Ernie Fletcher Quotes
I cannot allow state government to continue to be consumed by this game of political 'gotcha.'
Quotes to Explore
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Water is the softest of all things, yet it is the most powerful. The ocean patiently allows all things to flow into it. It is always flexible. The Tao is not about grasping, but allowing, like water.
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If you are of the opinion that the contemplation of suicide is sufficient evidence of a poetic nature, do not forget that actions speak louder than words.
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People don't get through to the essence of you right away - it's always the famous 'girl' or the famous 'girlfriend'. I'd rather be known for myself.
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I'm really thankful to God, man. Like now, I'm really making a real comeback with my group. With or without a record, with or without a movie. And behind all the negative press behind this movie.
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To get into Afghanistan, I bribed my way into a camel caravan of smugglers.
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I'm a writer because I love reading. I love the conversation between a reader and a writer, and that it all takes place in a book-sort of a neutral ground. A writer puts down the words, and a reader interprets the words, and every reader will read a book differently. I love that.
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He who molds the public sentiment... makes statutes and decisions possible or impossible to make.
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I never expected to be approached for an ad campaign.
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The true humanist maintains a just balance between sympathy and selection.
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I just love what I do. I'm not worried about any burnout.
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The object before us, to begin with, material production.
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Songs give you incredible opportunity to convey a tremendous amount in a relatively short period of time.
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I was obsessed with girls when I was 13 years old; I wasn't really into books.
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I like sunglasses, the bigger the better, but I lose about a pair a week.
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There are lots of people out there who think they know the truth about God and religion, but does anybody really know for sure? That's why the founding fathers built freedom of religious belief into the structure of this nation, so that everybody could make up their minds for themselves.
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I'm hardly physically right for the hero parts, now am I?
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'Crazy Rich Asians' may be fiction, but given the situation I grew up in, I've had an unparalleled view into the very real world it depicts.
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The only way we are going to get diversity is if the demographics of the decision-makers change... The odd-token bone thrown is not going to do it. Don't pat yourself on the back because you made that black drama; that's not diversity. It's got to be baked into the foundation of where the ideas flow from.
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The most important thing about recovery is to pass the message on.
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We may all host ourselves to death, and if we're all dead who will host our funerals?
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But one thing is certain: the commandments have not changed. Let there be no mistake about that. Right is still right. Wrong is still wrong, no matter how cleverly cloaked in respectability or political correctness. We believe in chastity before marriage and fidelity ever after. That standard is an absolute standard of truth. It is neither subject to public opinion polls nor dependent upon situation or circumstance. There is no need to debate it or other gospel standards.
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I cannot allow state government to continue to be consumed by this game of political 'gotcha.'
