John Hoeven Quotes
Pipelines are by far the safest way to transport petroleum. They are safer than tankers, safer than trucks, safer than rail.
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I've been working on this feature script for Master Class, a play by Terrence McNally that won a lot of Tonys.
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Governments, of course, can - and do - soak the rich.
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Whatever notoriety Fall Out Boy used to have prevents me from having the ability to start over from the bottom again.
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The more energy-efficient we become as a nation, the less we need to develop additional energy sources.
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Eddie Haas talked a lot about not hitting the ball in the air.
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We hire military veterans because they make great employees. They bring proven technical and leadership skills. They understand teamwork, and they're adaptable. Bottom line, hiring veterans is good for business.
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I think that some of the most amazing places to be or to grow up are the places right outside of great cities, because you're sort of constantly in this suspended state of, like, looking inside the window, wanting to be in the party. I think it breeds good feelings.
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I love going to theatres and seeing honest little indie films I know nothing about... being surprised by a beautiful film I had no expectations about but just got lost in. I'd like to do more well-written indies. I don't know exactly what my dream role will be yet, but it's somewhere within that realm.
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I don't remember my first two marriages... the details are very sketchy.
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Basically, what it comes down to is I love what I do. I don't do it for fame. I don't do it for money. I just love it.
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I don't have much choice these days in how I have my hair.
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I deferred my third-year studies from university to go full time sailing to try and qualify for the 2012 London Olympics, which I did. I tried to go back to the university, but having won the silver medal, I just haven't been able to get back. And now I'm not sure if I ever will.
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I'm competitive in that I would like to outsell my last record.
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All the Junos, the Grammy nominations, the gold and platinum records, did nothing to assuage my conviction that I was an out-and-out loser.
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It's so simple to be wise. Just think of something stupid to say and say the opposite.
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If I played characters who were like me, I'd be super bored.
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With 'Eagle of the Ninth,' every shot was extremely planned and organized. The director was like, 'Do this!' And I say, 'How was it?' and he says, 'Good.' It was very odd. I would never know where he was headed, or even if he was shooting me at a close-up or from a distance.
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I don't come from a famous family and don't have this detachment from everyday people and everyday life. I'm just doing my job and the attention that comes with it is part of the territory.
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Every stylish man should have a copy of 'The Fountainhead' by Ayn Rand on his bookshelf.
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It was a dagger in the haughty father's heart, an arrow in his brain, to see how the flesh and blood he could not disown clung to this obscure stranger, and he sitting by. Not that he cared to whom his daughter turned, or from whom turned away. The swift sharp agony struck through him, as he thought of what his son might do.
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I did everything pretty cliche as an actor in New York. I read the trades, I sent out 'head shots.'
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I see what grief does, how it strips you bare, shows you all the things you don't want to know. That loss doesn't end, that there isn't a moment where you are done, when you can neatly put it away and move on.
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I didn't know anything about writers. It never occurred to me they were regular people and that I could grow up to become one, even though I loved to make up stories inside my head.
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Pipelines are by far the safest way to transport petroleum. They are safer than tankers, safer than trucks, safer than rail.
