Tim Pawlenty (Timothy James Pawlenty) Quotes
We understand that athletes aren't necessarily role models, but we at least expect them to abide by the basic laws of the state.
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There's a fine line between genius and insanity. I have erased this line.
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My kitchen looks like the one from my childhood - very homey, with a little bit of Alice in Wonderland!
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I found the brick-making process fascinating - how, after being burnt, the brick would come out strong. I liked to sit on the stack of bricks and look as far as I could. I'd do the same at a hillock near my school - just sit on top at leisure and enjoy the feeling of being on top of the world.
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When you're fighting with a stunt person, your intent is to miss.
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War can only be abolished through war, and in order to get rid of the gun it is necessary to take up the gun.
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I'm home schooled, and I have a teacher that goes with me on all my movies.
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I would never do 'Stardust Memories' because I don't particularly like that kind of movie - that would be why I wouldn't do that.
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I find comedy to be really scary, because it can go so wrong so easily, and the margin for error is so huge - and I guess that's what makes it funny, that tension.
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I think chicken and horse meat are ideal food because it's very easy to digest.
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I have no personal experience in the military. All I know about it is what I've seen in movies and read in books and watched on television. My knowledge is probably no more or no less than the average person's. 'A Brief Encounter with the Enemy' was created by taking bits and pieces from here and there, and then putting my own spin on them.
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Nature knows best.
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I don't want to live in a culture of despair. I'd like to live in a culture of hope.
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My website's kind of fun for me. I get to do drawings on that. It's kind of fun.
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'The Summer I Turned Pretty' is about how, as a young woman, everyone gets that moment of being in bloom, but nobody really appreciates it.
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Media images are so important to young people feeling positive about themselves.
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Arenas, to me, and especially sheds, are really great venues. You get that sea of humanity, but everybody can still see it and hear it. And that's really important to us.
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I remember at 16 years old, growing up in Queens, we were punks, but hey, when we went to the theater, we wore a shirt and tie! Similarly, I believe that to keep movie theaters in existence, they're gonna have to make 'em an event, have a couch, a table and drinks or something. Otherwise, there's no reason to get out of your bed!
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When I have a chunk of time that I can really dedicate to music, I really want to get into it. I want to do some really hard stuff and push myself.
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If I had five million pounds I'd start a radio station because something needs to be done. It would be nice to turn on the radio and hear something that didn't make you feel like smashing up the kitchen and strangling the cat.
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Gymnastics was my way to travelling the world.
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What is life, but the gentle effacement of a tree shedding its leaves?
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The way I look at it is that somebody in the world, no matter what your field is - teacher, violinist, football player - has to be the best. Why not me?
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We understand that athletes aren't necessarily role models, but we at least expect them to abide by the basic laws of the state.
