Douglas Alexander Quotes
My general approach to opposition is where the government is getting something right, we should say so. And where we disagree with them, we should say so, too.
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Well, I happen to believe all business is female business.
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When I'm alone, I can sleep crossways in bed without an argument.
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It is not reasonable that those who gamble with men's lives should not pay with their own.
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The power to command has never meant the power to remain mysterious.
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Things change and work changes. Right now I like the idea of enveloping a space and getting messages across that connect to the world in ways that seem familiar but are different.
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Acting and making art is just something I love to do, and I love to tell stories that feel important, honest and necessary.
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Never trust a hippie. That's definitely my motto.
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The years teach much which the days never know.
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We cannot continue to rely only on our military in order to achieve the national security objectives that we've set. We've got to have a civilian national security force that's just as powerful, just as strong, just as well-funded.
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I don't know who said that novelists read the novels of others only to figure out how they are written. I believe it's true. We aren't satisfied with the secrets exposed on the surface of the page: we turn the book around to find the seams.
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With Tiger Woods, you know everyone is watching. But I think interest in women's golf is getting better too.
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With twelve horse power at our command, we considered that we could permit the weight of the machine with operator to rise to 750 or 800 pounds, and still have as much surplus power as we had originally allowed for in the first estimate of 550 pounds.
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The same way that some people can play the piano, I can do plots! They just come!
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My next goal is for Shenzhen to become the model of environmentally-friendly and sustainable development.
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Well you can be the son of a Marxist and not necessarily be a Marxist in all your views.
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My biggest fear in life is to be average.
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If you know your characters well enough, you aren't trying to grasp for storylines. You're really thinking about their flaws and their passions and what they're chasing.
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Human beings are going to be relying on natural resources for a long time.
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The characters I tend to play are a little more interesting than the standard heroes. Romantic leads can be a little more straightforward, I guess. But it just seems to be the parts I get, I don't know what that says about me. I enjoy interesting characters and interesting people, I suppose.
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You are so funny to ask me about 'The Look'. I've been asked many times, and I really am not sure what anyone means.
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I hadn't even solved the mystery of my own body.
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We help people to begin truly healthful diets, and it is absolutely wonderful to see, not only their success, but also their delight at their ability to break old habits and feel really healthy for a change.
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Both parties in Washington waste too much of your money. When I worked there, I helped expose waste and abuse by government contractors.
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My general approach to opposition is where the government is getting something right, we should say so. And where we disagree with them, we should say so, too.
