Joni Ernst Quotes
My parents taught us to live within our means. It's time to force Washington to do the same.
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I particularly like Hershey's chocolate - the kind which has almonds in it.
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I've got bowlegs, so if I do a midcalf look, I look bandy.
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I'm a proud family man.
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Every man prefers to look at a well-shaped woman instead of a rubber ball.
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Anything you're interested in the world - whether it be Charlie Rose or JetBlue or a public figure or your local coffee shop - they're on Twitter and broadcasting what is interesting to them.
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You've got to really be able to accept the rejection.
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Cable news is more titillating to talk about who's up and who's down and all that nonsense as opposed to what's actually done.
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When confronting most crises, whether historic or contemporary, aid agencies generally muddle along on a case-by-case basis. They weigh insufficient information, extrapolate somewhat blindly about long-term pros and cons, and reluctantly arrive at decisions meant to do the most good and the least harm.
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Modern theory is about objects lower than man; even stars, being common things, are lower than man.
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Skid Row would probably be my favorite Jersey band.
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I eat a lot of chocolate.
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Sometimes you have to laugh about what gets published; sometimes it's annoying, but in general I don't care.
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To be honest, if it wasn't for my daughter, I don't think I would have gotten out of the situation that I was in before 'Idol' because I am a domestic violence survivor.
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You always care about your teammates, and you care about the game.
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I try to avoid experience if I can. Most experience is bad.
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Silk Road to Ruin has all the analysis and it's structured very well. I rely on my notes more and I use direct quotes. But there's nothing like writing about it right away.
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My home is attached to a study - in fact, my home is my study, and I have a little room to sleep in. I need to write looking onto the street or a landscape. Looking at reality from some distance gives me romantic visions.
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There are other writers who try for subtle and minimalists effects, but I don't travel in that tribe.
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Send out a cheerful, positive greeting, and most of the time you will get back a cheerful, positive greeting. It's also true that if you send out a negative greeting, you will, in most cases, get back a negative greeting.
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I've always known that I'm a little out of vogue.
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A fondness for satire indicates a mind pleased with irritating others; for myself, I never could find amusement in killing flies.
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Starting my own business was kind of a wakeup call in a number of different ways. I had to meet a payroll every week, and we had to satisfy customers, and we had competitors that we had to compete with in order to have those customers come into our stores, and we had to compete with other employers for our employees.
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My private measure of success is daily. If this were to be the last day of my life would I be content with it? To live in a harmonious balance of commitments and pleasures is what I strive for.
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My parents taught us to live within our means. It's time to force Washington to do the same.
