Joseph Mitchell Quotes
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At the Department of Justice, our ability to fulfill our responsibilities - to advocate for victims, to vigorously pursue misconduct, to seek justice in all its forms - depends on public confidence in the institutions we represent.
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I just can't get used to the idea of being somebody unreal in people's minds. I can't live my life like that. And it's just anathema to being a writer. It's not healthy.
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I can't help but care about the rights of the people I used to shower with.
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Nuclear power is not a miracle key for the future.
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You can really taste the difference between a shop-bought and a good homemade mayo.
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I never really fitted in, because I've always been interested in really dark things.
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There's an obligation to not lead people down the wrong path, but I hardly think me wearing short shorts on stage is creating monsters.
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I come from the small town of Sialkot in Pakistan. During pre-Partition, this town had the highest literacy rate among women.
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A novel is a great act of passion and intellect, carpentry and largess. From the very beginning, I wrote to explain my own life to myself, and I invited readers who chose to make the journey with me to join me on the high wire.
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I am unable to give my best if I don't have my best to give.
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Facebook is at the forefront. It's the company that can fundamentally change the way information is being exchanged and processed. It can be the basis for artificial intelligence to develop over time.
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If the FBI gets the 'back doors' it wants, Internet services would be required to create a massive online infrastructure for law enforcement to spy on members of the public.
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The first symptom of love in a young man is timidity; in a girl boldness.
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And in that I cannot send unto you all my businesses in writing, I despatch these present bearers fully informed in all things, to whom it may please you to give faith and credence in what they shall say unto you by word of mouth.
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If I get to be a legend, I've achieved my goal.
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The sky isn't falling. We're not going to have more meteors hit because of sequestration.
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You spend enough time with someone, you're going to have your run-ins.
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In Baltimore, soft crabs are always fried (or broiled) in the altogether, with maybe a small jock-strap of bacon added.
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After my accident, the stuff that mattered was stuff that made a difference in the world, not the stuff that made money.
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I know all actors are different, but I've never sat down and asked the writers, 'Where are we headed? Am I good or bad?'
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The Western world is ... looked upon as being arrogant, self-satisfied, greedy and with no limits. And Sept. 11 is an occasion for me to realize it even more.
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...you can hate a place with all your heart and soul and still be homesick for it.
