John Chafee Quotes
I do not think there should be a limit on the rig's liability, because they are sitting on top of unlimited amounts of oil, and thus, there could be an explosion occur that could do untold damage. ... The amount of damage that an offshore oil rig can do is infinite.
Quotes to Explore
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California has always led the way on environmental protection and always reaped the benefits, pioneering everything from catalytic convertors on cars to stationary source reduction.
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The same liberty that protects me also protects members of the Mafia.
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There has to be a global mission of human progress.
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I had the good fortune of having a happy, closely knit family.
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Promotions can be seen in two ways - either you hate them, and they're a burden, and you are getting through with it, or you can enjoy them. I decided early on that I was going to enjoy them. I did 43 interviews in a day for 'Kahaani.'
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The good poet sticks to his real loves, those within the realm of possibility. He never tries to hold hands with God or the human race.
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Detroit's industrial ruins are picturesque, like crumbling Rome in an 18th-century etching.
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When you do music concerts at Taj Mahal and the Acropolis, you have to be careful about your performance being appropriate with the place that surrounds you. It has to be appropriate to the culture - it should fit the building behind you, the environment you are playing it in and the culture of that place.
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Well I look for an accompanist that does his work well, this to begin.
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We can't leave everything to the free market. In fact, climate change is, I would argue, the greatest single free-market failure. This is what happens when you don't regulate corporations and you allow them to treat the atmosphere as an open sewer.
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Part of what's so tricky in a film that's two hours long is how many themes can you effectively explore.
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I'm a hoot and a half, I like to think.
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I'm a writer, so whatever gymnastics jump through my head, I write about it.
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A lot of people meet me and they're like, 'Why aren't you crazy?'
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Nine times out of ten, in the arts as in life, there is actually no truth to be discovered; there is only error to be exposed.
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We all have our likes and our dislikes. But... when we're doing news - when we're doing the front-page news, not the back page, not the op-ed pages, but when we're doing the daily news, covering politics - it is our duty to be sure that we do not permit our prejudices to show. That is simply basic journalism.
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I want everyone to know what they deserve in relationships: that they can demand equality and kindness. Because everyone will have a relationship at some point in their life. It's what we all do, every day, and we need to know how to do it.
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I think, more than anything else, my dog's death has made me grow up. I find myself thinking about the world in a more serious way.
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I like to be somewhere at least where you can see a few girls around once in a while, even if they're only scratching their arms or blowing their noses or even just giggling or something.
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Our wings are small but the ripples of the heart are infinite.
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I offer a proven track record in the big leagues that can hit left-handers or right-handers.
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I never imagined I would be in a film with Steve Martin. I was a little star struck, because I grew up watching his movies.
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Some people will always be animals, while the others want to be... people.
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I do not think there should be a limit on the rig's liability, because they are sitting on top of unlimited amounts of oil, and thus, there could be an explosion occur that could do untold damage. ... The amount of damage that an offshore oil rig can do is infinite.
