J. D. Vance Quotes
I could never understand why our lives felt like a struggle while those living off government largesse enjoyed trinkets that I only dreamed about.
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Writing has been handed to me on a plate.
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I'm awful with directions, and I'm not very handy around the house.
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I've been accused of having very long ingredient lists, and I guess there's some truth in that.
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I cannot go to Montreal without going to Beauty's, my favorite place for breakfast, where I have the Mish-Mash omelet with hot dogs, salami, eggs, green peppers, and onions, and the best banana bread in the world. It's legendary!
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Show business is one of those things that people can use to get themselves out of the lower rung of society.
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And I think it's safe to say that the single very impressive figure to me was Merle Haggard.
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When I was first elected I got 50% of the vote in '77 in the general election. In '81 I got 75%. In '85, I got 78%. No mayor has ever gotten that high a vote. So it was not an issue. Except for people who were very hostile to me. They thought they would injure me.
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I remember as a little girl I could tell you the name of the dog next door, but I couldn't tell you the names of the kids. The dog was my best friend. I love animals. They give so much to you and demand so little.
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Feminists have confused opportunity with outcome.
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The definition of a Schwarzenegger Republican is a Bush Republican who says he's a Schwarzenegger Republican.
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You can't say somebody is a bust if they're making plays and running to the ball.
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I'm not just a normal guy. I'm a gymnast.
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Music has always been my passion for as long as I can remember.
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I am deeply aware of the dimension of luck. It's so important to be prepared to receive it, but it is a major factor. There's no question.
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Ironically, I'm a really crap liar, even though I do it for a living. I give away too much, somehow. I can't lie!
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I love 'Strange Brew'. I quote that movie all the time, and no one knows what I'm talking about.
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The film business creates a large amount of waste, and I'm not immune to waste in the business.
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There is a great relief in experiencing the worst vicariously.
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I mean, if you decided to go out today and get you an instrument and do whatever it is that you do, no one can tell you how you're going to do it but when you do it.
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If I cared about what you thought, I'd be writing for National Geographic or something.
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So, according to the religious, you can only be good if you're scared of the consequences of being bad? Strange, I thought people were good because they care about each other?
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There are no ambitions noble enough to justify breaking someone's heart.
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When you read reviews on Yelp, you get a good sense of what's going to happen when you walk in the door of that business. The challenge is that there are fifteen million businesses in the U.S., and its very hard to communicate with all of them about how Yelp works, and why it works the way it does.
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I could never understand why our lives felt like a struggle while those living off government largesse enjoyed trinkets that I only dreamed about.
