John Thune Quotes
We must work together to save and strengthen Social Security not just for my father's generation but also for my daughters' generation.
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Mikhail Gorbachev was the Jimmy Carter of the Communist bloc. The Russians hate him.
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I was unbelievably lucky.
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My short stories have always pushed twenty pages. That's no length for a short story to be. You either do them short like Carver or you stop trying.
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There have been recorded cases of people learning how to fly a plane after playing a flight simulator, but there's never been a case of someone learning to fight by playing 'Tekken.'
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I'm Cuban, so I know a lot of people who act like vampires. But wait, vampires have to be invited to your house, so maybe they are nothing like Latinos!
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I condemn everyone and anyone who commits acts of terrorism. And Hamas has committed acts of terrorism.
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I need to meet people to be able to write.
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Television offered me the opportunity to do new things; I had written a lot of scripts other than scary movies. I had actually written some romantic comedies and stuff that I really wanted to try my hand at, and nobody would let me do that. Television allowed me to do anything I wanted.
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World War II was a decisive time in our history and June 6, 1944, marked the decisive moment of the war.
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I'm lucky in some ways in that I really don't need more than five or so hours of sleep.
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The emperor is in the Church, not above the Church.
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The last romantic novel I think I read was 'Tess of the d'Urbervilles.'
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I've never bought this idea of taking a therapeutic distance. If I see a student or house staff cry, I take great faith in that. That's a great person; they're going to be a great doctor.
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I am a contradiction myself. I'm always looking for something that scares me because when I'm not scared, I'm not stimulated.
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Portraying Pocahontas' story well was important to me because she was a real person and these were real events in her life.
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My impression of Americans from the beginning is of the best, and I have never since had cause to alter my mind. They are a kind, sympathetic race of people and naturally proud of their country.
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Netflix is something I watch.
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People often ask me, was it hard to play this person or that person? Well, no, not really. Acting is what I do. It's my job.
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I wasn't naturally drawn to fashion when I was younger but with my work I'm so exposed to what's out there that I'm hoping my style has become a little more sophisticated.
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I write traditional drama, and the small enclosed communities work well with this form. I enjoy exploring secrets. On small islands, privacy is important, and there are secrets that everyone can guess but nobody talks about.
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You never know what to expect when you're in America, especially when I've been in L.A., where you walk out the door, and suddenly there's a monkey bicycling by in front of you. There are just so many weird things going on there, but it's fun.
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I do like touring. Sometimes it's crazy. We're really lucky and we've gone all over the world. You can't complain about getting paid to see the world. I've had to reel myself in a little bit at some points.
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We must work together to save and strengthen Social Security not just for my father's generation but also for my daughters' generation.
