Xavier Becerra Quotes
The question for immigration reform is not if we'll get it done, it's when we'll get it done. It's going to get done.
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Wanted: a man who will not lose his individuality in a crowd, a man who has the courage of his convictions, who is not afraid to say 'No,' though all the world say 'Yes.'
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The undisturbed coastal plain is home to a wide variety of plants and animals and is the only wilderness sanctuary in North America that protects a complete range of the arctic ecosystem.
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Push your luck. If you see a pretty girl in a bar, say something.
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I do get approached occasionally, but not a ton. I'm unrecognizable because I'm coated in cat hair and sweat. And there's a sort of yeti quality to my presence... so I don't think that people can see the face.
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My mother told me I should be a secretary, but I wanted to be an actress from when I was very young.
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I think men, growing up, you have to go through some form of hardship. You've got to harden the metal.
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Throughout American history many of our social gains and much of our progress toward democracy were made possible by the active intervention of the federal government.
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And, of course, in the Philippines there were so many thousands of Americans that were captured by the Japanese and held and who were rescued by Filipino Americans, or Filipinos I should say, and by U.S. troops near the close of the war.
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There are 309 million people out there that are trying to improve their lot in life. And we've got a system that allows them to do it.
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Afghanistan has moved forward and Afghanistan will defend itself. And the progress that we have achieved, the Afghan people will not allow it to be put back or reversed.
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It's such an honor to do this job because I love it. And I get to work outside, and what can beat that?
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I am proud of what I have got and I need an audience.
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The importance of satire is bringing more people to the table. There are a lot of average citizens who aren't interested in politics and would be more interested if it's brought to them in a comedic, funny, satirical way.
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When a marriage culture fails, sexual desire no longer unites; instead it fragments.
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I love fashion and there is no easier way to express yourself than through the clothes you wear.
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A person standing in front of an audience without enthusiasm for his subject and his actions is disconnected from his spirit.
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If you only believe that you're an artist when you have a big advance in your pocket and a single coming out, I would say that's quite soulless. You have to have a sense of your own greatness and your own ability from a very deep place inside you. I am the one with the litmus test in my hands of what people need to hear next.
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The mode by which the inevitable is reached is effort.
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The systematic dismantling of reproductive rights, much like the takedown of collective bargaining, has been taking place in full view.
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Even some of us who make movies underestimate their influence abroad. American movies sell American culture. Foreigners want to see American movies. But that's also why so many foreign governments and groups object to them.
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And my father was a comic. He could play any musical instrument. He loved to perform. He was a wonderfully comedic character. He had the ability to dance and sing and charm and analyze poetry.
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Reason is our soul's left hand, faith her right.
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I've chosen all my films very carefully. I know that I've had better parts in some films than in others. But the films I do are the ones I want to see when I read the screenplays. I guess you can basically say that I've just done things I loved when I read them.
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The question for immigration reform is not if we'll get it done, it's when we'll get it done. It's going to get done.
