Bob Schieffer Quotes
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A lot of labels are hiring a lot more accountants than people that know music.
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China's one-child policy was born in 1980, after years of less severe measures to discourage births. The Communist Party promised that the policy would be temporary.
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To the soldier, luck is merely another word for skill.
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Tar sands oil is the dirtiest fuel on Earth. Because producing it consumes so much energy, a gallon of tar sands crude generates 17 percent more carbon pollution than conventional crude oil.
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Project Xanadu is essentially my trademark. It was originally, and has returned to my arms as that.
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I love physical kinds of comedy and getting down and dirty and doing stunts. When I was growing up, I was always getting into fights with guys and usually punching out boys my age because I was a lot bigger and tougher. So I'm naturally accustomed to putting myself into the headspace of a girl who can take care of herself.
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I've seen the greatest actors in the world, transcendent talents, who can't find a home.
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Imperialist enterprise draws political consequences.
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My parents come down to Los Angeles a lot.
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A lot of what acting is paying attention.
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I'm rooting for Saudi Arabia getting a seat on the U.N. Human Rights Council.
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I started writing regularly for 'The Atlantic' roughly around the time that Barack Obama got inaugurated.
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After I started being able to grow a beard, I was obviously done at Disney - until I'm old enough to be a parent or an annoying older brother.
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Experience has shown me that standing by oneself reading from one's book isn't especially compelling - unless you're David Sedaris.
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It's common in rural Ireland to pick up a nickname that relates to an animal, bird, or a spider. Mine became 'scorpion' because I fought back, and scorpions are docile creatures until pushed too far.
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I loved the writing process. I loved it.
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Every actor wants to, in our own sort of weird sort of way, we really want to push ourselves and test ourselves.
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I have a tip that will take five strokes off anyone's golf game. It's called an eraser.
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My first job is big sister and I take that very seriously.
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My job as an actor is to cover and expose in varying allowance that - so that the audience can peek through the window to the people I create.
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I prefer to do in-person interviews, but it's all a part of the job, and I love talking about these movies so much.
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I think we must reflect more on what democracy in the exercise of authority would mean. Is truth determined by a majority vote, only for a new 'truth' to be 'discovered' by a new majority tomorrow?
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I can't think of any other job in journalism where the newsmakers come to you.
