Jim Talent Quotes
Replacing General McChrystal with David Petraeus was a good first step, but more will be needed.
Quotes to Explore
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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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Rule of thumb: The more trimmings an insurance plan has and the harder someone is pitching it, the faster you should run.
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Bragging just sounds good, man.
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I don't think you ever leave Star Trek for good.
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As soon as I get it, I spend it. I need to start saving it.
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I have to say, speaking from experience, just because an actor starts out in a role in the workshop, they won't necessarily play it when it goes to Broadway.
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Replacing General McChrystal with David Petraeus was a good first step, but more will be needed.
