Jack Straw Quotes
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Rushing to war is not a wise course of action.
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Every time you make a guess of what a judge is going to do... you're wrong, so I try to stay away from that.
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If I'm feeling desperate, I'll go out image-hunting. I'll go to news agents and stand at the rack flicking through magazines or go to second-hand bookshops. And then, bit by bit, like concrete poetry, I start to realise that I am drawn to particular things, and then I start wondering why that is.
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I've gone to war zones before and never got shot.
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It's just kinda irritating to me that we're awarding people in mixed martial arts for trying to move away and not finish the fight.
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Women are more skilled than men at making gossip entertaining.
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I got into one of the schools I applied to because of the essay I wrote about Holly Hunter's character in 'Broadcast News.' She's the only female producer on this news network, and she's really good at her job, but she allots time in her day to just sit at her desk and cry. And then she's just back to work. I find that really effective.
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Tradition is an element that enters into play with destiny, because you are born into a particular family - Jewish or Islamic or Christian or Mexican - and your family determines to some extent what you are expected to become. And society is always there attempting to determine the role we will play within it.
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I've reached a place with my work where I'm ready to concentrate more on life.
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If our binoculars search for our partner’s best intent, it will usually be found.
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Far away I've travelledTo stand once more alone.And hear my memories echoThrough these hills that I call home.As a child I roamed this valley,I watched the seasons come and go.I spent many hours dreamingOn these hills that I call home.
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History will record that the Citizens United decision is one of the worst in the history of our country.
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The United States appears to be a debtor nation in perpetuity.
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Andy Warhol's art wasn't that interesting to me. He was more interesting to me as a person. He was art himself. I don't even think he was really into art, per se. He may have liked to do it, but I think he was more into people being into him.
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I'm the keeper of the flame for Whitney Houston. She was the greatest... and I don't want the world to forget that.
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A lot of these girls have a goal in life to find a rich guy. I can smell it from a mile away. They won't catch me! I know what they look like. They come with their little Kelly bag and their Rolex and the Louboutin shoes that are slightly too sexy. Shove off! Do you think I'm going to be the next sucker here?
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As a girl, I abandoned a promising singing career due to violent harassment by Islamists.
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A nation without borders is like a house without walls - it collapses. And that is what is going to happen to our wonderful America.
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There will have to be some way to ensure accountability for what has already been found here.
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All commitments require sacrifice and hardship.
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The fact is that I'm interested in getting on with my job of holding the Government to account and I think that the Government should get on with the job of effectively running the country and not making excuses for poor performance, not lowering expectations. Their job is to deliver on their election commitments.
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Wisdom in groups emerges as a product of commitments we make with ourselves and to each other. These stances are not abstract rules but tangible practices that must be renewed each time we are in groups. They are essentially commitments and attitudes that foster collaboration and positive collective action.
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to ensure that both sides stick by the commitments which we have already entered into.
