James Cook Quotes
The one thing that flies in the face of all human history and experience, is that the government can do a superior job than the private sector.
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There are men so philosophical that they can see humor in their own toothaches. But there has never lived a man so philosophical that he could see the toothache in his own humor.
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Food doesn't necessarily have to suck in order to be healthy. It doesn't have to be terrible to be healthy anymore.
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I will say this: I think 'Big Brother' is the biggest snooze known to mankind.
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With the juice, I try to put a lot of different kinds of vegetables in there like zucchini, kale and broccoli. It looks scary, but it's so good for your body, and I just love the taste of it. It's so fresh; I love it!
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I wrote music as soon as I knew notation.
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One thing I have seen over and over again in life is that there is virtually no correlation between intelligence and common sense. IQ doesn't seem to translate that way.
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I love Adele; she's a timeless, classic beauty. I think she's beautiful. She's just a real woman.
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Intimate scenes on a movie set are just dry, bizarre things; people standing around.
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I knew I would get offers to play the villain after 'Kick,' and I had already decided to reject all of them.
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I just think old old movies, they make you concentrate and pay attention so much more. They feel so warm. A lot of modern digital videotape, it's just too bright. Don't know why, it's not warm.
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Women who have abortions are people you know. Because that is the truth! One in three American women will have an abortion by menopause.
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I'm not bothered about what people say behind my back. I don't need to know about it. I believe in living my life and doing my work. God will give you success. And even if He doesn't, there's a lesson to be learnt.
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The West has been able to bring Afghanistan a much better health service, better education, better roads, a better economy, though some have benefited more; some have benefited less from that economic well-being in Afghanistan.
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Some ticket buyers think they don't like Jews.
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I'm not gonna play a part that doesn't instill some kind of fear in me. If I read a part, and suddenly, I'm thinking halfway through, 'I'm not sure I could get away with this,' I think of everything I can think of to keep me from doing it, that's the one I should do.
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I used to hate stilettos. It took me a lot of time to understand how to walk in them and look graceful. And eventually, you realise their importance.
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Charles McCarry is the best modern writer on the subject of intrigue - by the breadth of Alan Furst, by the fathom of Eric Ambler, by any measure.
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If a woman gets tough in negotiations, she's difficult, whereas a man would be considered a brilliant businessman.
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The great and abiding lesson of American history, particularly the cold war, is that the engine of capitalism, the individual, is mightier than any collective.
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We have stabilized our economy. We took over a very sick economy, and we were hemorrhaging 750,000 jobs a month. We have stopped the hemorrhaging. In fact, we had 140,000 job growth last month. And that's what I call progress.
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I do my job like I breathe.
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The intensity of cyber conflict around the world is increasing, and the tools are becoming cheaper and more readily available.
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The one thing that flies in the face of all human history and experience, is that the government can do a superior job than the private sector.
