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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You need three or five hands to play Ligeti.
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As artists, we thrive when we can express our comfort and our discomfort. If a certain scene is really challenging for us, if we're in an environment where we feel safe, we're able to do our work.
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Everything will be all right. I know this room. Soldiers used to be quartered here. Now it's our turn.
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Our generals talk a good game about taking care of their grunts, and the majority of our Beltway politicians bay with moralistic fervor about how they, too, support the troops.
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I learn something from criticism because when it comes from sources you respect you always examine it and learn.
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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.
