Nick Robinson (Nicholas Anthony Robinson) Quotes
I don't really have a lot of hip-hop and all of that, so I have a lot of John Lennon. That's one that I really like, and The Clash, the Rolling Stones, groups that I think are kind of timeless.
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The government should move towards supporting aspirations and not entitlement. Subsidies supporting non-productive growth should be reduced.
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I made a commitment... both to myself and to some supporters to carefully consider a run for the Liberal leadership for the Liberal Party of Canada.
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I have some sweets now and then, but I wouldn't say I have a major sweet tooth.
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I'm not someone who feels settled.
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The truth.. is limitless in its range, If you drop a 'T' and look at it in reverse it could hurt
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I still have deep respect for the evangelical tradition and feel, in many ways, close to the Baptist roots of my childhood, although I've been an Episcopalian throughout my adult life and a regular churchgoer.
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No civilization on the brink of collapse has ever changed fast enough to avert collapse.
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A failure will not appear until a unit has passed final inspection.
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This industry is 90 percent business, 10 percent talent.
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Actually, I think my hands are in the best shape they've ever been in terms of what I can do.
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Give form to the passing World. Freeways are a drama.
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I remember staying up all night waiting to see the first screening of Cape Fear because you knew that every time Robert DeNiro had a performance it was going to be revelatory. Then DeNiro hit this place, he seemed like he was done with the emotional cost of impaling himself like that, and he dedicated himself to comedy.
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In the fall of 1943 we brought home our second son, whom we named Alexander.
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My job is to provide the atmosphere and assistance to the contestants to get them to perform at their very best. And if I'm successful doing that, I will be perceived as a nice guy, and the audience will think of me as being a bit of a star.
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I don't really have a lot of hip-hop and all of that, so I have a lot of John Lennon. That's one that I really like, and The Clash, the Rolling Stones, groups that I think are kind of timeless.
