James A. Leach Quotes
When I look at Social Security, I consider it the most important social program in the United States, arguably the most successful program in the world.

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I was taught from a very early age that I had to work twice as hard to get half as much. That was the world I grew up in - a very strong work ethic.
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Never having alone time is real tough on people.
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In 1958, my father invested everything he had in a business venture and became the largest automobile dealership in Chicago for Ford's new Edsel line. But Edsel sales plummeted and my father fell into bankruptcy. I watched him struggle; working long hours to protect us from poverty.
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I think the kind of unexpected I really love is when you open books and the actual way of writing is different and interesting. Like reading Virginia Woolf for the first time or Lawrence Durrell for the first time.
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The rehearsal is where it all happens for an actor.
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When something is at risk or in danger or about to be lost, those are the moments you start to realize how much it means to you.
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Humility is the gateway into the grace and the favor of God.
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I really think that it's disgusting that Paris is the only place where it is illegal for paps to follow you around. It actually took someone losing their life - Diana, an inspirational woman - and then it changed, but they still won't change it in London! It's horrible!
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I have a terrifying long list of fears. Literally everything - diseases, spiders... and people getting tired of me.
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I've always looked at filmmaking as a lifestyle. There is no decision of when you go to work. It's a way of life: you're thinking about scripts; you see things and think, 'That could be interesting'... I don't think about my work as, 'Today I'll work on this, this and that.' It just comes to me.
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I loved being in Bombay. It was a pretty thrilling place to walk around and explore.
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I'm the youngest of five – three girls and two boys. There was one record player for the seven of us. It was good for me, because I got to hear everyone else's music.
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When we write about Auschwitz, we must know that Auschwitz, in a certain sense at least, suspended literature. One can only write a black novel about Auschwitz or - you should excuse the expression - a cheap serial, which begins in Auschwitz and is still not over.
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When I was on a major label I felt obliged to say yes to every interview, tour and whatever else. The label is always telling you, 'This ain't going to last,' so I worked myself half to death. I learnt from that and I like to pace myself now.
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I just have a harder time, I think, feeling close to people without self consciousness.
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Most important thought, if you love someone, tell him or her, for you never know what tomorrow may have in store.
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Do we fear terrorism so much that we throw out our Constitution, and are we unwilling and afraid to debate our Constitution?
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I have a view that if you build something that's good, and you keep making it better, it lasts.
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A musician must make music, an artist must paint, a poet must write, if he is to be ultimately at peace with himself.
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A group of us started a community center in Santa Monica. We've tried different programs, and three have worked really well. A poetry group. Once a week we visit Venice High and talk to girls at risk.
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Neatness - which is grooming, after all - is definitely the most important requirement.
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The kingdom of God is a theocracy. And as it is the only form of government which will redeem and save mankind, it is necessary that every soul should be rightly and thoroughly instructed in regard to its nature and general characteristics.
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I think I weighed about 450/460 at my heaviest. That's huge! That's Fat Joe. And you know, I always took pride in being fat.
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When I look at Social Security, I consider it the most important social program in the United States, arguably the most successful program in the world.