John le Carre Quotes
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The American people do not want their taxpayer dollars funding any activity that runs counter to the security of our nation or our ally Israel.
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I went to a very progressive elementary school where I was heavily educated in civil rights. I remember learning about Harvey Milk when I was in sixth or seventh grade and being so inspired.
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This flattery has been rather slow in coming. I think all of sudden late in life now I'm getting some credit for what I've done. Which is gratifying, but it's kind of a little late.
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When you're in the battlefield, survival is all there is. Death is the only great emotion.
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Midi is my hobby.
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I have but one lamp by which my feet are guided, and that is the lamp of experience.
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You can't say what the outcome of a competition is going to be, so now I am ready to accept any result that comes my way, if I give my best shot.
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I call tennis the McDonald's of sport - you go in, they make a quick buck out of you, and you're out.
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I have come here only to share the voices and dreams of our children - because they are all our children.
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We are a studying nation. Scholarship from science is important to the whole world and those people need to be able to be safe and secure in what they do.
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Ours is an excessively conscious age. We know so much, we feel so little.
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If you're doing the same job every day, there's room for error.
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As far as guys who perform onstage, I love Chris Rock. I'm kind of jaded on everyone else.
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The bar is set pretty low if you want to be a hip, accessible conservative.
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Frankly, I thought we would have lost the House by now.
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We have a project with Unocal here in Los Angeles, where we as an environmental organization, the oil company, and the state all get together to promote the recycling of used motor oil.
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I'd been reading Eastern philosophy since I was a kid. And I meditated. I did it on a daily basis. It's the one thing I do with any consistency. Meditation gives you a different kind of mindset. It's very powerful.
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There are very few places in the world where you have to learn a language with no language in common. It's called a monolingual field situation.
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I'm not a rubber stamp, and people know that. If you can convince me of the merits, you will have my vote every time.
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I have the desire to work as an actress, but I have no ambition to be a star.
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The wish to acquire more is admittedly a very natural and common thing; and when men succeed in this they are always praised rather than condemned. But when they lack the ability to do so and yet want to acquire more at all costs, they deserve condemnation for their mistakes.
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People have asked me, 'Hey, what do you think about driving the 43 car?' I say it's great, and it's going to be even better when we land in Victory Lane one day. That's when it's going to really mean something.
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I'm not politically committed at all in the popular sense; that is, to any party. I'm committed to whatever's best for the normal working person. I'm not a great fan of politics.
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I've always had difficulties with female characters.
