Jonah Goldberg Quotes
Getting the support of Syria is the moral equivalent of winning the Klan's endorsement - it might be useful but it doesn't necessarily speak well of you.
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People always want to doubt you.
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Now that we have a true leader who stands for family and has a loving relationship with his wife, maybe black men and women will follow their example. We have a lot of faith and trust in President Obama because his integrity thus far has shown us a new level of manhood, fatherhood and husbandhood.
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I was a tomboy and didn't pay too much attention to my clothes.
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I'm from New York, so I'm not a big driver.
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Conscience is the inner voice that warns us that someone might be looking.
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I never got into politics for it to be a career.
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My dream was to play in good films, no matter in what country. I always waited for a decent script, and nothing has changed. I'm just sure that nothing in life is random, and I believe in the fate which guides you. Probably my starring in 'A Good Day to Die Hard' is good proof of that.
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My spelling is Wobbly. It's good spelling but it Wobbles, and the letters get in the wrong places.
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I want to keep a thread between the studio and the stage, and I want to flow more easily from one to the other.
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Avoid war, because that always pushes human beings backward.
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Charity is a very personal equation, like we say charity begins at home. It starts with your immediate help in the house: the people who work for you.
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I believe in reincarnation of the soul.
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Don't be afraid to convince yourself that your business is incredible, but don't expect others to be convinced without solid data to back it up. Ideas can be a worth a lot, but they are usually not. Execution is everything.
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Writing wasn't about making money. I wanted to find fulfillment in writing and telling stories, and that's what's driven me.
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I firmly believe that unless one has tasted the bitter pill of failure, one cannot aspire enough for success.
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It's nice to film in somewhere that you actually love being. Usually, you're in a studio for months on end, and you never see any daylight, so you really make the most of it.
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As soon as I get home, all I want to eat is seafood.
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The pianist Cecil Taylor is extremely melodic; the guitarist Derek Bailey is extremely melodic, and Ornette Coleman.
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Acting was the only place that I ever felt like I belonged so went for it with everything I had.
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You cannot be a hero without being a coward.
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I think that our comfort is in our history.
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I think I make most of my decisions pretty organically.
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While the (America's) Cup is yachting's Holy Grail, it has also come to represent the ultimate test in 'the game of life.' Just as in life, success demands commitment and commitment demands a positive winning attitude. I told all the guys who came into our Cup campaign that if they were going to make the grade they needed three essential ingredients: attitude, attitude and attitude. I wanted commitment to the commitment. When they finally made the crew, some of them joked that they ought to be committed for their commitment to the commitment.
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Getting the support of Syria is the moral equivalent of winning the Klan's endorsement - it might be useful but it doesn't necessarily speak well of you.
