Jan Schakowsky Quotes
Like other important immigrant communities, the Jewish experience in the United States represents the ideal of freedom and the promise and opportunity of America.
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I have thought a sufficient measure of civilization is the influence of good women.
Ralph Waldo Emerson
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I am often critical of Israel's policies when in the country, but then feel defensive of them when overseas.
Zubin Mehta
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When I wake up on a Sunday morning with a slight hangover, in the gym with no makeup on, that's who Natalie Dormer really is. The girl next door who gets a spot on her forehead occasionally.
Natalie Dormer
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I have always been a generous and enthusiastic reader.
Karen Joy Fowler
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If you look back on the breakups that you've had, whether it's a long relationship or a one-night stand, it's always awkward.
Patrick Wilson
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I went to the Technion and studied with Avram Hershko. I found it more exciting than practicing medicine.
Aaron Ciechanover
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Any effort to create a second class of Americans, I just can't swallow that.
Xavier Becerra
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Have you read 'The Grapes of Wrath?' That was my family. My dad was a sharecropper in western Oklahoma. When the dust storms came and everything got wiped out, they came to California. The guys with the mattresses on the tops of their cars in the movie? That was the way it was.
B. Wayne Hughes
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It is not surprising, then, that in the decade since Oslo began, Arafat used all the resources placed at his disposal to fan the flames of hatred against Israel.
Natan Sharansky
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I began to study martial arts because it was a great form of exercise, and I knew it would help my acting career. Martial arts reminded me of dancing. It has helped me learn fight sequences quicker.
Olga Fonda
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A friend of mine encouraged me to try rapping, so I started experimenting with it, writing verses, seeing if I could fit an extra word or syllable into each line without tripping myself up.
K. Flay
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I like to act with people that know what they're doing.
Ed Harris
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I'm sure there are some commercial applications for Twitter, but they don't really interest me. I mean, 140 characters? I am really not interested in Ashton Kutcher's daily walks. Not for me.
Barry Diller
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With my book 'How to Remodel a Man,' I was on 'Oprah,' 'Fox News,' 'The Early Show,' and 'Good Morning America.' 'Oprah' was the best - an hour long segment. TV is so short, you answer a few questions, and then it's over. It feels like a hit-and-run with a camera.
W. Bruce Cameron
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I admire all people who are trying to be a good power in this chaotic world.
Yoko Ono
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I've stayed calm when I'm winning and I've stayed calm when I've lost. Tennis is a sport where we have a lot of tournaments every week, so you can't celebrate a lot when you have big victories, and you cannot get too down when you're losing, as in a few days you'll be in the next tournament and you'll have to be ready with that.
Rafael Nadal
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I love romantic films and love drama. Any film that has romance or romantic element is my comfort.
Rani Mukerji
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I love Japan; it's very special.
Irina Shayk
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I don't like to be disturbed at home; I tell the cable office not to call me before 6:30 AM, unless there's a war.
U Thant
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A cap on carbon is important because it sets a specific goal for reducing carbon emissions 80% by 2050.
Frances Beinecke
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I use no Porter ... in my family, but such as is made in America: both these articles may now be purchased of an excellent quality.
George Washington
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Like other important immigrant communities, the Jewish experience in the United States represents the ideal of freedom and the promise and opportunity of America.
Jan Schakowsky