James P. Hoffa Quotes
I will never apologize for standing up for my fellow Teamsters and all American workers.
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The first job I ever had was at a pool-liner-manufacturing plant. Minimum wage was $4.25, and that's what I was making. It was this huge, hot, un-air-conditioned factory staffed with all women and me. This is in Georgia, during the summertime, so it was pretty ridiculous.
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The war we have to wage today has only one goal and that is to make the world safe for diversity.
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I turn into a crying, hysterical maniac when I see a spider. It's pathetic.
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I'm an actor, and I like having attention, I guess. There's a reason I like being on stage. There's a reason I like being in front of a camera. It's that interaction.
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What happened was I saw this ad for a yogurt plant for sale. It was in my junk mail pile, and I threw it into the garbage can. And then about half an hour later, with the dirt on it, I picked it up from the garbage can, and I called out of curiosity.
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People more than ever since I can remember are concerned about being out of step and out of line with their political party and won't cross over. There is nobody, man or woman, who wants to be left out, and people are fearful of that. People are fearful of their leadership as well.
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I like to think I'm quite brave. I stand up for myself.
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I have my own faith which I've developed. It's non-denominational. I don't even know if it's about God.
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When you appear on the screen, often enough you become sexy, even if you look like an elephant.
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What I'd like to pass on to my children is the thirst for knowledge. It's something I experience every day that I learned from my father. He always taught me that no matter how long you've done something, you can always learn something new and be better at what you do.
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We make ourselves a ladder out of our vices if we trample the vices themselves underfoot.
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Asked to choose between money and fame, I'd choose the latter every time.
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All too often, the pitchmen are selling the notion that if you gain 'control' over your financial destiny - pick your own stocks and execute your own trades - it will be the first step on a short road to riches.
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Religion is the possibility of the removal of every ground of confidence except confidence in God alone.
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I started making music with my band in the '80s, so I am more product of post punk than classical music, and I have always carried on this way.
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I want to still be able to garden while I can bend over.
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You have a new role: family caregiver. It's a role nobody applies for. You don't expect it. You won't be prepared. You probably won't even identify yourself as a caregiver.
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I will not have Botox. You know why? Because I eat! I eat the fat, I eat the vegetable, I eat everything. If you exercise and you don't eat enough, it takes its toll on the skin.
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The truth about love is that you don't always fall in love with whom you are supposed to fall in love with. Love just hits you. It is a transcendent thing. Sometimes it is your best friend's husband and sometimes it's your father. It's weird. But that's a fact of life.
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I cannot determine what people or nations should do, but I do think that extremism gives birth to following and subsequent extremism.
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I've been watching 'The Cosby Show' and 'Roseanne' a lot right now, and those work so well because they're not, like, jokey comedies; they are coming from real characters. We want our show to be like that. A family show.
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If I'm in Italy, I'm going to have a cappuccino and two small brioches and then a mix of orange and grapefruit. I don't drink tea in Italy.
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Tony Scott was one of the best directors I've ever worked with, and I was devastated when I heard about his death. He was a great guy with great energy. But this is a difficult business, and people's lives are sometimes difficult.
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I will never apologize for standing up for my fellow Teamsters and all American workers.
