James Mercer Quotes
My dad and I get into it all the time. He loves to discuss politics much more than I do and we have pretty heated conversations.
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What Washington needs is adult supervision.
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We all had lots of stories of our sad experiences - they mourned the death of my wife with me - but we were hopeful that the children would return.
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In the years leading up to the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq, thinking about defense was driven by ideas that regarded successful military operations as ends in themselves rather than just one instrument of power that must be coordinated with others to achieve - and sustain - political goals.
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Local innovation and initiative can help us better understand how to protect our environment.
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I can't read novels while I'm writing a novel, because somebody's voice creeps in.
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Custom turns everything upside down. Give it time, and what can resist its hardening effect? What does not yield to use? How many find that the bitterness they had formerly dreaded has, unfortunately, through use alone, turned to sweetness?
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Like parents, cooks shouldn't have favourites, but some recipes inevitably shine more than others.
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Around my house, I won't even speak to my family unless they first address me by my official Berzerker name, Godred Crovan, Victor of Sky-Hill and Ruler of Man and the Isles. And now that I think of it, that's probably why nobody speaks to me unless it's time to feed the dogs or take out the garbage.
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If you taste something, you're not at the maximum of your ability. What I think about in competition is temperature and texture. It has nothing to do with taste or emotion.
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One good thing is I was instilled with really good values. My mom treats everyone the same.
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People hate cardio. I hate cardio. But pick the five top songs that you love. Do your cardio during these songs, and you're done. I'd say 95 percent of the time you don't even know you just did it.
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I love singing and would love to record an album at some point.
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I knew at university that medicine was just not for me. I saved many lives by not being a doctor!
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The citizens of America expect more. They deserve and they want more than a recital of problems.
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I do what I can do to help my defense.
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It's not up to me to list, like a grocer, my achievements in the government and the Knesset.
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You really want some natural way for people to get Bitcoins, as part of their paycheck or some other activity so they can turn around and spend them. It's much better if the Bitcoin economy is a self-contained thing.
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The typical white American woman in 1800 gave birth seven times; by 1900, the average was down to 3.5.
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Your own voice is the voice that carries you through life the best.
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If it's well written and well directed and you've got good actors to work with, acting is easy. But making sure all the ducks are in a row is the hard part. It's very rare.
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And I tend to listen to NPR when I'm not writing.
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I think people involved in politics make good actors. Acting and politics both involve fooling people. People like being fooled by actors. When you get right down to it, they probably like being fooled by politicians even more. A skillful actor will make you think, but a skillful politician will make you never have to think.
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My dad and I get into it all the time. He loves to discuss politics much more than I do and we have pretty heated conversations.
