John Edwards Quotes
I actually defeated an incumbent Republican senator who was part of the Jesse Helm's political machine in North Carolina, the result of which is I'm now the senior senator from North Carolina instead of Jesse Helms, which is a very good thing for this country.
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The fact that we live in a world where black people have to strategize so they're not brutalized by police is insane.
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I am also a drummer of sorts. I've got an electronic set sitting in my bedroom.
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You're going to have some ups and downs, so you have to prepare yourself to be ready. Those down moments come.
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The real ornament of woman is her character, her purity.
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Nobody owes anybody a living, but everybody is entitled to a chance.
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How extraordinary it is that one feels most guilt about the sins one is unable to commit.
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I was poor. When you're poor you work, and when you're rich you expect somebody to hand it to you. So I think being reasonably poor is very good for people.
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When you don't know how to cook, you just say, 'I need something quick,' and then you fry something up. Now that I cook, I think, 'Do I want to have fried fish, baked fish, or grilled fish?'
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English football is so physical and fast that when you see a space, you have to go into it with all your speed.
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I always make a decision, even if it's the wrong one. I hate being confused.
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Alfred Nobel stipulated that no distinction of race or colour will determine who received of his generosity.
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First of all, just to get Diner made would have been an achievement in that I got a chance to direct.
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There is only one cure for gray hair. It was invented by a Frenchman. It is called the guillotine.
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I wanted to write a novel that would make others feel the history: the pain and fear that black people have had to live through in order to endure.
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The mainstream media has chosen their candidates and their issues, and they're not the same as the GOP's. They are going to be painted as the bad guys.
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I'm not a good time-off person. I'm awful on holiday. It comes from having that period when I didn't work. That really was the worst bit.
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So, it looks like we rebuild the village and blow it apart a few more times.
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We all have hierarchies at work - even on set, the runner would never walk up to the director and ask for a cup of coffee.
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All love is unrequited. All of it.
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The response of anybody interested in liberty is that we all have a say and the ability to have an argument is exactly what liberty is, even though it may never be resolved. In any authoritarian society the possessor of power dictates, and if you try and step outside he will come after you.
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Jesus got me through the slums without getting murdered. I just walked with him as though he were really there and not a spirit just floating around.
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On the most elementary level, you do not have to go to church to be a Christian. You do not have to go home to be married either. But in both cases if you do not, you will have a very poor relationship.
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Growing up in Dumfries, I got no sun - I spent all my time in my room making records. When I came to America, it made me recognise the benefits of sunlight. Oh, and I also got a good haircut. I used to have a terrible haircut.
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I actually defeated an incumbent Republican senator who was part of the Jesse Helm's political machine in North Carolina, the result of which is I'm now the senior senator from North Carolina instead of Jesse Helms, which is a very good thing for this country.
