Bob Taft Quotes
When obedience ceases to be an irritant and becomes our quest, in that moment God will endow us with power.
Quotes to Explore
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It is part of my responsibility as a bridge builder to speak the truth about what's great about America, what we've done right, and what our less glorious moments. And many people feel that the Iraq adventure, for example, has been one of our less glorious moments.
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The fairytale has turned into a nightmare.
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I always carry lip balm and lipstick. Lipstick is a very important beauty product because I find that lips are the most beautiful feature of anyone's face.
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I love Queen Latifah! Queen Latifah is so beautiful! Every time you see her, if it's in a cosmetics ad, or on the red carpet, she's always flawless.
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We are all Julian Assange. Serious reporters discuss classified information every day - go to any Washington or New York dinner party where real journalists are present, and you will hear discussion of leaked or classified information. That is journalists' job in a free society.
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Mankind is not a circle with a single center but an ellipse with two focal points of which facts are one and ideas the other.
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Sometimes shooting on a smaller scale, as long as things don't blow out of proportion, is very liberating.
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I've had some threaten not to give Communion to me, even though they don't know my position, just because I'm a Democrat. I've had cardinals refuse to shake my hand because I'm a Democrat.
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When I was younger I used to pick things just to face the fear.
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Everyone knows nowadays that people 'have complexes'. What is not so well known, though far more important theoretically, is that complexes can have us.
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I've been surprised at how much an unknown like myself can accomplish just by reaching out to people and pleading my case. Quotes for the book cover, reviews and interviews, readings and radio appearances - all this by simply moving ahead and making contact with folks I thought might enjoy the writing.
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My real name is Joe Kennedy, but if you live in Massachusetts, you can't sign 'Joe Kennedy.' So, back in 1957, I stuck the X on my name to be different from those people in Hyannis Port.
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The first time I did a school play was the first time I felt I was good at anything at all. I just loved it.
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If the people like watching me, see me as an example of someone succeeding, as a young guy who has the will to win, then I'm happy.
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The Sin Washer had died centuries ago, and His legacy seemed often to be in the accumulation of connections and power more than the distribution of emotional or spiritual ease. She kept that thought to herself. Wisdom came in many forms, and silence was often the most useful.
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Provided a man is not mad, he can be cured of every folly but vanity; there is no cure for this but experience, if indeed there is any cure for it at all.
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Torremolinos has no Jesus Gil, no pretty little old town, and no resident celebrities to sing its praises.
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Some people will always gossip.
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Luckily I've had a lot of great friends that I've had for a long time.
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Philanthropy can be integrated into business. I believe strongly that companies can be incredible agents of good in the world.
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If you're not doing something or saying something in comedy, the camera is going to go somewhere else.
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I went to see 'Shine a Light,' and it was the most perfect thing I could have done to watch that man do what he does in front of an audience. It's primarily Mick Jagger, but they're all so confident and relaxed and in love with what they do, and aware of the power of what they do. It's just deeply, deeply attractive.
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We think of politics in terms of power and who has the power. Politics is the end to which that power is put.
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When obedience ceases to be an irritant and becomes our quest, in that moment God will endow us with power.
