William S. Cohen Quotes
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Western enthusiasm for democracy stops when those opposed to its policies are elected to office.
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Growing up my mother played Sarah Vaughan and Nat Cole in the house regularly.
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Publishers vet books, and they do a good job keeping out the low quality. But they also miss some good quality.
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It's abhorrent to me that somebody is just evil, and you can't explain it.
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When I was a child, I was one of the kids who wore black all the time, and when the kids asked me why I wore black, I said things like, 'I'm mourning the death of modern society.' I mean, I was a riot.
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I'm not going to be able to play it like somebody else.
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It's not like I go out there to be a sex symbol. I mean, it's nice of course - but embarrassing.
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I never really wanted to be an actor. And that was the beginning of it, I began to write things down and eventually became a writer on a television show.
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Indian cricket fans are manic-depressive in their treatment of their favorite teams. They elevate players to god-like status when their team performs well, ignoring obvious weaknesses; but when it loses, as any team must, the fall is equally steep, and every weakness is dissected.
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Most people die of a sort of creeping common sense, and discover when it is too late that the only things one never regrets are one's mistakes.
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Freedom in a commons brings ruin to all.
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I think it's funny when people, they try to imitate the 'Chandelier' video. I think it's hilarious.
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I was eight when I left Sarajevo, so I didn't really know very much about my culture and it was so important for me to go back to my roots and meet the people.
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They're making a song and dance because that serves their immediate interests. But what will happen tomorrow? They will have to pay salaries and pensions.
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We suffered a terrible blow on 11 September 2001. We responded with fear and anger. A fight-or-flight response is adaptive in any species. For us, given our power, fight was the only response we could imagine.
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I never watch MTV. I don't have time to watch TV. And when I do, I'm watching the Discovery Channel. 'Deadliest Catch: Crab Fishing in Alaska,' that's my show.
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It would be ridiculous for me to say anything negative regarding blacks having an equal opportunity on TV.
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I work with a lot of kids. Every year, for the past fifteen years, I work at Comedy Camp where I work with a lot of kids.
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Some of the best times I've spent in Colorado have been in the backcountry with my mom and siblings, and more recently, with my own kids. That is why I'm concerned to see today's kids spending more time browsing the Internet than exploring nature.
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I started caddying when I was nine years old at a very exclusive country club in Dayton, Ohio. And I saw how the other half lived, if you will.
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American values, or Americanism, refers to what I call the 'American Trinity': 'Liberty,' 'In God We Trust,' and 'E Pluribus Unum' ('Out of Many, One'), the three values that appear on all American coins.
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If the flag of an armed enemy of the U.S. is allowed to fly over government buildings, then it implies that slavery, or at least the threat of slavery, is sanctioned by that government and can still legally exist.
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Without the element of uncertainty, the bringing off of even, the greatest business triumph would be dull, routine, and eminently unsatisfying.
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Government is the enemy until you need a friend.
