Joe Biden Quotes
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Let's judge a man on what he's done.
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I am not content to entrust our free-speech rights to the good graces and whims of Congress and hope that politicians don't abuse their power.
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If in my twenties I'd gotten one of the two-dozen roles that I did screen tests for and almost got, I think I would have become bored with the awards circuit, the whole hype machine.
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Because I travel so much, I bring my workout clothes and shoes wherever I go. That way I can always do some exercise.
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I want to drink champagne from ladies' shoes.
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I think it's always easy to be sympathetic to parts of the government in detail; in their concrete manifestations. Because obviously, we don't have government for no reason.
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The moment you give up your principles, and your values, you are dead, your culture is dead, your civilization is dead. Period.
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I kind of went into soap opera with 'General Hospital' in the '80s. It's like theater because every day it's a new script, which really doesn't have a beginning, middle or end like a play or a movie script. So you have to be on your toes and bring it every day. And you have to be spontaneous, which is really how I like to work.
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Life's a challenge, but that's the best part.
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Are we a Christian nation now? It's doubtful. But did we start out as one? Without question.
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Wanting to be a good actor is not good enough. You must want to be a great actor. You just have to have that.
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I'm very intelligent. I'm capable of doing everything put to me. I've launched a perfume and want my own hotel chain. I'm living proof blondes are not stupid.
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I was sitting alone in a grim mood – furious that the press attacked Senator Edwards on the price of a haircut. But it inspired me – from now on, all haircuts, etc., that are necessary and important for his campaign – please send the bills to me... It is a way to help our friend without government restrictions.
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In the Philippines, the host should always be willing to defer to the wishes of the guest.
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I don't need fame any more. People are less interested in me in terms of celebrity. I'm happy to see a new generation being the media focus. I'm happy my day is done. It's over.
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The state of law is equal for all people. It cannot depend on electoral politics.
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I prefer to make movies which not only have a message for 'then' but a message for 'now.'
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In the early '90s, I was hired to write educational dramas about HIV and AIDS in the shantytowns. I did that for two and a half years, and then I was hired on other films. When 'Tsotsi' presented itself, I thought, 'This is not a world I grew up in, but I've spent a great deal of time writing about it and researching it in my past.'
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I joke that the Olympics is the warm-up to the Paralympics.
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I'm OK being the veteran, but I'm still just a kid.
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I've always felt that if you pay your bills and can take care of yourself without too much stress, then it's a pretty damn good life.
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Three of my novels and a good number of my short stories are told from the point of view of men. I was brought up in a house of women.
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I wasn't from the streets, but I was in the streets. I had a good family, nice home - you know, I can't say I grew up with nothing... but I chose to hang in the streets.
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In the good old days when I was a senator, I was my own man.
