John Avlon Quotes
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Professional golf is the only sport where, if you win 20% of the time, you're the best.
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Well, of course I think people can be forgiven. But our justice system is not set up to dispense forgiveness. You can go to the local priest for that.
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I think that boy bands as a whole are really coming back.
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If I can hit No. 1 on the 'New York Times' best-seller list, I'm thinking of having the entire list tattooed on my body somewhere. It would be fabulous.
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The military is a machine of war. Not a law enforcement agency.
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Maybe it will be a great thing when the Baby Boomers finally die out. In real life, it's not a matter of the good guys or the bad guys. Rather, it's big numbers and small numbers that do the counting.
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Of course, individuals vary greatly within each racial group and should be treated as such.
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It's very rare, as an actor, to be someplace - to have an address, so to speak.
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There are many things I love in this world. Music, acting, and animals are at the top of that list.
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I think every major character I've played was originally for an older woman. I have no idea what that says. I guess I'm mature for my age.
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I like powerful women, and I gravitate to any point in history when a female has significant power. I can spend hours researching any such amazing lady, from Ching Shih to Hatshepsut to Boudica to Zenobia.
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When you lead change, sometimes you get arrows in your back. I mean, that's just the way the real world is.
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When I meet a new person, I am on the lookout for signs of what he or she is loyal to. It is a preliminary clue to the sense of belonging, and hence of his or her humanity.
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Christianity affects your whole life. I feel I'm more competitive, a better player, but off the field is where there is always a battle.
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When you have balance in your life, work becomes an entirely different experience. There is a passion that moves you to a whole new level of fulfillment and gratitude, and that's when you can do your best... for yourself and for others.
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I feel no compulsion to be a pundit. As a matter of fact, I really don't have that much to say about most things. Working with hard news satisfies me completely.
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As a dancer running around the world, I always questioned whether that's what I wanted to do.
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There comes a time when you have to stand up and be counted.
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It's so rewarding to succeed in what you like to do that you don't really think about what you have to give up.
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No one can enjoy freedom without trembling.
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Anything that isn't opposed by about 40 percent of humanity is either an evil business or so unimportant that it simply doesn't matter.
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Do you dislike your role in the story, your place in the shadow? What complaints do you have that the hobbits could not have heaved at Tolkien? You have been born into a narrative, you have been given freedom. Act, and act well until you reach your final scene.
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Demagogues always do well in economic downturns.
