Albert Collins (Albert Gene Drewery) Quotes
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Nobody ever says to men, how can you be a Congressman and a father.
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I never figured I'd go into the Hall of Fame. A kid from the Hill.
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The history of our country is not the history of any other country in the world which is either practicing advanced democracy or struggling to lay the foundation for democracy.
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I wouldn't say I was bullied, but I was definitely a bit of an outcast. It was more the kids thinking I thought I was cool. I started homeschooling in fifth grade, and I was much happier.
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I'm going to be the next head coach at Notre Dame.
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I'd like to say that I'm a rock star, but I'm not - I'm honestly more of a relationship kind of guy. I'm a guy you could take home to meet your mum rather than a guy your mum wouldn't like.
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I would love to be able to see as much of the world as possible, and volunteering, doing things in another community, living with a host family, are really effective ways to learn about cultures different from your own. And also to not feel lazy.
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In December, I agreed to extend the tax cuts for the wealthiest Americans because it was the only way I could prevent a tax hike on middle-class Americans. But we cannot afford $1 trillion worth of tax cuts for every millionaire and billionaire in our society. We can't afford it. And I refuse to renew them again.
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Bailing out every bank that fails makes the system riskier, not safer.
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I was never a Boy Scout, but oh, I wanted to be one when I was a kid about ten or eleven years old. But there wasn't anyplace where I could ever join the Boy Scouts.
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I'm not one of those people who have to try and remember what they told people, because I always tell the truth. That should count for something, right?
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Being positive may be a character defect of mine.
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When a great team loses through complacency, it will constantly search for new and more intricate explanations to explain away defeat.
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To have a part that is written for you certainly helps an actor.
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A dagger has only a single point, but a traitor cuts from anywhere.
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Stephen Hawking said he spent most of his first couple of years at Cambridge reading science fiction (and I believe that, because his grades weren't all that great).
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I just have to move forward and keep working on my game and getting better.
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We're all crazy and the only difference between patients and their therapists is the therapists haven't been caught yet.
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The most foreign fighters in Iraq are wearing British and American uniforms. The level of self-delusion is bordering frankly on the racist. The vast majority of the people of Iraq are against the occupation of Iraq by the American and British forces.
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God and the Devil are an effort after specialization and the division of labor.
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By the time they get to 6th grade honor roll students won't risk making a mistake, and sometimes to be successful, you have to risk making mistakes.
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No matter how unfriendly you are you have always listened to my requests. Your kindness is always saving me.
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To go from hating the way I looked to being a 'Cosmo' centerfold is a profound honor.
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Don't mistake kindness for weakness, baby.
