Anita Dunn Quotes
Two of my favorite political philosophers, Mao Zedong and Mother Teresa, not often coupled with each other, but the two people that I turn to most.
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The violinist must possess the poet's gift of piercing the protective hide which grows on propagandists, stockbrokers and slave traders, to penetrate the deeper truth which lies within.
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Good listeners, like precious gems, are to be treasured.
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Yes, I took up the guitar when I was about 14 or 15, in high school.
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I have not been a good father, but no father has loved his children more. Like my father, I decided the best thing I could do for my kids was work and provide. Fortunately, I've been able to do that. Unfortunately, my work was on the road, and that's meant a life of one-nighters.
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I could not write about 'ordinary people' because I am not in the least interested in them.
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Industry is extremely slow in readjusting itself to the manufacture of modern consumer goods.
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I never was a very good singer.
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Intellectual Ventures is a company that invests in invention.
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I am no fashion diva - I grew up on the beaches in South Africa and am a nature girl that spends a lot of time outdoors. Fashion speaks to me through an occasion.
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Bipartisanship is really tough to achieve when everyone on both sides is left with a bad, bad taste in their mouths.
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IBM, Microsoft, the profit they made was larger than the top four banks in China put together... But where did the money go?
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I don't feel that normal anymore because I get recognised, even when I'm just trying to have fun or going to get ice cream with my friends.
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You're not going to have something set on a council estate that explores all elements of human existence, the variety of experience inherent in any community.
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I was writing blogs before work, then I was writing at work, and then I started writing books on the weekend because you just have that sort of energy in your 20s; it's wonderful.
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Broadcasts from the floor of the New York Stock Exchange have propelled once-obscure financial journalists such as Maria Bartiromo to celebrity status and made CNBC to investors what ESPN is to sports fans.
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I enjoy the burger joint the same way I enjoy fancy meals.
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I do have a political agenda. It's to have as few regulations as possible.
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Furnishing a home is no different than going into the studio and making music. You want to make sure you've pared down all the extra details so that in the end, every stitch has a context uniquely yours.
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Each child is biologically required to have a mother. Fatherhood is a well-regarded theory, but motherhood is a fact.
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I think wearing less makeup can seem a bit scary for some women because we get so used to seeing ourselves look a certain way.
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The wise person doesn't ask, "What have I achieved?" but rather, "What have I contributed?"
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Matter as matter rather than matter as symbol is a conscious political position, essentially Marxist.
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We need to accept the seemingly obvious fact that a toxic environment can make people sick and that no amount of medical intervention can protect us. The health care community must become a powerful political lobby for environmental policy and legislation.
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Two of my favorite political philosophers, Mao Zedong and Mother Teresa, not often coupled with each other, but the two people that I turn to most.
