Norman Ornstein Quotes
Congress as a whole needs to step back and look at the way it conducts its business. It's not just lobbyists influencing members of Congress, it's members of Congress shaking down lobbyists for money.
Quotes to Explore
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There is no 20-year period in American history when stocks lost money.
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Money was never the motivation. It never should be in sports.
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I didn't do my work for money or prizes - only for the excitement of discovery.
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Benjamin Franklin may have discovered electricity, but it was the man who invented the meter who made the money.
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Why do women get paid less money? It doesn't make any sense.
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I've stood my ground in life, alone, even against overwhelming forces with the might and money to crush me.
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I'm not - I'm not a person looking for money. I have no political ambitions whatsoever. I don't seek power. I don't seek any kind of praise. I have no ego to fulfill.
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For artists, the majority of the money we make comes from us being on the road and touring.
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What Mexicans want and aspire to, is to go there and work temporarily and raise some money and come back home. That's what they want, so nobody's asking for those two, three million Mexicans that are illegally in the United States to become American citizens.
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I'm a very safe saver. I save everything. I save all my money and my parents raised me like that.
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Women with money and women in power are two uncomfortable ideas in our society.
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When so much money is involved in these movies, someone somewhere is going to try to screw you.
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One of the strangest things about life is that the poor, who need the money the most, are the ones that never have it.
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People need to have enough to eat and have work and money. But there are other things that are important.
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Musician jokes are a kind of joke that usually have to do with how much money someone makes. Musicians are always starving, so they're really mean to each other about who makes what.
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A lot of magic happens when you put out a publicity release. I have launched many products with the money I got back from my publicity release.
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I don't mind if someone thinks I'm a sell out. I go to bed happy knowing I do what I do and I'm not doing anything for reasons of money, and if I were trying to pick up chicks, I'm doing a horrible job. And if I wanted to drive awesome cars, I'm doing a really bad job there too.
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The power of fantasy is so strong that people think they are having a good time when they are merely wasting money.
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Insist that the first question each of us asks isn't "What's good for me?" but "What's good for the country my children will inherit?
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Purity of speech, of the mind, of the senses, and of a compassionate heart are needed by one who desires to rise to the divine platform.
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For the most part, I have a very manageable celebrity. People recognize me from time to time, and they usually say very appreciative things. It affords me a great deal of pleasure.
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I was very inspired by working women, and also women who aren't working yet! I want them to have shoes that feel luxurious and special and well-crafted and thought about. But also, they should have shoes that won't break the bank. You don't have to spend three years saving up for beautiful shoes.
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Due to my sometimes erratic behavior, my children tried very hard to avoid me and not do anything to set me off.
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Congress as a whole needs to step back and look at the way it conducts its business. It's not just lobbyists influencing members of Congress, it's members of Congress shaking down lobbyists for money.
