Jane Byrne Quotes
The people ask much, often more than any government can give. We must resist the temptation to promise solutions to all problems.
Quotes to Explore
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I cannot summon up inspiration; I myself am summoned.
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Missing from much of the public debate is discussion of the simple fact that lurking behind every terroristic act is a specific political antecedent. That does not justify either the perpetrator or his political cause. Nonetheless, the fact is that almost all terrorist activity originates from some political conflict and is sustained by it as well.
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Truth is tough. It will not break, like a bubble, at a touch; nay, you may kick it about all day like a football, and it will be round and full at evening.
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My dad's a doctor, and when I was 8, I went to one of his medical conferences where they were demonstrating laser surgery on a chicken. I was so mad that a chicken had to die, I never ate meat again.
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People see me now and ask if I'm still running. I may look like I am, but I'm really not. People think I still run every day but I ran for 25 years and I deserve to not do anything but walk or ride the bike with my kids.
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Music is almost like a therapy for me. It helps keep me centered and think straight. Before I discovered it, I was walking around, and it felt like there were 25 extra pounds of gravity on my shoulders. It's like you're mute or something.
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I'm the most Colombian of the Colombians, even though I've lived 47 years outside of Colombia. I've lived 13 years in New York, and I never did a painting about New York. I've lived in France more than 30 years, and I've never painted Paris.
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I think people should know more of Africa in terms of its joie de vivre, its feeling for life. In spite of the images that one knows about Africa - the economic poverty, the corruption - there's a joy to living and a happiness in community, living together, in community life, which may be missing here in America.
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No one's gonna give a damn in July if you lost a game in March.
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I grew up on Don Knotts and Jerry Lewis and all the guys from Second City.
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We're all idealistic when young.
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Democracy presumes that we're all created equal; competition proves we are not, or else every race would end in a tie.
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I believe that blues and jazz are the two uniquely American contributions into music.
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The other aspect of American identity worth focusing on is the concept of America as a nation of immigrants. That certainly is a partial truth. But it is often assumed to be the total truth.
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My style is an extension of acting and an outcome of some serious lessons I picked up learning when I did theatre in my early days.
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Sometimes, I sit down to sketch at the unearthly hour of 3 in the morning!
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The challenge is to lend conviction even to the voices which advocate views I find personally abhorrent, whether they are political Islamists or officers justifying a coup.
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Thankfully, it became clear to me that when I compete, I lose my connection to the passion I have for my work.
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Since 9/11, there has been a huge leap in people wanting to get personally involved in public service and international affairs.
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I'm not for having to support everything that's black, because I definitely don't. But I do feel like it is imperative for us to see that we are not a monolithic people.
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We really were poised to make 'Rumours 2,' and that could've been the beginning of kind of painting yourself into a corner in terms of living up to the labels that were being placed on you as a band.
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I really liked the design of Batman. I liked the concept. There's a lot more you can do with Batman than most other superheroes.
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The human race has one really effective weapon, and that is laughter.
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The people ask much, often more than any government can give. We must resist the temptation to promise solutions to all problems.
