Joe Biden Quotes
My dad always said, 'Champ, the measure of a man is not how often he is knocked down, but how quickly he gets up.'
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It's extraordinary what children put up with. I happened to see two of my uncles put my father up against the wall of my grandmother's house and knock his teeth out, because he'd been unpleasant to my mother. The next day I went upstairs and found my father making a rather half-hearted attempt to gas himself.
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In terms of achievement, the pride is very important to me. It keeps me going every day. The money is always second to me.
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Throughout my Enterprise career, I have been primarily operationally focused.
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As far as religion goes, I feel like everyone should have their own one-on-one with God.
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I set myself one task, which was to get Labour on to the front foot, back in the game, making the weather on the economy, and that's going to take me a year.
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All fashion brands are about looking good. Being Human is also about doing good. And you can do good by the simple act of slipping into a t-shirt or a pair of jeans.
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Greetings and death to our enemies.
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Playing evil is just not interesting. I don't think anyone who does evil stuff thinks they're doing evil stuff. That's the scary part.
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Thus, biologically speaking the American people are literally only half an immigrant people.
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I've had my run in with trouble. Fortunately, you know, one slap on the hand is usually the last time for me... I learned my lesson.
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Leaving Egypt and the people I loved so much, and the environment I liked, was definitely worth it, because I also have great love for medicine and science.
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Reddit is where anyone can come and tell their real story.
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I firmly believe caretaking the soul is incredibly important for happiness.
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It's always, 'Are you the runner girl?' I say, 'My name is Sally actually.' I used to always get that at school as well, 'Are you the runner girl?' I'm not even the runner girl, I'm a hurdler.
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In writing, as in medicine, there are no short cuts. You need stamina.
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I live in New York. I don't really particularly want to move to LA.
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Grown-up clothes are more appealing because customers need to be able to project themselves into them.
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Fairy tales opened up a door into my imagination - they don't conform to the reality that's around you as a child. I started reading when I was three and read everything, but I wanted to be an actress.
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Today, what most people live in, or with, is the less-than-nuclear family. Working fathers are absent from home during most of the day, the children are schooled outside it, and practically all women who work for money must go outside to earn their living.
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I've always been open about my life not because my story is unique, but because it isn't.
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To decide to become a philosopher seemed as foolish to me as to decide to become a poet.
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My wife and I got to go onstage at a Flaming Lips concert at Webster Hall once. We dressed up like Scientology aliens and danced around. We had a shootout onstage with Santa Claus.
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The most horrifying thing I ever did was work as a steward on an airplane. I wanted to get hired by United. I thought, 'With my languages, this will be amazing; I will work in First Class.' But I could only get a job with an airline going from Newark, New Jersey to Fort Lauderdale, Florida.
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My dad always said, 'Champ, the measure of a man is not how often he is knocked down, but how quickly he gets up.'
