James Addison Baker Quotes
Sometimes an active policy is best advanced by doing nothing until the right time - or never.
Quotes to Explore
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I voted for Barack Obama.
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I don't regret doing any of my films. All of them have been great learning experiences, and they have contributed to making me what I am today.
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I have more friends in New York than Paris.
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I'm a little angry in life.
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I always had to genuinely like the actors I worked with and use my enthusiasm and vision to give them confidence to push their creativity and their humor.
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When I read the 'Country Strong' script, I thought, 'Can't they just hand-double it? Can't I just do the rest of the movie and not have to do the performing?' It took me six months to learn to sing and play guitar at the same time.
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Wouldn't it be grand if we thought that theater could have that impact on the political life of a country?
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In a sense there is no 'opposition' in Bahrain, as the phrase implies one unified block with the same views. Such a phrase is not in our constitution, unlike say the United Kingdom. We only have people with different views and that's ok.
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The joy of YouTube is that you can create content about anything you feel passionate about, however silly the subject matter.
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Don't worry about being a star, worry about doing good work, and all that will come to you.
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Peace is not the absence of war, but a virtue based on strength of character.
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I have this necklace I always wear. I collect pendants from people I love; my best friends and members of my family have all given me one, and I put them on this chain so no matter where I am they're always with me.
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Every country has the right to determine its own laws. And India can't afford monopolies.
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How does one endure in a place they shouldn't be condemned to live in? You could take that same question and apply it to any number of neighborhoods in any number of cities.
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I felt like if I wasn't around, maybe my shot would be gone.
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The only way anyone's going to succeed is to build the product.
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I sailed through my childhood with a complete lack of any drama.
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There must be a thread in everything I choose to take on, and I can't say it's a calculated thread, but I think you end up doing the work that's resonating with you.
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Investment banks started recruiting at Harvard back in the day, and they'd fly me down to New York City and I was so poor so I would take advantage of the free flight, the per diem, the hotel. And then I would go audition for stuff.
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Diplomatic initiatives continue, but I think we must continue with the NATO strategy to seek a just end to this conflict.
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Whenever I meet someone who's talented, I always want to write something for them!
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I guess it feels to me that the political argument that has been lost in my lifetime is taxation. How do you engage in that debate when people don't trust politicians at all? It is almost impossible to start a conversation about taxation.
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We're going to have shortages and prices are going to go up. Gasoline is going to be extremely tight for us.
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Sometimes an active policy is best advanced by doing nothing until the right time - or never.
