Sam Brownback Quotes
There's no religious test in our country, and there shouldn't be. We're an open, competitive society.
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Violin playing is a physical art with great traditions behind it.
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Because I was poor I had one special advantage. When you are poor, and basic survival is your concern, you have no alternative but to be an entrepreneur. You must take action to survive just as you must take action to seize an opportunity.
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Time Inc. has amazing titles - really great content.
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I watch the news, which is its own reality show. I love 'Curb Your Enthusiasm.' I love it because it's funny and because I realize that I'm happier than Larry David.
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In combat sports, personalities are what draw.
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I hated singing. I wanted to be an actress. But I don't think I'd have made it any other way.
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There's nothing that's in an actor's control. I've learned at this point you do things and you let them go. There's no way to control the outcome. The only thing I have any sort of reign over is my own experience.
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Sure, I've been a victim, but in retrospect, most of it has been of my own making. I allowed it to happen.
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I picked up 'The Hunger Games' thinking it was written at my regressed reading level. I've spent hours reading it, and I'm not even halfway through. Our bass player, whose name is also Nate, ended up reading all three novels and loved them.
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The biggest part of my job now is to quickly develop successors, and around the world I am working to develop new business leaders in the company.
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When I went to Africa, I was reduced to floods of tears every day.
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When I was a young girl, I was so crazy about animals that I wanted to do something associated with them, and I thought of being a vet. But then again, I figured I had to go to medical school, and science wasn't a good subject for me, so I dropped the idea pretty soon and thought maybe I could be a vet's assistant.
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I hated school so bad. I only liked art class during high school. I was always smart.
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You can tell when someone is putting on a role. If someone really believes in what they're saying, it's quite hard to find cracks.
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The pressure on women to be thin is like a plague. I have gone through my life, like a lot of women, rating my experiences on the basis of, 'Was I thin at that time or fat?' And it doesn't seem to let up.
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Formation of a new race takes place when, over several generations, individuals in one group reproduce more frequently among themselves than they do with individuals in other groups.
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I love to rock 'n roll. But my finest suit, of all the things I do, is as a songwriter.
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It's quite nice to have a bit more color on the lips during wintertime. And it's festive, isn't it?
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What could be more important to the pursuit of happiness than the right to choose your spouse without asking a Washington politician for permission?
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Well, the hardest thing to do, as we know from our own experience on 9/11 is protect everything all the time.
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There's no religious test in our country, and there shouldn't be. We're an open, competitive society.
