David Plouffe Quotes
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I grew up with injustice and could do nothing about it. But once in America, I had freedom of choice.
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My dad always said, 'Don't worry what people think, because you can't change it.'
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Even when poetry has a meaning, as it usually has, it may be inadvisable to draw it out... Perfect understanding will sometimes almost extinguish pleasure.
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No matter what happens, tennis is still tennis: You can see a lot of great matches, a lot of new people.
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Experiencing those moments of being alone... is a very, very weird flooring and exposing position to be in when you're just not used to it... But I've never been lonely. And with my kids Mia and Joe that remains the case.
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Drama happens in big cricket matches. But also in small cricket matches.
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If I manage to get seven hours' sleep, I'm a pretty good parent.
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There's always a source for humor.
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You can't do something that is morally vacuous or dysfunctional and then write it off saying, 'It wasn't my film, I was just doing a job in it.'
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I now have two different audiences. There's the one that has been watching my action films for 20 years, and the American family audience. American jokes, less fighting.
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I lived the first five years of my life on a farm in Union City, Michigan, with my mom and grandparents. It was the most magical time of my life.
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I took the whole college prep trajectory, and then in my senior year of high school, I decided that performing was something that I had always done as a kid, and I loved it... I said, 'This makes people happy when I do this, I feel good, I get to pretend and explore other areas and learn so much'.
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I had a very big crush on Errol Flynn during 'Captain Blood.' I thought he was absolutely smashing for three solid years, but he never guessed. Then he had one on me but nothing came of it. I'm not going to regret that; it could have ruined my life.
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Holy cow, in the course of one week I feel like I've lived about a year!
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Even the pyramids might one day disappear, but not the Palestinians longing for their homeland.
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The child gets two confusing messages when a parent tells him which is the right fork to use, and then proceeds to use the wrong one. So does the child who listens to parents bicker and fuss, yet is told to be nice to his brothers and sisters.
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John was the smartest and most amazing comedian I've ever worked with. I think more than teaching me about acting or comedy, he taught me about life and the love of people and respect of people.
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I thought I was a sexy symbol!
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Frankly, getting Mexico economically headed in the right direction with good energy policy - Canada, the United States, and Mexico have more known energy reserves than Saudi Arabia and Russia. So developing those and I think you'll see a major movement of people back into Mexico when that occurs when these prices get back. You're going to see a substantial development of the energy business in Mexico and Canada, domestic as well.
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The timing of death, like the ending of a story, gives a changed meaning to what preceded it.
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I am terribly saddened to learn of the passing of Harry Dalton. He was one of the great general managers of our generation. I was fortunate to have him serve as general manager of the Milwaukee Brewers from 1978 through 1991.
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Pride only helps us to be generous; it never makes us so, any more than vanity makes us witty.
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I've ceased making predictions on things because we'll see how they turn out.
