Jacob Weisberg Quotes
In practice, conservatives are no less inclined than liberals to adopt superior stances or to tell people how to live their lives.
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Money brings a lot of responsibility as to what you're going to do with it, and I've given quite a bit of thought to that.
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My main thing is I'm going to compete on every play, try to be focused on both ends of the court. That said, I'll always bring my excitement, my swag, to the game.
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At the end of the day, I'd love to see children stop begging their parents to go to the circus. That's what would make me most happy.
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I'm privileged to have had some success, but I've never forgotten what it was like to queue for a half-crown gallery seat for 'Oliver!' which is why I ensure that there are £20 day tickets for 'Miss Saigon' and that the balconies in my theatres are as comfortable as I can possibly make them.
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I changed that system in Florida when I was the Speaker of the House - I was the Minority Leader; I saw for 16 years the way a power system works.
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I have a great office.
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I played didgeridoo from a young age - on the vacuum cleaner, initially.
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I want to have an impact on my son.
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I placed my new novel, 'The Book of Lost Fragrances', in Paris, knowing it would be a challenge. But the book belonged in the city that is one of the greatest perfume capitals of the world and has been since for more than three centuries.
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I enjoyed being in 'The Ten Commandments.' That was a great experience - to suddenly become one of those holy people. I was holier than thou.
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Ringside seats mean you hear the breaking of ribs, the splattered cartilage of what was once the boxer's nose, the dislocation of the jaw, the horrifying 'ugggh' that the boxer utters milliseconds after receiving a crushing left hook to the solar plexus or kidneys or head.
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And I've been walking 'round with memories way too long.
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One of the things about the '70s films I love - the films 'Nightcrawler' is being compared to, like, 'Taxi Driver' - is that they never put their flawed characters into any one box.
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No Afghans, as far as we know, have been involved in terrorist acts against our country. We shouldn't be swatting at hornets' nests we know nothing about.
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Sometimes, I sit down to sketch at the unearthly hour of 3 in the morning!
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You don't improvise with a Cameron Crowe script.
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People get numbed when they see picture after picture, year in and year out, of people starving.
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Global conditions are far too complex to be able to imagine that they could ever be really controlled by one power.
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People will put restrictions on your ability, on your aptitude, on your talent, on your character, and to be honest, it's just opinion. Don't let anyone put you in a box or draw your path for you.
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If you hire good people, give them good jobs, and pay them good wages, generally something good is going to happen.
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Times have changed since George Herbert... but the principle and spirit in which he ministered as a priest remains an inspiration and model for all priests.
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I was never hiding from being gay; I just never talked about it.
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I don't feel like taking pictures with anyone [or] doing anything. I just like chillin'.
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In practice, conservatives are no less inclined than liberals to adopt superior stances or to tell people how to live their lives.
