Joni Ernst Quotes
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Sometimes you have to go up really high to understand how small you really are.
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You have to have an idea of what you are going to do, but it should be a vague idea.
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Each of us becomes a new person as we re-describe the past.
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I write better in Cape Breton... too many people around in Ontario. Down there I meet all sorts of non-human people, but they don't bother me, and I don't feel I have to apologize on behalf of my species quite so often.
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Every piece has its own identity which we develop by the rule 'We know no limits.' We follow the inspiration of the moment and don't worry if what we're playing is alternative, progressive or fusion rock.
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I want to see one of my products being taken by people across the world. I want to see them improving and leading a better life. It's like playing God.
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I don't think at Pixar we'd ever make something that was too scary for general audiences.
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Life is so fast these days, and we're exposed to so much information. Television makes us a witness to such misery.
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You don't want to take the world over with a whole hamper full of dirty clothes. That's the main thing people overlook. And take a shower, take a bath every day.
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The only time I can't sleep is on a plane, when I am literally keeping it in the air with my brain.
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How do you create chemistry? If only I knew that! Some people say it's a natural thing that you have with someone, and maybe it is to do with that, but I think you can work on it.
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I've always felt that the obligation of teachers is to have a huge, broad overview and to provide a foundation course to the students. The long view of history is absolutely crucial.
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The joy of YouTube is that you can create content about anything you feel passionate about, however silly the subject matter.
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Personal responsibility is not only recognizing the errors of our ways. Personal responsibility lies in our willingness and ability to correct those errors individually and collectively.
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I'm an obsessive hiker and I do it every day for two hours and it really helps me when it comes to learning songs or scripts.
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Many a poor soul has had to suffer from the weight of the debts on him, finding no rest or peace after death.
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We need to have women in more powerful positions that are making decisions, so when that 10-year-old girl is looking up and wondering, 'What can I do and what do I want to be when I get older?' She has the opportunity to do and be whatever she wants.
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Much as my Boomer friends will hate me for saying this, Kanye West is the New Dylan. Not only do Kanye's best lyrics match Dylan's prescience, highly inventive word-play and genius for storytelling, his indefatigable cockiness eerily channels Muhammad Ali.
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In a perfect world, I would be a painter. I love working with my hands. I don't get to do it as much as I like, but I am finding a way to make more time as life goes on because it's a really great outlet for me to express myself.
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I tell people that I've now done one decent thing in my life. Albeit inadvertently.
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I look at the progressive policies that have marginalized black dads. They push them to the side and say, 'You're not needed.' Uncle Sam is going to be the dad: he's going to provide for the kids; he's going to feed the kids.
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Every man is a creative cause of what happens, a primum mobile with an original movement.
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The Dalai Lama was once asked for his favorite chant, and he said it was better not to have a favorite anything, which I think is a great thought.
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It's time to stop spending money we don't have and balance the budget.
