Jim Talent Quotes
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It was such a lovely day I thought it a pity to get up.
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The phrase 'mad as a hatter' was coined because hat makers were poisoned by the high levels of mercury used in felt processing; these workers developed a strange, uneven gait as well as strange alterations in their personalities - traits that resembled mental instability.
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I liberate minds with my music. That's more important than liberating a few people from apartheid or whatever.
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There is a tendency by a lot of officials to hide behind the king. And it's about time that officials take their responsibility and are responsible in front of the people.
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The right of every American to first-class citizenship is the most important issue of our time.
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It is impossible to live without failing at something, unless you live so cautiously that you might as well not have lived at all, in which case you have failed by default.
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I get mad quick and and go off at the handle quick.
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I don't know if I would call myself a religious human.
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Customer expectations? Nonsense. No customer ever asked for the electric light, the pneumatic tire, the VCR, or the CD. All customer expectations are only what you and your competitor have led him to expect. He knows nothing else.
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History's lesson, of course, is that attempts to suppress free expression have merely confirmed the caricaturists' original critique of heavy-handed and objectionable actions of overreaching governments.
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Your plays are always personal. You can't help seeing yourself in the serial killer you've just written. But they get less specifically personal.
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I never dreamed that shooting a film would be so hard. There was less regulation then of child actors' hours. Even the concept of acting confused me.
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If a great outfit gets you one step closer to feeling good about yourself, then it's worth every penny.
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Find fault with thyself rather than with others.
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The Japanese have a strong tendency to suppress their own feelings. That's the Japanese character. They kill their own emotions.
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The journey matters as much as the goal.
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I've been taking batting practice in my barn where nobody can see me, so I may be better than anyone thinks.
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Nigeria has no business with poverty. With our human and material resources, we shall strive to eradicate poverty from our country.
Olusegun Obasanjo
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I mean, Eighteen years old is the age of consent in Europe and you can go anywhere and do anything you like. In America, it is dumb. At eighteen you should be able to do anything that you like, except get married.
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I don't try to show off technology in my work. The technology is a means to tell stories, so I think conversations about my work can be had by very large audiences.
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I've already been married six times in my career as an actress - twice as Becky - so I think a wedding of my own might feel too much like work!
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From time to time, just about every 'Vanity Fair' writer has a chance to sell rights to an article or a book to Hollywood.
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The worst thing to do with success, is to boast about it.
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I've always believed the two best anti-poverty programs are work and marriage.
