Bruce Babbitt Quotes
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I don't have any fear of intimacy, but rather thrive on it, which is rare in a public person.
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The American people likewise want to see enforcement first, no tricks, no triggers, no amnesty, enforcing existing laws and closing loopholes to reaffirm that our great Republic is, in fact, a nation of laws.
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Love is more than one thing.
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By 1892, enlightenment had progressed to the point where the Salem trials were simply an embarrassing blot on the history of New England. They were a part of the past that was best forgotten: a reminder of how far the human race had come in two centuries.
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Somebody gets to be smart and somebody gets to be dumb. If we win, it'll be because of the president. And if we lose, it'll be because of me.
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No decent career was ever founded on a public.
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The lions taught me photography. They taught me patience and the sense of beauty, a beauty that penetrates you.
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I don't think there will ever be a time I don't write, and I hope there will never be a time I don't act.
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I love physical kinds of comedy and getting down and dirty and doing stunts. When I was growing up, I was always getting into fights with guys and usually punching out boys my age because I was a lot bigger and tougher. So I'm naturally accustomed to putting myself into the headspace of a girl who can take care of herself.
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I thought it was a really good contrast to have a really sweet, sincere, church girl sitting next to the church lady who seemed kind of, you know, over the top.
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After 9/11, I changed a lot of the ways I viewed the world. I realized my comedy and my politics and my view of the world did not match. I had to start writing from my heart.
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I'm rooting for Saudi Arabia getting a seat on the U.N. Human Rights Council.
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There is no abstract art. You must always start with something. Afterward you can remove all traces of reality.
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I offer originality: you don't know what my films are like until you go to them. I think that's the reason I've been getting all this attention.
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Once I'm in a situation where I can not do anything for three years and go off the map, I'll focus more on writing. Right now, I want to just make Flume awesome... and big.
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These days, everything is magnified very quickly by the media - the slightest slip can turn into a catastrophe.
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I know that inner wisdom is more precious than wealth. The more you spend it, the more you gain.
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I'm not a drunk anymore, but since they cut out my tongue, I sound drunk.
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I would rather have gotten married than have a Hollywood contract.
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I was a cleaner while at university. The job wasn't bad, but I was amazed by how badly cleaners are treated - how disrespected they are by the people they work for.
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A guy may wear a suit and have a high-paying job and appear very mature, but essentially, he's a 14-year-old boy.
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It's much easier to work on other people's music and play in other people's bands as a guitar player instead of being the main songwriter and singer. That's a really big job to do that.
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Food is the new Internet.
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Look, this job has always been a crucible of conflict.
