John Dingell Quotes
If we're going to spend a lot of money to deal with the problem of 200 million guns in the country owned by 65 million gun owners, we ought to have a system which will work and catch criminals.
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Throughout my Enterprise career, I have been primarily operationally focused.
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Progress, real progress, makes me cry harder than anything. When the world itself grows.
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What I'm trying to do is save and rescue the country if I can, and I'm doing my best to do it.
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Histories are to educate so that we understand better for ourselves and for motivation.
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Sometimes when I visit my sister and her two children, I wonder if she missed a lot by getting married. Right now, nothing could be further from my mind than getting married.
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I'm not being offered a constant stream of wonderful parts with wonderful directors that would keep me away from the theatre. When they turn up, I do them.
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I am more afraid of those who are terrified of the devil than I am of the devil himself.
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Oh, I am an angel, though sometimes I wish I was more of a devil.
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I like beautiful clothing. I love Bergdorfs.
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As a teenager you are at the last stage in your life when you will be happy to hear that the phone is for you.
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I won't join another band again.
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My advice to anyone would be to focus on your current job and be the best at it. The rest will take care of itself.
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A person who has been punished is not less inclined to behave in a given way; at best, he learns how to avoid punishment.
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You can't be around Oprah and not have her influence you, and I don't mean that because she's doling out the free advice. I mean it because she is someone that leads with truth and follows her heart. She's a force.
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The majority of meetings should be discussions that lead to decisions.
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I find it slightly absurd that the only thing we consume more of than water is concrete.
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Conviction without experience makes for harshness.
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I choose parts because I don't want to be embarrassed when the movie comes out. What if my friends were to see the movie? What if my niece or nephew wandered into the theater and saw the movie? I don't want to be too ashamed of it.
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Government bonds have basically been sold in the domestic market, so there is some sense of stability, but the amount of public debt is really severe... Japan must manage its finances with a sense of urgency.
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Money is a kind of poetry.
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Dad had a music store, and he'd often bring home comedy albums that I would listen to. I started listening to Bob Newhart and Bill Cosby, and developing taste. They really influenced my style of comedy.
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In the long run, there are people who've made more money or had bigger stardom at points. But, I think I'll have come out winning.
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When someone came to ask us for help, it was sacred. We did not even think twice. We helped them, even if we had only meagre means; we offered them arms, a little bit of money, and in occasion, men.
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If we're going to spend a lot of money to deal with the problem of 200 million guns in the country owned by 65 million gun owners, we ought to have a system which will work and catch criminals.
