Jim Webb Quotes
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You don't have to fear defeat if you believe it may reveal powers that you didn't know you possessed.
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The music comes through me, and I let it come the way it comes, and it shapes itself. I just hold space for it. I don't intend to write it for a purpose, but it comes as it comes and am proud of the way it can support change because I believe strongly in what I sing about.
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I do not believe we can effectively move Australia to a lower emission economy, which is what we need to do if we're going to make a contribution to a global reduction in greenhouse gases, without putting a price on carbon.
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To get important work done, most leaders organize people into teams. They believe that when people collaborate toward a common goal, great things can happen. Yet in reality, the whole is often much less than the sum of the parts.
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A true man hates no one.
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Sticking with your vision and what you believe in is so, so important.
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As far as sustaining our popularity, I believe we can.
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Jewish sovereignty and governance over our ancestral home are, I believe, important goals that every Jew ought to support.
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I believe that you're here on Earth for a short time, and while you're here, you shouldn't forget it.
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It's amazing to think how powerful of a force optimism and hope can be. It's the thing that saves me. I believed that I lived in the greatest country in the world. I still believe that, and consequently, I believed that I had a chance, even though things around me were absolutely crazy and difficult.
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I don't believe that competitions are important.
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People give us credit only for what we ourselves believe.
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I believe the root of all evil is abuse of power.
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I do not believe in the eternity of the spirit. That contradicts my ideology.
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The universe is always speaking to us... sending us little messages, causing coincidences and serendipities, reminding us to stop, to look around, to believe in something else, something more.
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I don't believe in happy families.
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I believe, for a long time, protracted wars test the will of any democracy, to be sure, and people will underwrite a protracted war if they see some progress. But if they don't see progress, and it appears to be futile and useless, then that political support begins to evaporate rather quickly.
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I don't believe in the so-called Latino explosion when it comes to movies. Jennifer Lopez doesn't have an accent. She grew up in New York speaking English, not Spanish. Her success is very important because she represents a different culture, but it doesn't help me.
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I really believe the nexus of terrorism and nuclear weapons is the world's most ominous threat.
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I keep things pretty simple.
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I'm doing stand-up comedy. I'm working on a one-woman show about how I don't like my baby. There is a period of time where a baby is born where the next 3 months is harrowing. A lot of people say it's the most wonderful time, but for me it was harrowing.
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The professional study of economics has become ideological brainwashing. It is a defense of the excesses of the capitalist system.
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I know of no title that I deem more honorable than that of Professor of the Harvard Law School.
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I believe anger is a wasted emotion, and I don't like to waste emotions.