John McCain Quotes
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After spending three years of my life looking into this, I am more convinced than ever that the U.S. government's responsibility for the drug problems in South Central Los Angeles and other inner cities is greater than I ever wrote in the newspaper.
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I am not an enemy of the Negro. We want him here among us; he is the only laboring class we have.
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We should always remember that it is by His invitation that we come to His holy house, the temple of the Lord. We should respond to His invitation by being worthy, by being prepared, and by having the temple as a priority in our lives. While in the temple we should act as if we are in His holy presence.
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Going to hospital is rather like going to an alien planet.
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Unlike President Obama, I am not afraid to state, without a wink or a nod, that the government has no right to tell us who we can marry or not marry.
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What makes Ireland inclined toward the drama is that it's a great country for conversation.
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I don't watch my own films very often. I become so jittery and ready to cry... and miserable. I think it's awful.
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I guess my main influences are Jesus, rock 'n' roll and ex-wives. In that order.
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I still use the guitar pretty much just to hide my gut.
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There will be mental worries with the long jump before Rio, but I know I can get through it. It's just getting my confidence back. I know I have a big jump in me.
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Every note is a lifetime for itself.
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To be safe at the expense of the liberty of other people is a difficult equation.
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I grew up with a tribe of amazing women, but certainly my mother and my godmother really modeled women as actors.
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I am grateful that as a reporter and as an anchor, people have allowed me to share their stories.
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One of the things I find depressing about some of the upper echelons of Anglicanism on both sides of the Atlantic is that it's sort of taken for granted that we all basically know what's in the Bible, and so we just glance at a few verses for devotional purposes and then get on to the real business.
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In remembering the appalling suffering of war on both sides, we recognise how precious is the peace we have built in Europe since 1945.
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Due process gives teachers the latitude to use their professional judgment in their classrooms, to advocate for their students, and to not fear retribution for speaking the truth or teaching controversial subjects like evolution. As political winds shift in school districts, due process also wards off patronage or nepotism.
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I wanted to write a story set in the Lovecraftian universe that didn't gloss over the uglier implications of his worldview.
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In my view, it was no accident that Nelson Mandela was chosen by God to lead the people of South Africa. There are very few people who could be imprisoned, kept away from their family and loved ones, and exit that same prison with such a powerful spirit of love and a desire for reconciliation.
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When improvisation is properly applied, it is compositional thinking, sped way up.
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It's not easy to sit down and open yourself up and say, 'This is how much I love you,' you know? It's scary to do that.
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I've always loved that, on all the Dylan and Springsteen and Marley and Neil Young reissues that they've done: It's so cool to hear alternate versions and how the song started in their mind.
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There's something about China and its rush to capitalism that I find confusing. At the same time, we live in an America where capitalists oppose any government interference with free markets, while in China you have a very controlled, state-planned market where economic growth is better than ours.
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Thank God for our form of government. The media won't let there be any cover-up.
