Hamid Karzai Quotes
My problem is that I am perhaps too much of a democrat for this time of the country's life. If you need a dictator, then go to the Afghan people. Let them elect a dictator. I am not one of those.
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Lobbying is a legitimate profession... Many congressional spouses act as lobbyists.
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I just can't get used to the idea of being somebody unreal in people's minds. I can't live my life like that. And it's just anathema to being a writer. It's not healthy.
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I firmly believe that one of the best kept secrets to soft and glowing skin is moisturisation.
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I might not be the greatest actor, but I walk into every project willing to work hard.
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Life is too short to blend in.
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'RoboCop,' when that came out, was like the best comic book movie ever, and it's not based on a comic book.
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Never judge a person if you don't know him.
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I'm very realistic. I know my boundaries - I know what I'm good at and what I'm not good at.
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As long as I love Beauty I am young.
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You don't see me in the club. And the reason is because I would rather be in the studio mixing these musical potions. Now sometimes they blow up in my face, and there's a lot of smoke. But that's who I am. Music is what I do.
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I've been sober now for a couple of years and I'm taking my sobriety very seriously - one day at a time and I am moving forward in my career.
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I was excited to get the opportunity to sing something in a movie 'cause I love musicals and I would love to be able to do more movie musicals, in the future.
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In many ways, Scotland will benefit more than other parts of the UK when Universal Credit comes in. A larger percentage of people will see an increase in their income through moving into work or taking on more hours.
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All human beings are also dream beings. Dreaming ties all mankind together.
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At the base of Ron Paul support, in my opinion, are people with brains.
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It is just as important to set apart time for the development of our aesthetic faculties as for cultivating the money-getting instinct. A man cannot live by bread alone. His higher life demands an impalpable food.
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When I became director of CIA, it was just clear to me intuitively, without a whole lot of science behind it, that we had expanded rapidly and inefficiently. So I arbitrarily picked a number, 10 percent, and I said over the next 12 months, we are going to reduce our reliance on contractors by 10 percent.
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I am fortunate to have only worn one shirt in my career. It is something that is fundamental to me. It is something I have always wanted: to be one of these few who wear only one shirt - a fan and a player of the same team.
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In L.A., if you're an actor, your personal and professional lives are too intertwined.
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I know when I make a decision, I'm increasing my own personal work day.
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An idea is like a play. It needs a good producer and a good promoter even if it is a masterpiece. Otherwise the play may never open; or it may open but, for a lack of an audience, close after a week. Similarly, an idea will not move from the fringes to the mainstream simply because it is good; it must be skillfully marketed before it will actually shift people's perceptions and behavior.
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Our creative communities in Nashville, in L.A. and New York, and in Austin, those are communities you want to see stay viable.
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My dad had me in Taekwondo when I was a kid, but I didn't retain much of that.
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My problem is that I am perhaps too much of a democrat for this time of the country's life. If you need a dictator, then go to the Afghan people. Let them elect a dictator. I am not one of those.
