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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My parents come down to Los Angeles a lot.
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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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Throughout my career, I was never able to relax; I always had to go on the field with another responsibility. I felt like I was playing, not just for my team, but for my race.
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He's a couple sandwiches short of a picnic.
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Our country's political discourse and debate are enriched by discussions of the political implications of our faith traditions, whether they are taking place in our communities, at our dinner tables, or in our places of worship.
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'School of Rock' is fun. Hopefully, I've fleshed it out with a few catchy songs and kept the spirit of the original movie.
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I would want my legacy to be that I was a great son, father and friend.
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When a foreign adversary knows that an American official has deceived or withheld vital information from our government, it creates a fundamental counterintelligence vulnerability that can render that official irreparably compromised.
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I can't think of any other job in journalism where the newsmakers come to you.
