Jim Sensenbrenner Quotes
For too long, opponents of the PATRIOT Act have transformed this law into a grossly distorted caricature that bears no relation to the legislation itself.
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I told my agents that I love Holly Hunter and Frances McDormand and all of these women that are good at doing comedies as well as dramas.
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My job is to train hard, go fight, and do my best.
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If somebody wants to go to church because they like the ritual of it and want to sit in silence for a while one time a week, then that's great. If someone wants to go because they believe that God them and Jesus rose after three days, then that's great, too.
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I'm always shocked when I see myself because I don't recognize myself.
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Now all my teachers are dead except silence.
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The influence of blogging is overall a very positive force in the media.
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As an actor, you always think that whatever job you have is going to be your last. In some way, shape or form, you think you're going to screw it up and you're never going to work again.
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I always feel that most people out there who aren't sure if the gym is really for them aren't prepared to pay and find out.
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Music is pretty intimate stuff and I can only work with very few people: Gonzalez being one, Mocky being another and, on a completely different level, Broken Social Scene. With Broken Social Scene it's not one-on-one, it's a one-on-12. It's very healthy, very comfortable, like a big pot luck supper among old friends.
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When you're in the music business, everything is very personal, because you are invested in everything; there's a very deep, personal attachment to your music.
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I know how to wrap my turban a little better now. In the beginning, it was a little weird.
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Family is very important to me because that is the footprint we perpetuate. That is, the ripple in the water when the rock first impacts the pool, and it is those waves, that energy that one produces, that determines our direction.
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The opportunity, number one, to work with Ang Lee is an amazing thing for me.
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Creativity can only be anarchic, capitalist, Darwinian.
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I was definitely the kid in the back of the class with his head down the whole time not wanting to speak up and say anything.
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Even great actors shine brighter in the right atmosphere.
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I think architects tend to believe that they can almost do anything, which is a wonderful characteristic, but in some cases you just fall flat.
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I know the government needs to ensure economic growth... we just hope it takes care of the environment, too.
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I think as an actor you're lucky to have any film take on a life of its own long after it's left the theater.
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I'm not out to conquer anything, which I think is a good thing. That's why I also think crazy, different things come my way. I really don't have an agenda, and I'm really happy not to have one. I'm just keeping it light.
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Major political parties have a role, but they are incapable of initiating fundamental change because they are fundamentally tied to the status quo. They are the status quo.
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As a child, I amused myself by making up stories. I'd lie in bed when I was supposed to be sleeping and imagine other lands where people were doing fascinating things. By fifth grade, I knew I wanted to be a writer, but it took several more decades to really find my way as an author.
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I think it's healthy to have a lot of different styles within a genre. It makes it much more interesting.
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For too long, opponents of the PATRIOT Act have transformed this law into a grossly distorted caricature that bears no relation to the legislation itself.
