Tony Abbott Quotes
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We must strive to become good ancestors.
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I loved theatre and film when I was growing up in Harpenden, Hertfordshire. My mum's a reflexologist and my dad's a corporate financier.
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I want to be able to make people laugh and cry and feel happy or sad and feel all these different emotions through singing and acting. Hopefully throughout my career, I'll get to pursue them.
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Questions that require answers are what keep readers going - and the place to start raising those questions is with your very first sentence.
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Western enthusiasm for democracy stops when those opposed to its policies are elected to office.
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My core belief is that if you're complaining about something for more than three minutes, two minutes ago you should have done something about it.
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I tell you, it was kind of two-fold. I fortunately had a lot of support. My coach was amazing - he told me to focus on being prepared and that is what I did. Every athlete is nervous - any athlete who tells you they're not nervous isn't telling you the truth. I was as prepared as I could be.
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I feel I'm a strange mixture of insecurity and strength. Most of us, probably most people. I'm transferring that same concept to the people I photograph.
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Statistics do not convey emotion. They shock us for a minute or two, and then we click again.
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Pour a liquid out of its container, and it changes shape, fills the space you give it. If you give children a lot of space, it may surprise you where they'll go and the shape they'll take.
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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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Epic poetry exhibits life in some great symbolic attitude. It cannot strictly be said to symbolize life itself, but always some manner of life.
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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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The problem with pity parties is very few people come, and those who do don't bring presents.
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Being an agent gave me a great sense of satisfaction.
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I think being recognized more is something you have to get used to, whether it's here or in California or when I'm traveling. It's more a part of my life. People recognize me from my play or a commercial I've done. It's just a normal part of life now.
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I like to impress myself when I dress.
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Obviously, I come from one background, and the people that design fitness equipment have been doing it for years and years, and they know what works and doesn't work.
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I don't do comedy so much although I would like to do a comedy.
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To make sense of bossiness, we need to tease apart two fundamental aspects of social hierarchy that are often lumped together: power and status. Power lies in holding a formal position of authority or controlling important resources. Status involves being respected or admired.
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As more government functions are privatized, we find political leaders defunding the public school system, shifting government funds to the private, for-profit school industry.
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Clinton was a president who used his office, in creative ways, to try to reinvigorate the federal government to benefit the majority.
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Taxes will always be lower under a Coalition government.
