Jose Manuel Barroso Quotes
The E.U. is founded on the Treaties which apply only to the Member States who have agreed and ratified them.
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Maybe I fear things going wrong so much that I pre-empt them by not getting excited about them when they appear to be. going well.
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I think one problem we've had is that people who are smart and creative and innovative as engineers went into financial engineering.
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There was no blueprint or how-to manual for fixing a global financial meltdown, an auto crisis, two wars and a great recession, all at the same time.
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I have a very sharp tongue, I'm very impatient, and it's a lifelong struggle.
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Only the consciousness of a purpose that is mightier than any man and worthy of all men can fortify and inspirit and compose the souls of men.
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I thought what would be really just choice for a revamp and a reboot is 'The Greatest American Hero.' I think I'd be just that kind of perfect not prepared for this kind of thing, but thrust into circumstances he's not prepared for... that's another niche of mine. Unpreparedness. Not knowing what to do. I'm good at being that guy.
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A lot of what the 'Culture' is about is a reaction to all the science fiction I was reading in my very early teens.
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The thinnest I've ever been was after I had my appendix out, during the London run of The Seagull. I went down to 112 pounds and realized my brain doesn't work when I'm that thin, so I can't do my job. That's why, when I came out here, I never had that whole Hollywood pressure thing.
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I have great respect for the semicolon; it is a mighty handy little fellow.
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Every calling is great when greatly pursued.
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The true picture of the past flits by. The past can be seized only as an image which flashes up at the instant when it can be recognized and is never seen again.
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I definitely wanted the second record to be a much more grandiose thing. I wanted to push myself and make a big statement.
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I think it's because my comedy is in your face, and it comes from a place that's real.
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I want people to have a good impression of Israel. I don't feel like I'm an ambassador for my country, but I do talk about Israel a lot - I enjoy telling people about where I come from and my religion.
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I think that many black people thought this would be a wonderful and extraordinary thing, for a black family to occupy the White House. Not only black people; a lot of white people thought that, too, but particularly black people.
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I wish I were big.
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Tantum religio potuit suadere malorum.
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I think everything is pretty well preordained - even your mistakes.
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I don't like swearing on the air. As a matter of fact, I'm not a prude, but... I watch HBO and some of the comedy stuff, and I'm constantly asking myself, 'Why have we gone there?' It seems like it's unfortunate. It's so cheap. It's so easy.
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Do not search for SUCCESS off in the distance, but instead recognize it and grasp it right where you are!
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I've called myself an actor - I won't say I've been an actor, but I've called myself an actor - since 1989. That's when I moved to Los Angeles.
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I am more at peace than I've ever known myself to be. My connectedness to the world is more intense. I am more attentive to the humanity around me.
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The E.U. is founded on the Treaties which apply only to the Member States who have agreed and ratified them.
