Blake Farenthold Quotes
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The response of anybody interested in liberty is that we all have a say and the ability to have an argument is exactly what liberty is, even though it may never be resolved. In any authoritarian society the possessor of power dictates, and if you try and step outside he will come after you.
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I don't have many friends in Philadelphia. I sort of have one. I have the dog and someone else.
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I have many different sides; I can be the life and soul of the party - or a wallflower.
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Even under Obamacare, there are people that get subsidized insurance. But that has a $6,000 deductible. What do you think they do with that $6,000 deductible? They are still a nonpayer.
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The world is slowly evolving into a place where the things that we have seen as being taboo are starting to open up a bit more.
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Einstein was a man who could ask immensely simple questions. And what his work showed is that when the answers are simple too, then you can hear God thinking.
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It was a joy to be a part of the team that created Round The Horne. I was involved with the show at a time of my life when I was very happy., and that happiness overflowed into the scripts.
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If Asian America exists, it is because of systemic racism.
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Even before ObamaCare, the government took care of the bottom 5 or 10 percent of the public who were on Medicaid.
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Life without Liberty is far worse than death.
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I meet fascinating people I respect and idolise all the time.
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I have to prove everything. Especially when you're coming from an off year after the injuries, and you come back, and you have to prove a lot of things to the fans, to the team, to your teammates, to the sport. You have to prove a lot of things out there on the field.
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I don't wear sunscreen. I don't have a skincare program.
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Something I like to do a lot is just sit by water when there's a current and just stare into the water. I don't fish, I don't hunt, I don't scuba, I don't spear, don't boat, don't play basketball or football - I excel at staring into space. I'm really good at that.
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A clever conjurer is welcome anywhere, and those of us whose powers of entertainment are limited to the setting of booby-traps or the arranging of apple-pie beds must view with envy the much greater tribute of laughter and applause which is the lot of the prestidigitator with some natural gift for legerdemain.
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Kids and adults are treated differently on sets. Being a kid, you can get away with anything, and it looks cute. But as an adult, it's a whole new journey.
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A lack of transparency results in distrust and a deep sense of insecurity.
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The herd seek out the great, not for their sake but for their influence; and the great welcome them out of vanity or need.
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I'm just challenging white supremacy at its intellectual heart every day. It's a pedagogy that I deploy against some of the most vicious resistance to blackness that whiteness is able to throw up. I engage in a lot of intellectual combat with supremacists and with the predicate of white supremacy and white indifference to black identity, and brown and red and yellow identity too, for that matter.
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All it takes is one drink to mess with the way you drive - it clouds your judgment and slows your reflexes. Don't take any chances. It just isn't worth it.
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Jung Chang was the first person to tell a grand historical, political story through a personal narrative.
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CompUSA was a bad decision. We stayed too much with CompUSA, and we stayed too short with Apple.
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Nobody likes to make a hard decision, because you're running every two years.
