Jeh Johnson Quotes
Those of us in public office and those of us who aspire to public office have a responsibility to be reasonable, fact-based, in our rhetoric and to not suggest things that are unreasonable, to whip up a lot of emotion in public, which can lead to government overreach, fear, suspicions, and prejudice.
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I have 179 children that I take care of full-time: close to 40 in Uganda and the rest in Sudan.
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People have been doing this for hundreds of thousands of years: using whatever is available to build shelter. If you ponder what could be used, then building materials are everywhere.
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You could put all of Rev. Jeremiah Wright's angry sermons on to one loop. You could put that loop up on the big screen at Radio City Music Hall and let it play there 24 hours a day, seven days a week and Barack Obama will still emerge as the next president of the United States.
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One who works for his own profit is likely to work hard. One who works for the use of others, without profit to himself, is likely not to work any harder than he must.
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If you write a novel alone you sit and you weave a little narrative. And it's O.K., but it's of no account.
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World War II was a decisive time in our history and June 6, 1944, marked the decisive moment of the war.
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Today there are paparazzi out, I'm doing a day of press, I'm in a hotel, I've just been on Radio 1. But when I'm in my day-to-day life people don't know who I am and I'm left to my own devices.
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Paris ain't much of a town.
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By 1990 I went back to no gasoline; I was just riding around on my bike, taking the bus. I had a tiny little electric car that didn't go very far or very fast. People thought I'd lost my mind. Even my own family thought I'd lost my mind.
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You don't become the leading spinner of the team by just talking. You have to perform well consistently over a long period of time. I have bowled well and won games for India. That is why I am the No. 1 spinner. Every time I have taken the field, I have given my 100%.
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My theory is that balance is key - nothing in excess.
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But I'd say 'How to Make It in America' is the most accurate depiction of the New York hipster community on television for sure.
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I only know what I read in the papers.
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I like my hands. They do most of the talking.
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It is your work in life that is the ultimate seduction.
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You were born as the one you are.
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'Cooking Lucky' is a show for guys - or girls - or really for anyone who is all thumbs in the kitchen and needs some help cooking meals that are so incredibly impressive they make it look like you've been slaving in the kitchen all day when in reality, they are so effortless to put together that even a moron can do it.
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I eat fish, three times a week meat, and if not yogurt, something like this and it rarely continues.
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There is no such thing as women's intuition. You all just have crap poker faces.
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Awards are lovely and always welcome.
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Low ceilings, low doors. I hate that. Oh my God, it's the worst. This world is too small for me.
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I don't think anybody has a handle on it. If they continue to move it, it would be a concern as the season gets closer.
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The fear that you come to a show called 'American Horror Story' with is yours. That being said, I'm glad people are afraid, and I hope that I'm contributing to their fear. I'm really not afraid of my own darkness anymore. I'm not afraid of what I'm capable of.
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Those of us in public office and those of us who aspire to public office have a responsibility to be reasonable, fact-based, in our rhetoric and to not suggest things that are unreasonable, to whip up a lot of emotion in public, which can lead to government overreach, fear, suspicions, and prejudice.
