Adam D'Angelo Quotes
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I've always been proud that my name stands for peace.
Paloma Picasso -
I think there's something very dark in the South African psyche. I think we live a lot of the time in a state of a very low-grade civil war; the levels of violence in South Africa are extremely high. In a way, the civil war that never happened is being played out in a covert way, so we live with a lot of very ugly things.
Damon Galgut -
I managed to slip two children out in the middle of my career and have been lucky with all the work.
Samantha Bond -
When I played sports, if you lose the game, and then you complain, that makes you a sore loser. That doesn't make you protester - that just makes you a whiner.
D. B. Sweeney -
Chris and Toby are far too sane to be upset any more.
Maggie Smith -
Cartooning was a good fit for me. And yet now, years later, I almost never think about it.
Gary Larson
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Defendants are being evaluated based on numerical grid without any aggravating circumstances being considered. The effect has been to transfer the disparity from the judge to the prosecutor allowing for a great deal of leeway on indictments.
Harold H. Greene -
I like to relate to my kids as they are. I enjoy spending that time with them. I see that my girls are so completely different and different from me, too.
Gayle Forman -
I like 'The Three Musketeers.' I like those kind of cool things where they were having a robe and a sword.
Mads Mikkelsen -
I'm not dark; I'm not. The main thing I consider in accepting a role is less the tone of the movie and more whether I think it's a good film, whether I like the character and whether I think I could do it. I don't think, 'Oh, I've done X amount of dark films.'
Rachel Hurd-Wood -
Eighty-five per cent of the crowd is going to fall in love with me - they're going to feel it, wow. But fifteen per cent are going to think, 'This guy is obnoxious.' I spend enormous time with them - every negative review of 'Crush It!' on Amazon has a response from me - and I can probably bring back ten of the fifteen.
Gary Vaynerchuk -
I'm not going to be lectured by Nathan Deal, who is a former Clinton Democrat. I will stack up my conservative credentials against his any day of the week.
Karen Handel
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Deep inside, I was hoping I'd win: The competition was tough, but I learned from other's mistakes.
Nafisa Joseph -
I really don't know the secret to it, but I'd like to think my desirability is a combination of my personality, my image, and, most importantly, the kind of films I do.
Mahesh Babu -
If we continue to fight the National Rifle Association on their home court, which is the legislative front, I think we'll continue to be frustrated. But when you have an ability to go directly to the public, that's a completely different field of engagement, and I think the NRA is not adept at that kind of engagement.
Gavin Newsom -
I have never found, in a long experience of politics, that criticism is ever inhibited by ignorance.
Harold MacMillan -
The most exciting happiness is the happiness generated by forces beyond your control.
Ogden Nash -
We were like a stock company at Warners. We didn't know any of the stars from the other studios.
Olivia De Havilland
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My government has promised to comprehensively respect the independence of the judiciary.
Victor Ponta -
There will be setbacks and false starts. There are many who won't agree with every decision or policy I make as president. And we know the government can't solve every problem. But I will always be honest with you about the challenges we face. I will listen to you, especially when we disagree.
Barack Obama -
I'm a huge fan of the program 'Democracy Now,' which is hosted by Amy Goodman, and I subscribe to the podcast.
Elliot Page -
I hope to work with kids any way possible.
Jenna Bush -
When I first started in this industry, my goal was to be some best friend. The sidekick. I thought that would be an accomplishment.
Janelle Monae -
The area we define as what Quora's good at is long-form text that's useful over time, and where you care about who wrote the text. Not that you need to be friends with them, just that they're someone trustworthy.
Adam D'Angelo