Jacob Lew Quotes
I've never seen a constructive Social Security debate that started with one side digging in, in one place and another side digging into another.
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When you make a living from something, it changes your relationship with it.
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Remixes are so much fun. For me, it's like this great release of energy. I like producing stuff for myself, but I also enjoy making music that wouldn't really suit my own vibe.
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I hate auditions - when I'm doing them, I can't wait to get out the bleeding door.
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Legislators should demand that we not go through the entire pension reform debate just to apply a band-aid when this patient needs a quadruple bypass.
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I majored in political science and English, but starting from the age of 17, I've paid for everything that I've had in my life. It was a personal choice. My parents would have helped me in any way whatsoever, but for me, you know what? I can make my own way.
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If the kids did want to get into showbiz then so be it, but I would never project anything on to my children.
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The highest state is laughter.
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But I think the image that's thrown out on television is a bad image. Because you see players who want to imitate hip-hop stars. And the NBA is taking advantage of the situation.
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I'm too much of a big kid.
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I was swept by the narrative structure of film... you can create a world, you can destroy it, you can do what you want with it and serve it to people just the way you like.
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When I do outdoor scenes, I tend to find a quiet space where I can sit and carve a walking stick that can turn out to be interesting for me.
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Looks is a matter of perception. At Cannes, Europeans think I am good looking, while in India, I am not.
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The more important argument against grade curves is that they create an atmosphere that's toxic by pitting students against one another. At best, it creates a hypercompetitive culture, and at worst, it sends students the message that the world is a zero-sum game: Your success means my failure.
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An apology for the devil: it must be remembered that we have heard one side of the case. God has written all the books.
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I would like Israel to be a Jewish state, and therefore not to annex over 2 million Palestinians who live in the West Bank and the Gaza Strip to Israel, which will make Israel a bi-national state.
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There's nothing like success.
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'The Portrait of Dorian Grey' beautifully articulates how the altruistic part of ourselves clashes with our essentially narcissistic state.
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It's sort of my job to feel good.
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We're going to move a lot of crude (oil) in this country, and we have to learn how to do it very safely. 'Buffett: Moving Oil By Rail Safely Is A Major Industry Concern' Investing.com (24 April 2014)
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When people give you a writing assignment, they're asking what you think. That's the very opposite of being an actor. When you're an actor, no one wants to hear what you think.
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The historian has before him a jigsaw puzzle from which many pieces have disappeared. These gaps can be filled only by his imagination.
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That is the fun of being an actor. You play all different kinds of people.
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And it’s a sad song, Todd, but it’s also a promise. I’ll never deceive you and I’ll never leave you and I promise you this so you can one day promise it to others and know that it’s true.
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I've never seen a constructive Social Security debate that started with one side digging in, in one place and another side digging into another.
