Harry S Truman Quotes
The difficulty with businessmen entering politics, after they've had a successful business career, is that they want to start at the top.
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Politics and the pulpit are terms that have little agreement.
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There have been periods of my career that I haven't worked for a really long time, like seven or eight months.
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In Paris, I met a young American person who immediately became the primary inspiration which awakened my vision and the leading influence that had directed my forces. Throughout my career as an artist, I refer to this person by the word 'Woman.'
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Unity in faith is theocracy; unity in politics is fascism.
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Anyone graduating from medical school in 1966 had first to fulfill military service before launching a career. Fiercely opposed to the Vietnam War, I sought to avoid it through an assignment to the Public Health Service.
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Politics is - once in a while - a forum for serious debate about political philosophy.
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I've been very blessed in my personal life and in my career and I have never been ungrateful for what I have.
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To me, politics is an extension of what I do in medicine.
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I have no child to inherit my properties. You, the people, are my only family, and to make you happy is the reason I do politics.
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As Assistant Secretary of the Department of Veterans Affairs, a constant concern for me is having our veterans dragged into partisan politics.
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One thing I've had to realize in my career is that I can't do it all. Sometimes we put a lot of pressure on ourselves to make sure we're writing the next hit. There are other people out there, and that's what they do every day, and they have strengths that I don't have.
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For a person who promised hope and civility in politics, Mr. Obama has shown a borderline obsessiveness in blaming Mr. Bush.
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Any time anyone says anything nice about me, whether it's Lady Gaga or your neighbor, it's a nice feeling, I'm very grateful for it. It's very helpful for your career. Every time someone says something complimentary it introduces you to their audience. It gives you credibility.
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I have a nice little movie career, and I write plays and do my act.
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I always thought that if I got no love at all early in my standup career, or I was god awful, I thought I'd get into psychology.
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Chicago, with its big newspapers and major broadcasting stations, couldn't have been a better city to start a journalism career.
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Because my career has been based so much on my looks, when I finally pass my 'sell-by' date, I think I'll probably pack it in. Unless I make the changeover into playing witches or something, I don't see what career I can have.
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When I started my career, I saw that everybody was using Twitter.
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I'll always take an artistic endeavor over a career move.
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I'm a songwriter first...In my career I have never felt that my being a woman was an obstacle or an advantage. I guess I've been oblivious...Sensitive, humbug. Everybody thinks I'm sensitive...There is a downside to having one of the biggest-selling albums ever.
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Thinking about the cold weather in England... Don't be afraid to rock the David Niven look.
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There's always a concern as an actor that you'll be boring unless your character is swinging from a chandelier.
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I prefer being as far from the centre of celebrity as possible.
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The difficulty with businessmen entering politics, after they've had a successful business career, is that they want to start at the top.
