Frank Murkowski Quotes
One of Alaska's strengths is our pioneer role in environmentally sensitive development.
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While immensely beneficial to Seoul, is this U.S. guarantee to fight Korean War II, 64 years after the first, wise? Russia, China and Japan retain the freedom to decide whether and how to react, should war break out. Why do we not?
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I do no writing while I'm in Belgrade visiting my grandma.
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When you've won a gold medal and you're at the top of your sport, everyone's trying to beat you. I find that incredibly motivating.
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I define power as 'control over one's life.' A balanced life is far superior to the male definition of power: earning money someone else spends while he dies sooner.
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If you're keeping yourself in the bubble and only looking at your own data or only watching the TV that fits your agenda then it gets boring.
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I saw 'Hamilton' when it was at the Public, and I just wept profusely in my seat because this is a form I love deeply, and to watch it be reinvented in such a genius, gifted way and executed by such a brilliant company of human beings, I was overwhelmed with not just appreciation for the piece of work itself but for the possibility.
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I think I would have a better time writing films rather than directing.
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I always approach every role through a lens of comedy.
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Conductors' careers are made for the most part with 'Romantic' music. 'Classic' music eliminates the conductor; we do not remember him in it.
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I'm not perfect, but what's wonderful about eating a plant-based diet is, I don't have to be.
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Where there is politics or economics, there is no morality.
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When studios start telling me why a particular film project won't work, I remember 'Rocky.' I remember that the biggest success Bob Chartoff and I have had was a film nobody wanted to make.
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I would love an upgrade from the Nielsen box; it feels so antiquated to me.
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I love improvisation. It's quite exciting.
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Every time I go to big events, it's a trip. I feel like that kid who shouldn't really be there.
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(On airplane etiquette) Although reclining your seat is technically your right, just like free speech if you exercise it to your limits everyone around you will think you're an asshole. 18
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The worst of all conditions in which a belligerent can find himself is to be utterly defenseless.
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It is clear that thought is not free if the profession of certain opinions makes it impossible to earn a living.
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Money and time are the heaviest burdens of life, and... the unhappiest of all mortals are those who have more of either than they know how to use.
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We estimate that humanitarian agencies have access to about 350,000 vulnerable people in Darfur - only about one third of the estimated total population in need.
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When you travel from your own country to another country for a long period, you do become aware of the differences. For example, verbal expression is much more important in France - in Finland people don't speak so much. Also, Finnish people say things directly; that kind of direct honesty would be very impolite in France.
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I don't write at the library, because I smoke when I work or would like the possibility of a smoke. Also, I need to be at my own desk.
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As cliched as it sounds, I'm taking every day as it comes.
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One of Alaska's strengths is our pioneer role in environmentally sensitive development.
