Jean-Pierre Raffarin Quotes
The Republic is open and tolerant but also knows how and when to be firm and make its values respected.
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We must all obey the great law of change. It is the most powerful law of nature.
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After I was 70, I realized that, 'Okay, I would like to have another 50 years, and I probably could.' But part of me is saying, 'Maybe I'm not going to have that much time.'
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Hell, I ain't paid to make good lines sound good. I'm paid to make bad lines sound good.
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Even for practical purposes theory generally turns out the most important thing in the end.
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Republican values - strong families, faith, personal responsibility and freedom, among others - are not unique to specific subsets of the electorate. They are universal values, and it is Republicans' job to remind Americans of that fact.
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There's about one sword-swallower per 2 to 4 million persons in each country.
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I used to get butterflies. Now we're always ready to hit the stage and rock out.
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Marriage cannot be severed from its cultural, religious and natural roots without weakening the good influence of society.
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The two great aims of industrialism - replacement of people by technology and concentration of wealth into the hands of a small plutocracy - seem close to fulfillment.
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Adele's look is meticulously thought through and completely of her own traits. She has such a powerful beauty, such an emotional voice, and the kohl, the hair, everything feels organically molded to her personality.
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Another time I cracked two of the vertebrae in my back and broke a rib.
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I like blues but it is music I am too ignorant to understand.
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I was always interested in the arts as a child - drawing, painting, and piano - but acting became a favourite. I was a major theatre geek in high school - if I wasn't in the drama room at lunch rehearsing, I'd be in the art room finishing up some type of project.
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I'm not proud of it, but I'm a great liar when I travel. I smile and lie, and things are smooth.
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I've been more or less vegetarian for about 40 years. Health diet really helps. I do meditation every day, and either yoga or sport several times a week.
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I've traveled to many countries in Africa, and to me, Benin felt the most hopeful.
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My mom, she's a breast cancer survivor and because of that I had started getting mammograms once a year, starting at age 30.
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I can't believe that I was one of those people who said 'I'm not really a sci-fi fan.'
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The Capitol Police have a very tough job.
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Fame is like the dessert that comes with your achievements - it's not an achievement in itself, but sometimes it can overpower the work.
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I always listen to music, my passion and vice is music, I will be denied access to heaven because of the number of CDs I own, and I have gluttony for all types and colours of music.
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Hypocrisy ... is only bad when it is improperly used.
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You sit at your computer for hours, then slave away at your job that you may or may not like. You don't know how to explain to them that the time when you feel alive or present is when you are writing.
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The Republic is open and tolerant but also knows how and when to be firm and make its values respected.
