Joni Ernst Quotes
As a young girl, I plowed the fields of our family farm. I worked construction with my dad. To save for college, I worked the morning biscuit line at Hardees.
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Make no little plans; they have no magic to stir men's blood and probably themselves will not be realized.
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I've got plenty of quirks. I go to an office early in the morning. Early in the morning is really good writing time. I take anywhere between six to eight showers a day. I'm not exaggerating. I'm not a germaphobe: it's all about a fresh start.
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I'm just a regular girl who likes to go snowboarding and picks her nose like anybody else. I just like to drive into things and take risks.
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One half who graduate from college never read another book.
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Every little girl looks up to her mom so much - that's your first hero.
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I'm not the girl for superhigh fashion because I don't have the right body.
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I am not a political writer. I agree with Stieg Larsson and Henning Mankell, who are social writers. I can't write in that fashion. I am not good enough for that. What I am interested in is family dramas and why we are doing bad things to each other and what our motives are.
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I've always felt that if you've been blessed, you should try to help as many people as you can. I just think that's the right thing to do.
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I'm a country girl. I have to be in nature, so my daughter is exposed to it a lot.
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When I became a mother of two, I decided to work with brands that remind me of family because they're my No. 1 priority. Now I'm partnering with Puffs to encourage people to get out and not hibernate inside. People should enjoy the holiday season, and if you do have a runny nose or the sniffles, Puffs is there to take care of your symptoms.
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I went through this delayed-adolescence thing. I didn't want to be tied down to a family.
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I love grocery shopping when I'm home. That's what makes me feel totally normal. I love both the idea of home as in being with my family and friends, and also the idea of exploration. I think those two are probably my great interests.
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My mom hates being on camera. My dad loves it - he eats it up!
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A great social success is a pretty girl who plays her cards as carefully as if she were plain.
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My grandmother, grandfather, my mom - we've always been driven by laughter. It's what held us together. Thanksgivings, any kind of family get-together, we usually end up in tears.
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If you ask me what I worry about every morning when I wake up, it's that I don't understand future mainstream Internet users' habits.
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Like all the best families, we have our share of eccentricities, of impetuous and wayward youngsters and of family disagreements.
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My dad had premature gray. I was always the one with the most energy, the one who continued to practice longer. I ran up and down the stairs of different stadiums. I didn't feel the need to cover up the fact that I was losing my hair or it was graying. When you're on a team, age is only a factor when you're talking in the locker room.
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My grandfather and my uncle both died from colorectal cancer, my dad almost died from it and I have the gene for it.
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I'm a believer in trusting the director.
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The colored man is in the South to stay there. He will not leave it voluntarily and he cannot be driven out. He had no voice in being carried into the South, but he will have a very loud voice in any attempt to put him out.
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Human darkness fascinates me; I find it intriguing. And there are few female characters who are explored in this light.
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Our needs are our greatest asset. It turns out I've learned to give all the things that I need.
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As a young girl, I plowed the fields of our family farm. I worked construction with my dad. To save for college, I worked the morning biscuit line at Hardees.
