Olympia Snowe Quotes

I think we have to look at, you know, many issues. And first of all, we have to reach a consensus on the level of urgency and the magnitude of the problem before we develop a long-term solution.

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• The children have been a wonderful gift to me, and I'm thankful to have once again seen our world through their eyes. They restore my faith in the family's future.

  

  Jackie Kennedy
  • World
  • Children
  • Family

• The fact is that people are good, Give people affection and security, and they will give affection and be secure in their feelings and their behavior.

  

  Abraham Maslow
  • People
  • Good
  • Security

• Most people live in the city and go to the country at the weekend, and that's posh and aristocratic, but actually to live in the country and come to London when you can't take it any more is different.

  

  Damien Hirst
  • People
  • Different
  • Live

• You look marvelous!

  

  Fernando Lamas
  • You
  • Look
  • Marvelous

• Give a boy address and accomplishments and you give him the mastery of palaces and fortunes where he goes.

  

  Ralph Waldo Emerson
  • You
  • Boy
  • Accomplishments

• I have always believed that when you're feeling sorry for yourself, the best thing to do is help someone else.

  

  Patricia Heaton
  • Help
  • Feeling
  • Best

• There's no way you can predict what is going to happen in six months or two years in most businesses, and certainly not for businesses that are growing at the rate that we have grown.

  

  Barry Diller
  • You
  • Growing
  • Years

• Acting is a cruel enough business. One minute everyone's going 'Hey!' and the next they're going 'Who?'. You certainly don't need people knowing your private business, especially if you want to come out with your head still attached.

  

  Jack Davenport
  • People
  • Business
  • Acting

• Their chief residence was Bagdad, where they remained until the eleventh century, an age fatal in Oriental history, from the disasters of which the Princes of the Captivity were not exempt.

  

  Isaac D'Israeli
  • History
  • Age
  • Disasters

• The truth is, I'm just a rough old New Zealander who has enjoyed many challenges in his life.

  

  Edmund Hillary
  • Life
  • Truth
  • Challenges

• In general, being likeable is more about being interested - rather than interesting. Indeed, a good way to convince someone that you are an awesome conversationalist is to simply shut up and let the other person talk.

  

  Karen Salmansohn
  • Up
  • Good
  • Interesting

• I'm one of those crazy people, if I'm watching the trailer for a movie and I'm really excited by it, I'll turn it off because I don't want to know anything. I want to be surprised because I love that more than knowing anything.

  

  Adam Driver
  • People
  • Love
  • Know

• You're spoilt as an actor if you are in that small percentage that works regularly.

  

  Iain Glen
  • You
  • Small
  • Actor

• I've done a lot of roles where I'm the hero saving the planet.

  

  Sam Worthington
  • Done
  • Hero
  • Where

• I am all in favor of growing the American economy and engaging in trade with the world, but not at the expense of American workers. The North American Free Trade Agreement is a perfect example of this. Ask the textile workers of North Carolina how NAFTA worked out for them - if you can find any.

  

  Ted Yoho
  • American
  • Perfect
  • Economy

• I've had a good life, and was born to and among people I've admired and loved.

  

  Wendell Berry
  • People
  • Life
  • Good

• If you kill someone, it shows that you are afraid of that person.

  

  Malala Yousafzai
  • You
  • Afraid
  • Someone

• Every night we all felt grateful to be there, stunned at the amount of people that are there, and stunned at their reactions. They go crazy; they know every lyric from eight years of age to eighty. It's unbelievable.

  

  Randy Bachman The Guess Who
  • People
  • Age
  • Night

• As you know in this committee, we have all of HUD, and HUD is responsible for so many programs that determine the quality of life for women and families.

  

  Maxine Waters
  • Life
  • Women
  • Quality

• I don't believe that a lot of the things I hear on the air today are going to be played for as long a time as Coleman Hawkins records or Brahms concertos.

  

  Oscar Peterson
  • Time
  • Believe
  • Long

• I have a sort of long-term plan to direct. I'm pragmatic about it. I realize I don't need to rush it or force it.

  

  David Wenham
  • Long

• I love my last-minute lifestyle because I just sort of don't have plans, and things kind of happen. Plans make me annoyed a little bit, personally. I'm not the most prompt, on-time person.

  

  Gerald Maxwell Rivera
  • Time
  • Annoyed

• Use your intuition. Picture how things happen, why they happen. Don’t stick rigidly to first impressions, and once you’ve read the rule book, throw it away. Better still, burn the bastard.

  

  Andrew Barrett
  • Happen
  • Intuition
  • Impressions

• I think we have to look at, you know, many issues. And first of all, we have to reach a consensus on the level of urgency and the magnitude of the problem before we develop a long-term solution.

  

  Olympia Snowe
  • Long
  • Solution
  • Level