Jeff Merkley Quotes
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What was once underground is now coming to the surface.
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When it's those division games, that's when it gets ramped up for me.
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One of the fine moments in 1940s film is no longer than a blink: Bogart, as he crosses the street from one bookstore to another, looks up at a sign.
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I don't know if acting is what I want to do for the rest of my life, it's just what I've, you know, ended up doing when I was little, and I've kinda grown up with it.
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I had such a normal and amazing childhood. I've been so lucky. My parents are cool and normal. They don't talk about the business, and I still have stuff to do at their house.
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One theme I ran into over and over while writing about the periodic table was the future of energy and the question of which element or elements will replace carbon as king.
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No history can be a faithful mirror. If it were, it would be as long and as dull as life itself. It must be a selection, and, being a selection, must inevitably be biased.
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There were centuries when civilization had no theater.
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I've lived in New York for 40 years. I came right after college.
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I would love to work with Matt Damon.
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My notion of a wife at 40 is that a man should be able to change her, like a bank note, for two 20s.
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I never wanted to be a public intellectual or a talking head.
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It's going to be over soon, so I don't really have time to get busy.
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I wanted to write a food book, but I'm not a chef or an expert on culinary matters, to put it mildly.
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My other Main Man is Muhamed Ali, for the obvious reasons.
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I'll invent a lie. Ricky Gervais has done anything interesting since 'The Office'. There's a lie right there.
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I'm not a mean comic, I don't want to turn anybody off - I just want to give a point of view or my take on things that everyone can laugh at.
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I spent my whole life playing sports and training and pushing myself to the limits.
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The most important thing is that sometimes you have to go through hard times to get to the good stuff.
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An early attempt at education choice was charter schools. These were meant to attract the best and brightest students and provide them a level of education they often could not find in their local school districts. The problem is that, of the thousands of charter schools, many are outright failures.
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I've never hidden my Christianity in Hollywood, and I've been handled respectfully because I handle the issue and other people respectfully.
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I can do the tricks and I can skate. I have great skating skills and artistry and well-choreographed programs. For me, the biggest obstacle is just bringing it all together.
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The United States has to have the capability to deal with more than one enemy at one time and be able to confront them and win.
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Budgets are nothing if not statements of priorities.
