Dennis Ross Quotes
It has been an honor to work in the Obama Administration and to serve this President, particularly during a period of unprecedented change in the broader Middle East. Obviously, there is still work to do but I promised my wife I would return to government for only two years and we both agreed it is time to act on my promise.
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I was a little hesitant at first because there's so many ways you can get 'Straight Outta Compton' wrong. You know, it's such a great story; it's such a classic tale. I was a little nervous 'cause it's like a very narrow road to success with that type of story - you got to get it right - but when I read it, I was pleasantly surprised.
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I am a Buddhist.
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I actually like to sing on 'Rock Band.' I prefer to take the mic.
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We are so Post-Modern that we don't realize how Post-Modern we are anymore.
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I ran for Congress in 2012 because I had had enough. Enough of career politicians, enough of political gamesmanship, and enough of the lack of leadership in Washington.
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In the future, I'd like to see paleontology as a whole get a lot more quantitative.
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I've always been extremely physically active.
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I've always thought of myself as a character actor, even though I've played some leading-man roles.
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Listen to my voice - I sound like I'm permanently congested.
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I like me better naked. I don't mean that in a vain way... When you put clothes on, you immediately put a character on. Clothes are adjectives, they are indicators. When you don't have any clothes on, it's just you, raw, and you can't hide.
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I don't understand people who dream in black and white. I just don't get it. My dreams have always been vivid color.
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I love working with a cast and a group of people every day, which is different than recording because you're usually pretty isolated and alone. They serve as a good balance for each other.
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Every man is a consumer, and ought to be a producer. He is by constitution expensive, and needs to be rich.
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I find myself really feeling like it's possible that maybe the greater contribution I'm going to be able to make through this next phase of my life might be as a writer writing wonderful parts for women, or even writing wonderful parts for myself, you know?
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Fallible characters are more interesting than superheroes in the end.
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What becomes a crime deserving capital punishment when the tables are turned is a matter of small moment when the negro woman is the accusing party.
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I don't like the 'must', the 'always', and the 'never' words. I don't like 'no' either.
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Have I been wiretapped? Yes. But who they said wiretapped me was incorrect.
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A world without war is not in the cards.
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Thus, whether it be wit or beauty that a man’s in love with, there are no great hopes of a lasting happiness; beauty, with all the helps of arts, is of no long date; the more it is , the sooner it decays; and he, who only or chiefly chose for beauty, will in a little time find the same reason for another choice.
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My parents were Beatle fans, but my mom was especially a Lennon fan, so I was exposed to him more. I remember her playing 'Double Fantasy' quite often.
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Joy comes when we have the Spirit in our lives. When we have the Spirit, we rejoice in what the Savior has done for us.
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It has been an honor to work in the Obama Administration and to serve this President, particularly during a period of unprecedented change in the broader Middle East. Obviously, there is still work to do but I promised my wife I would return to government for only two years and we both agreed it is time to act on my promise.
