John Leo Quotes
I spend some of my time brooding about people who seem addicted to double standards - those who take an allegedly principled stand on a Monday, then switch firmly to the opposite principle on Tuesday if it is to their advantage.
Quotes to Explore
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President Obama vowed in his State of the Union address to make assisting domestic manufacturers a top priority for his second term.
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My daughter is my passion and my life.
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I was king of the mountain for a long time, well, I don't want that no more. I like to perform every once in a while for people who want to see me, and cut albums of music that is what I'm really about.
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The first thing I read was of my character on the phone talking to Sydney's fiance. Though short, it was so beautifully written, and it made me laugh. I thought if I wanted to play a character, this would be it.
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Music is almost like a therapy for me. It helps keep me centered and think straight. Before I discovered it, I was walking around, and it felt like there were 25 extra pounds of gravity on my shoulders. It's like you're mute or something.
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There is a certain amount of dissatisfaction that goes with knowing your time, talent and abilities are not being properly used.
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The men and women of my generation are heirs to that great collective success which has been admired worldwide and of which we are so proud. It is now up to us to pass it on to the coming generations.
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What about Broadway? Yes, I'm involved with a new musical based on 'The Adams Family.'
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They all hope I will go broke and I wouldn't like to cause them displeasure.
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Care for life and physical health, with due regard for the needs of others and the common good, is concomitant with respect for human dignity.
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When I was young I thought that money was the most important thing in life; now that I am old I know that it is.
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I have the rare privilege of talking to my dad every night at 10 p.m. and hearing about what he did that day.
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The Republican Party is the Grand Old Party. It's made enormous contributions to the success of our country. And it is a party that has embraced its leadership role when it has had the majority or the White House.
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It's funny, because I have periods where I just kind of go dark. I don't tweet, I don't talk, I don't interview, and then I have times where I do.
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There are far too many people in university in Britain. If you want to make money, be a plumber.
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Animation can explain whatever the mind of man can conceive. This facility makes it the most versatile and explicit means of communication yet devised for quick mass appreciation.
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Work faithfully, and you will put yourself in possession of a glorious and enlarging happiness.
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These days, everything is magnified very quickly by the media - the slightest slip can turn into a catastrophe.
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I've got that Beethoven energy, that Stravinsky energy. And it's all a gift from the Creator.
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I have always been convinced that if a woman once made up her mind to marry a man nothing but instant flight could save him.
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Yale was one of the best moments in my life - also one of the hardest. I learned about community.
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I love opera, I love writing for the voice, I love telling stories with music.
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I spend some of my time brooding about people who seem addicted to double standards - those who take an allegedly principled stand on a Monday, then switch firmly to the opposite principle on Tuesday if it is to their advantage.
