Jack Kemp Quotes
To Republicans, I humbly suggest that we make it possible for Democrats to give up their quest for redistribution of income and wealth by our acceptance of an appropriate role for government in financing those public goods and services necessary to secure a social safety net below which no American would be allowed to fall.
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I've never said I was a chef - I think I make great food. I will never open a restaurant to do, like, tasting courses.
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Remain calm, serene, always in command of yourself. You will then find out how easy it is to get along.
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Work is the thing that happens around the game time.
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I don't think people really understood what I did. And you know, in my book, 'A Helluva High Note' deals with my back story, that I was a songwriter, that I spent years trying to hone my craft and being rejected and then finally becoming a successful songwriter, record executive and publisher.
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I hope to continue building my acting career and work more on projects that fulfill my artistic thirst.
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It would be a foolish high representative who worked that way.
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World-building is my favorite pastime, so with me, I'm always about reining myself in. I don't want to lose too much of the mystery by hammering every detail to death. I did fiddle with lots of maps for 'Glass Sword,' as the second installment sees Mare, Cal and company traveling throughout their country, and that's always fun for me.
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It's not like I go out there to be a sex symbol. I mean, it's nice of course - but embarrassing.
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People want to imagine I spend every night going to premieres and putting on frocks and getting into limos, and yet I do that maybe twice a year, if that.
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I'm a very spontaneous person. If someone aggravates me, I'm going to go after them. I wake up every morning, and I say, 'What bad guys should I go after today?'
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Most people consider me an optimist because I laughingly state that I would take my last two dollars and buy a money belt.
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The important thing is to be there, score when needed. It's better if the goals are beautiful, better still if they are important.
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But God, who is immortal, has no need of difference of sex, nor of succession.
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I've never walked away from any of my positions. I take pride in them.
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Indian cricket fans are manic-depressive in their treatment of their favorite teams. They elevate players to god-like status when their team performs well, ignoring obvious weaknesses; but when it loses, as any team must, the fall is equally steep, and every weakness is dissected.
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Health care should be affordable for everyone.
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Let's create a legal system that can work.
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There are lots of things I'm acquainting myself with now to be a more well-rounded person.
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Democracy means that people can say what they want to. All the people. It means that they can vote as they wish. All the people. It means that they can worship God in any way they feel right, and that includes Christians and Jews and voodoo doctors as well.
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Not every financial company toppled during the 2008 crisis, and some seized the opportunity to take advantage of weaker competitors in the midst of the tumult.
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The original fairy tale was about the youngest sister going into a room in the castle and finding all the bodies of the wives that came before her - she is confronted with truth, thinking about how often we think we know people and we really don't.
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I wasn't raised with money, so I had to get used to having it. I think I've adjusted to it pretty well.
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It is important for children to grow up in a world where there are all kinds of adults and role models around them, for them to know it's not just parents and people who are parents that care about them, but that there are people who are living other kinds of lives.
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To Republicans, I humbly suggest that we make it possible for Democrats to give up their quest for redistribution of income and wealth by our acceptance of an appropriate role for government in financing those public goods and services necessary to secure a social safety net below which no American would be allowed to fall.
