Fred Rogers Quotes
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Free market economists frequently see minimum wage legislation as mere political intervention. However, there are decent economic theories which show that, under certain circumstances, minimum wages can be beneficial, as it makes workers more productive.
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When I was going through puberty, I had all these feelings of being unstable through those years, and being uncontrollably drawn to things of beauty and things that are bad.
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At 21 years old, I could produce 400 people like that.
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I prepare myself to fight; I prepare myself for myself.
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The Bible is very clear about one thing: Using politics to create fairness is a sin.
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We had a good time mucking about during 'Band of Brothers' when we were young and single.
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If you really want something, it's nerve-racking, but at the same time, I try not to stress myself out about it too much because there are also so many arbitrary things that go into being cast for something - you know, like the color of your eyes, all these things that are kind of out of my control.
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I think you have to do certain things in the pilot to get your network's attention - to break through... So maybe you push a little further in the first show.
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Oh, there's going to be debate because you're dealing with the Bible and religion is supposed to be separate from state and that to me is already a conflict before it even hits the gay issue.
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Freedom and opportunity are precious gifts and the purpose of our politics is to expand them, for all our people.
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Arab-led Islamic fundamentalism destabilizes nations from Algeria to the Philippines.
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You gotta take care of the people that are part of the foundation. If you don't, it crumbles.
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Only the other world has substance and reality; only good deeds and holy learning have tangible worth.
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I knew on the day that I accepted my job at CNN that a ratings victory at 8 P.M. was going to be a formidable challenge. As I have been told over and over, this is the toughest time slot in cable news.
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I could battle rap forever, but it's a joke to me.
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Parents are the last people on earth who ought to have children.
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Russia can be quite a dangerous place sometimes, but I never think about it.
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Grant that the true organ with which the beautiful is apprehended is the imagination, and it follows that all arts are likely to affect the feelings indirectly.
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There are many things my father taught me here in this room. He taught me: keep your friends close, but your enemies closer.
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Question: Is life as difficult as it sometimes seems to be?
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I'm not nearly as big as I was, but I attribute that to eating healthy. I'm just not a skinny girl, and I just want to give more opportunities to people like me.
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Time whizzes by when you have children. They make you aware of the passing of time, but also help keep you young.
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The only places where I have found that simple human dignity, that respect for the other man, and the gracious feel of tolerance and humanity have not been either among the heroes of the class-struggle or the 'thinking men' but among my simple 'backward' people.
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Children are to be respected and I respect them deeply. They've taught me an awful lot.
