Jeh Johnson Quotes
It's better for candidates to suggest ideas that are responsible, not ones that are incapable of being executed. People are influenced by what their leaders tell them. And bringing the level of rhetoric down brings the temperature down.
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Let's not just look at it as taking votes away from Gore. Our support comes from a lot of people.
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We're supposed to be an example of freedom, and if we are doing things that are injustice to people, then what is our statement?
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I've been lucky enough to work in pop culture, especially with people right before they popped.
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Ego is one of the biggest weapons that is used to take us down. It's self-destructive. It's a problem on all levels - even regular people can have big ego problems.
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If you get labeled a winner, people come along for the ride. Might as well enjoy it and they should too.
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I design all my sets. With my tour and my album artwork, I co-design that with people who are better at drawing than me. But I've got a good imagination. I went to art school so I understand how to communicate my ideas.
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Today people who hold cash equivalents feel comfortable. They shouldn't. They have opted for a terrible long-term asset, one that pays virtually nothing and is certain to depreciate in value.
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I can't take the subway anymore. I think I can still take the bus, though. It's a double-edged sword because I'm grateful that people recognize and support me, but there are definite downsides to that.
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I wish people would be a bit more aware of how their actions affect everyone around them.
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I've led a charmed life. I've known people who have been depressed, and I've never had that.
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I didn't grow up around all white people; I never wanted to gentrify hip-hop, I've never wanted to speak to an all-white audience.
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The Japanese people are usually very prudent, even when they are convinced change is necessary.
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Personally, I believe in self-determination, but in the context of one South Africa - so that my self-determination is based in this region, and with my people.
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A president should look for what binds the people together rather than what drives them apart. As soon as you are identified with one side of the political map, you are no longer everybody's president.
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Hollywood's like a warehouse. It's just a place that you go. What's interesting in the warehouse has to do with the creative people.
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Square meals often make round people.
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One of the most common reasons people renovate their homes is a change in their lifestyle - an upcoming wedding, a new baby, or grown children moving away.
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The group-effort sound in recording of 'Sea Lion' is like, you really hear all the people in the room and hear them interlocking. There's a real freight-train energy of all these people at the same time playing.
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I don't hire good coaches, I hire good people. If they turn out to be good coaches, too, that's a plus.
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I can’t stand these damn shows on museum walls with neat little frames, where you look at the images as if they were pieces of art. I want them to be pieces of life!
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When businesses face tough times, one of the first items they cut is overhead expenses. The government should do the same.
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If you want to keep the relationships you have, it's best not to talk about them.
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There are some decision-makers in the world whose version of sanity is a little different from what I consider the right one.
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It's better for candidates to suggest ideas that are responsible, not ones that are incapable of being executed. People are influenced by what their leaders tell them. And bringing the level of rhetoric down brings the temperature down.
