Jim Talent Quotes
Replacing General McChrystal with David Petraeus was a good first step, but more will be needed.
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What is freedom of expression? Without the freedom to offend, it ceases to exist.
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It wouldn't be fair to drag a child round the world, touring.
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I'm not comparing myself at all to him, but I like the idea that Ernest Hemingway always wrote about certain things he knew, he knew the ins and outs, back to fronts of what he was talking about. I love that as an inspiration for myself, to keep it true to what you know.
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The more you work and get known for something, sometimes things begin to narrow a bit, and your opportunities get more... specific.
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I remember a tour where we played 50 cities in 56 days. We also went to Europe a couple of times.
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What's interesting about Stephen Baldwin is that me and Dana Gould were originally cast for 'Bio-Dome' – but Pauly Shore and Baldwin ended up doing it. So there's a little movie trivia for ya.
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Action is the foundational key to all success.
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For the first time I go to La Scala, for each thing, for each rehearsal, my knees were shaking. But the audience was very fine with me.
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It's always good to be known. You want to build your brand up, want to build your name.
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Detroit's a good investment because, first of all, the entry fee for everything is lower. And, you've got the talent that is here that is ambitious and motivated, so you're going to get in on a much lower cost structure in every way, shape, or form from labor to buildings to whatever.
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A lot of producers now are people who stay in their office and never go to the set. I don't know how you can be the advocate of the movie if you're not there in it every day.
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What I love about Tadashi is that he isn't a designer that designs only for a double-zero. He designs for double-Ds, you know? Women of all shapes and sizes can wear him.
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That's a comic cover's job: Attract someone's attention and persuade them to try the issue out.
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I struggled with the pressure of having the successful record after the first record. Second album syndrome. I'm living proof; it's very real.
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Simply put, our nation's economy will only go as far as our small businesses will take it.
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I want people to come away from my book with questions. Questions about virtue and goodness. Not answers.
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I am not God. Nor am I Phantom. I am ready to accept any criticism. I have been in politics for decades. Each and every day, in several media, there is criticism of me.
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I analyze religious knowledge and consciousness.
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It was probably when I met Jeff Hamilton, the drummer I've been working with for the last 20 years. He's the one who brought Ray Brown to hear me sing at a restaurant in my hometown.
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Remarks by the President at the Dedication of the National Museum of African American History and Culture at the National Mall in Washington, D.C. (24 September 2016)
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Every guy has got to have a tuxedo. If you're ever invited to an event where a tuxedo is necessary, you need to have it ready to go. A good-fitting one, too. It just has to look good.
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It's as boring to see a completely evil villain as it is to see a completely good guy.
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I think if NATO haven't expanded, we would have a no-man's zone between the E.U. and NATO and Russia, and that would be very dangerous.
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Replacing General McChrystal with David Petraeus was a good first step, but more will be needed.
