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 wanted to tell a romantic and dark side of Ottoman history that was also slightly political, saying to the previous generation of writers, 'Look, I'm interested in Ottoman things, and I'm not afraid of it, and I'm doing something creative.'
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Sloan Gibson is doing a great job. We need to give him more power to terminate employees.
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The busier you are, the more interesting you are. The more you're off doing your thing and loving your job and your life, that's fascinating.
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On television, I have watched countless athletes from different countries, sports and Olympics stand proudly at the top of the podium and shed tears. They symbolized the Olympics for me because Olympic medals represent all of the hard work and sacrifices made by the athletes as well as the people who helped them reach the top of their sports.
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I grew up pretty much entertaining myself. So I know what its like to be in a room by myself and having fun with something.
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Look, this job has always been a crucible of conflict.
