Peter DeFazio Quotes
The U.S. cannot force Sunnis, Shias, and Kurds to make peace or to act for the common good. They have been in conflict for 1,400 years.
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There is nothing people can throw at me to say: 'Do this, do that.'
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When you love someone so much that you are in pain when you are apart it ends up being destructive. I never want to be in that place again.
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All wars, even the noblest, bring a reckoning of means and ends.
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Wes Anderson deserves an award for sheer persistence of vision.
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The good of a book lies in its being read. A book is made up of signs that speak of other signs, which in their turn speak of things. Without an eye to read them, a book contains signs that produce no concepts; therefore it is dumb.
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The one characteristic of authentic power that most people overlook is humbleness. It is important for many reasons. A humble person walks in a friendly world. He or she sees friends everywhere he or she looks, wherever he or she goes, whomever he or she meets. His or her perception goes beyond the shell of appearance and into essence.
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One of the most important tools we have at the Small Business Administration (SBA) to reach high growth entrepreneurs is the Small Business Investment Company (SBIC) program.
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Forget mung beans' reputation as healthy yet bland - used right, they soak up loads of flavour.
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No matter who you are, black, white, green, there's going to be things in your way, you know what I mean?
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I mean Afghanistan is a very rugged, complicated country.
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Well into the 20th century, black people spoke of their flight from Mississippi in much the same manner as their runagate ancestors had.
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I have been the victim of heartless malice.
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I don't laugh out loud at comics a lot.
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My music is about where I am at the time. In 'Raymond vs. Raymond,' I was going through a lot of things, and it came out in my music. My marriage fell apart, and I was suddenly a single father.
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I found college useful for a lot of other reasons. It exposed me to a great many influences I wouldn't otherwise have encountered, and gave me a lot of time with some very intelligent people whose thoughts are still with me.
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I remember being told very early on, 'Just say what they want to hear in the audition, and we'll figure it out later on.' So there have been a few tricky moments. I once said I could ride, when the truth is I'm terrified of horses, but I got the job!
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I don't think I've ever been chatted up, and I don't think I've ever chatted anyone up. The Fresh Prince has the best chat-up lines.
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I detest that saying 'Everything happens for a reason'; it's nonsense.
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Tossing doughnuts, fritters or fried dumplings in fennel sugar adds grown-up complexity without diminishing the indulgence factor.
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I learned to play the piano on my mother's knee - that was before we got a piano.
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I come from a family of teachers, and I believe ideas matter; the good ones deserve reverence, and the bad ones, defiance.
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I never go straight to the point if I can go the most difficult way. Why be simple when you can be complicated?
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When some of these big companies realize how much money there is to make, those ports will start being able to take shipments.
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The U.S. cannot force Sunnis, Shias, and Kurds to make peace or to act for the common good. They have been in conflict for 1,400 years.
