the thing in Israel - that's all over the world. There must be a new way of thinking.
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The only time some people work like a horse is when the boss rides them.
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I think social media, it in a way forces companies to be more authentic or more transparent because it gives a voice to the consumer and a reach to the consumer that they didn't have before.
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What do young, budding artists do, but go to law school? I had creative periods now and again, but it wasn't until I was practicing law that I really needed a creative outlet. I'd come home from long days at the office and draw, paint, and sculpt from clay, wire - even candy.
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You can be on top of everything, and the next minute, you're going to be on the bottom.
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Dirk is like the German Moses, invincible and inspiring. That is why 'His Name Is Dirk' must be the Official Fan Song for Dirk Nowitzki.
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I don't mind playing my music live. It's fun. But what my real passion is is writing music.
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To find a prince, you gotta kiss some toads.
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Penmanship means a lot to me. I don't have cursive penmanship, though. I've created my own penmanship. It's very clear. Everyone can read it. I write things down all day long.
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I'm not playing for lack of options. But this is such a fleeting thing. When I'm done, I'm never, ever going to be able to come back to it. I know Vancouver is my last go.
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If the Islamic world is so suffused with rage and hatred of us - for our wars, occupations, drone attacks, support of Israel, decadent culture, and tolerance of insults to Islam and the Prophet - why should we call for free elections, when the people will use those elections to vote into power rulers hostile to the United States?
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The grandest of heroic deeds are those which are performed within four walls and in domestic privacy.
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It is questionable if all the mechanical inventions yet made have lightened the day's toil of any human being.
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Don't expect me to cry for the wrong reasons.
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Government can't create wealth, but it can create the conditions for private enterprise to flourish.
