John Avlon Quotes
The American people are smart. They've gotten sick of the predictable hyperpartisan talking points and canned anger.
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The only thing that's going to free Huey is gun powder.
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When I started out back in Louisville, there was Harry Collins. He was my first teacher. He saw that I was so obsessed with magic that he taught me the love of magic.
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I need a hobby, and I don't want it to be basketball. I want it to be music. So to get away from music, I do other music.
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I just enjoy life now. I just enjoy every morning I get to wake up.
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I do not have bad days. I don't wake up in the morning and think that I'm going to get AIDS. I don't dream bad dreams about it. If I did, I'd be giving in to the negativity.
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I don't think it is just in the world of politics. The lack of civility in society as a whole, some of it, I believe, is very much fueled by social media and frankly, it's fueled by the fact that journalism is not journalism any more.
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The men and women of my generation are heirs to that great collective success which has been admired worldwide and of which we are so proud. It is now up to us to pass it on to the coming generations.
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You can't tolerate anybody attempting to threaten or intimidate your body. You must respond with force.
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I think we should all call ourselves feminists.
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I am hopeful that no one will forget what happened in Bosnia.
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I've worked hard throughout my entire life, but I don't think all the hard work could have produced the same results without all the genetics I was given.
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Finally we are a nation with some conscience. It means alliances are extremely important when they're based on a national interest. We have to have the ability to sustain our presence within those alliances.
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I have a pickup truck. And I prefer to be with dogs or on my sailboat than in a car - actually, more than any other place on Earth.
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I sense that by writing both books and television, I've become better at each.
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The success of the Rat Pack or the Clan was due to the camaraderie, the three guys who work together and kid each other and love each other.
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Power says if you are a committee chairman, your idea is good only because you have got power.
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I want to have an impact on my son.
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The first part of my life, as a player, has ended but now I'm heading into an equally important part as a manager, hoping to do as well as I did on the field.
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I find that easier to accept than this all happened out of nothing.
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Nobody loves me but my mother, and she could be jivin', too.
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I lost my faith in God when I lost my daughter to Cancer, the beast. I begged, I cried, I offered my life for hers, and day by day, I watched that beautiful little Angel slip off. So, excuse me for not taking my seat next to you on Sunday in Church, I feel too cheated to worship.
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As long as the appointment process is transparent and there is a broad mix of political views among the governors of the BBC, I think the public can feel confident that impartiality and independence are just as important to me as they have been to previous incumbents.
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Look at your business and the activities that you undertake. Then, start to think about not just your economic concerns, but about social and environmental impacts that businesses have.
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The American people are smart. They've gotten sick of the predictable hyperpartisan talking points and canned anger.
