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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They say everything you go through in your childhood builds character and inner strength.
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One has to grow hard but without ever losing tenderness.
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I estimate a very conservative number of 25,000 dead homeboys. If 25,000 white people were killed in two decades of urban drive-bys, you could imagine there would be prime time television, there would be counseling, economic packages, truces would be negotiated by diplomats with experience in Northern Ireland or the Balkans.
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We want to stay on this tour bus together as long as we possibly can. I'm sure a lot of bands are like, 'I need my own space.' But we don't. I want to be with these guys forever.
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I'll always be a member of System of a Down. That will never change.
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Demagogues always do well in economic downturns.
