Jim Lehrer Quotes
My Marine experience helped shape who I am now personally and professionally, and I am grateful for that on an almost daily basis.
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All who consult on doubtful matters, should be void of hatred, friendship, anger, and pity.
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I ain't just collab-ing with anybody. Because I don't care about making friends. I got enough friends.
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When you watch it, you're like, Wow. I look like that. But it doesn't feel like that at all. It was about communicating with Gale Harold and getting across what I wanted to say about the character.
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Wong Kar-wai and Ang Lee are two Asian directors I'm really fond of.
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One of the banners I would put up in front of any American president and new administration is 'Do not overreact to your predecessors' policies.'
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Fame can be annoying, but there are perks too.
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I'll never do a film because it's a massive budget and I'm gonna get lots of publicity for it and it will bring something else.
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In my proper character, I am an officer of the United States Army.
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I don't even like to talk Lions too much just because the way our relationship ended.
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Clearly, humans will always have a role to play in emergency response for law enforcement. But if there's an emergency, if there's a 911 call, the question is, do you want a human dashing off to respond to it right away?
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If there's a common thread to my books, it is that each involves an individual's journey. The individual must stay true to themselves.
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Enough to using Texas as a political laboratory for testing far-right ideas. Enough to using Texas as a workshop for fattening the wallets of their special interest friends and supporters. And enough of politicians listening only to each other, rather than real Texans.
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Christine Bass was my high school music teacher. She took a program on its last legs and within a few years turned into one of the best programs in the country. Our high school dominated national choir competitions all through her 20-plus year tenure.
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I split my commission and personal work about 50 per cent each. It is important to get that balance in life.
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What I have done in my nine year career was just a glimpse of what I can do.
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Souffles don't deserve their reputation as potential disasters.
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Where 'Dragon Quest Monsters' originated from was 'Dragon Quest V,' where you had a monster befriending system as a main part: you could actually befriend monsters and have them fight on behalf of your party, as part of your party.
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If you could get all the people in the organization rowing in the same direction, you could dominate any industry, in any market, against any competition, at any time.
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We get caught up in all the stress - 'Got to do this, is this the right thing for me to do?' - but what about the thing you want to do? That's what'll keep you young. It's empowering, not becoming a prisoner of some other person's idea of what you should be.
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We were too young and immature to give up, you idiot.
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It has been an incredibly rewarding experience to work with so many dedicated SEC staff who strive every day to protect investors and ensure our markets operate with integrity.
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Many of the insights of the saint stem from their experience as sinners.
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The brain is a complex biological organ possessing immense computational capability: it constructs our sensory experience, regulates our thoughts and emotions, and controls our actions.
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My Marine experience helped shape who I am now personally and professionally, and I am grateful for that on an almost daily basis.
