J. B. Pritzker Quotes
I've been honored to take part in protests and events across Illinois, joining with thousands of you in the resistance, making calls, sending letters, and making sure Washington understands that we will not allow the ACA to be repealed.
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If the conditions were right there could be great acceptance. Often it is only when they pose an economic or political threat that it turns really ugly.
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Mr. Speaker, from hurricanes and floods in Latin America to earthquakes in Asia, natural disasters are increasingly becoming a regular feature of life for large numbers of people around the globe.
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My style is all I have. When I go on stage, that's me in my comfort zone. It's not a costume. It's just me. And I want every woman to feel that way.
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So with the end of the Cold War, it became increasingly obvious that there was no basis upon which any decision was being made, not in the White House, and certainly because of that, not in the Congress.
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It's always fun teasing the person. When they ask if I'm gay, I say, 'Oh, I don't know.'
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I didn't think much about batting average when I was playing.
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Music was a big outlet for me. Being able to play an instrument and sing was definitely a good way for me to escape things I was dealing with: family issues, growing up, being a kid and not knowing what I wanted to do with my life.
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In Sweden, they broadcast the American shows in English with Swedish subtitles, whereas in many European countries they dub them. Watching those shows in English was big for me.
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I'm not a party guy. I don't carouse very much.
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Death is the only pure, beautiful conclusion of a great passion.
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Little minds have little worries, big minds have no time for worries.
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The Administration should never have walked away from the Kyoto Treaty. Global warming is real and it is here today. The facts aren't the issue. The policy is the issue. I think the Administration's policy on global warming is dead wrong.
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The most costly of all follies is to believe passionately in the palpably not true. It is the chief occupation of mankind.
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Both my parents are Scottish, and although I grew up in Canada after moving over, all of my family are proud to be Scots.
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The first show I worked on was 'In Living Color.' I think 'The Daily Show' was the culmination of having that point of view - being able to look at this third rail in our society.
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It is the end. But of what? The end of France? No. The end of kings? Yes.
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I love the holidays on 'The Middle' because I feel like I'm getting that very traditional American holiday experience that I never had growing up.
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Albert Grossman called my office and spoke with my partner Richard Leacock and asked if we'd be interested in making a film with his client, Bob Dylan.
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'Married with Children' was racy. It was sexist. It was a lot of things, but mostly it was funny.
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We woke up one day, and Pakistan had nuclear weapons.
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I have a tendency to lean towards a more retro look.
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I wear a lot of wigs as Jacques Mesrine. He'd wear multiple wigs and take them off one at a time to rob three banks in one hour.
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The only real person you need to know is you.
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I've been honored to take part in protests and events across Illinois, joining with thousands of you in the resistance, making calls, sending letters, and making sure Washington understands that we will not allow the ACA to be repealed.
