Andrew Lam Quotes
America's story is largely an immigrant story. That hasn't changed since the Pilgrims ate their first turkey some four hundred years ago, and they were the original boat people.
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Re-examining our reasoning is not something that has come naturally to American statesmen.
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My whole life, people have been saying, Why are you so angry?
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I have a strong upper body; I'm an arms swimmer, and I always have been.
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I am big believer that increase the size of the cake is as at least as important as distribution of the cake. To increase the size of the cake, you need to focus on progress.
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Part of America's greatness is its willingness to care for those who are truly in need. But those who defraud the system take money and resources away not only from American taxpayers but also from those who truly need help.
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We don't need bigger government. We need to shrink the size of government.
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I've personally backed off from direct political involvement.
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I always tell people I went to the Harvard School of Comedy in front of America.
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Youth theatre isn't just about a precocious child that wants to sing and dance in front of people. It's for everyone; it's about a community, it's about being supported by your peer group. You learn skills - not just acting but all the other sides - working in the TV, film, and theatre industry.
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I find end-of-the-world stuff enthralling - to imagine how life will be in the future on Earth and in space!
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Professionally, when I did the Olympic games and sang for my country in Australia. It was a big moment, Sydney in 2000. It was just a brilliant moment in my life.
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Designers have told me that their collections are so me, but I don't always recognise it because if you ask me what my style is, I'm really not that sure.
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My quality of life here in Quebec City is extraordinary.
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Kant taught us that we should follow just those rules of conduct that we would want everybody to follow. Few find this generalization of The Golden Rule a great help.
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Our target is not negotiations, it is the end of the apartheid system. There can be no compromise about that.
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Cricket is my life. Before the cancer, I was happy-go-lucky. I used to think about my career and worry about the future. But post it, my thinking has completely changed. I'm happy to eat and breathe normally. I'm happy to have my life back.
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I can never really enjoy being famous.
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I just want to keep acting and better my craft and see how far it goes.
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Wine and cheese are ageless companions, like aspirin and aches, or June and moon, or good people and noble ventures.
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I slept well that night because someone had been kind to me.
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I want to do anything where people feel I can help make their franchise better and make a contribution.
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I've argued that many of what philosophers call moral sentiments can be seen in other species. In chimpanzees and other animals, you see examples of sympathy, empathy, reciprocity, a willingness to follow social rules. Dogs are a good example of a species that have and obey social rules; that's why we like them so much, even though they're large carnivores.
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Unable to function as plants, we must serve as manure.
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America's story is largely an immigrant story. That hasn't changed since the Pilgrims ate their first turkey some four hundred years ago, and they were the original boat people.
