Paul Wellstone Quotes
The people of this country, not special interest big money, should be the source of all political power.
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I cannot summon up inspiration; I myself am summoned.
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I just love vintage. I have far too many vintage dresses.
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I think I am very hands-on mother. I am very strict, and my daughter keeps telling me, 'You are too hard on me,' and I keep telling her, 'I have to be hard because if I am not hard, you will not learn the lessons that I want you to learn.' I think it is really important to be that way.
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I think it's flattering when people say I'm a role model, but I don't think I am. It depends on your outlook on the word 'role model.' I'm not perfect or anything. I just consider it a great compliment.
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Turn your attention for a while away from the worries and anxieties. Remind yourself of all your many blessings.
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New York is a field of tireless and antagonistic interests undoubtedly fascinating but horribly unreal. Everybody is looking at everybody else a foolish crowd walking on mirrors.
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I said it several times: a blow you are getting from a friend is still a blow, but more painful.
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With me serving as the president, we filed a $3-million lawsuit against the league and its member clubs in an attempt to win increased pension benefits and a larger share Of television revenue.
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It is absolutely critical for competitiveness in the United States for us to really raise the bar in education, especially in math, in science, in technology.
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It would be hard to ignore the absence of democracy in any Arab nation.
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As independent filmmakers, we are actually deeply dependent on each other. The Spirit Awards are a public expression of those bonds, the intricate set of relationships and histories that we filmmakers depend on to make our most personal work.
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Architecture is undistinguished, sometimes derelict, but occasionally, as in 'Post and Beam,' there is something arresting in a setting... the building behind the Cathedral.
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I'm the kind of person whose clothes are all hung up and color-coordinated, to the point where my whites don't touch my creams.
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I want to serve chess through games, books that are works of art. I would like to bring the game closer to many people all over the world.
Garry Kasparov -
I'm just someone who marvels at God.
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I'm the Chris Martin of hip-hop.
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Television has shied away from being too dark, because so much has happened to us recently here in the West, and people are sort of wanting to see more uplifting sorts of things.
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Maven is very much a haunting presence in 'Glass Sword.' His influence is everywhere, and he dogs Mare and Cal like no other. He's my favorite character to write because he's so complex, but also because he affects everyone else so deeply. He's kind of like the source of gravity. Everyone moves around him and what he's done.
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There's a lot of America that's Christian. I would not describe us, though, on the whole, as a Christian nation.
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I grew up in Northern California, and theater is all there was. I didn't know how to go about starting a career when I was 10.
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The Violence Against Women Act is so important. It provides money to train the cop on the beat, to train the judges that this is a new day, that we won't tolerate this violence and to know how to deal with it.
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Making a movie to entertain people, that's just as important as telling people about our stories.
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I am always looking for stories that have not been told too much, and one story that I think is really gripping and important is what police officers go through.
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The people of this country, not special interest big money, should be the source of all political power.
