Raja Krishnamoorthi Quotes
I think with the right leadership on both sides and the right president, we can get a lot done.
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Every year is pressure. You need to put in on yourself to go out and perform.
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I love Bridget Fonda.
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I don't like to practice; I like spontaneity. When I don't play guitar for a week and I pick it up again, I play better.
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'Dancing with the Stars' is awesome.
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It's an honour and a thrill and a privilege just to play in the NHL.
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The power chords in 'Come Sail Away' were super heavy to me as a kid. Metal? No. Hard rock? At times, for sure.
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My dad believed in scaring us as we were growing up. Scaring the boys who wanted to date us more.
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Spiritual practice should not be confused with grim duty. It is the laughter of the Dalai Lama and the wonder born with every child.
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The two World Wars came in part, like much modern literature and art, because men, whose nature is to tire of everything in turn... tired of common sense and civilization.
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Most people, it seems, stretch the truth to make themselves seem more impressive. I, it seems, stretch the truth to make myself look worse.
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Sometimes you need to stand with your nose to the window and have a good look at jazz. And I've done that on many occasions.
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You think it matters to the kids whether they're learning to play on a Steinway or a normal piano?
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I became Iggy because I had a sadistic boss at a record store. I'd been in a band called the Iguanas. And when this boss wanted to embarrass and demean me, he'd say, 'Iggy, get me a coffee, light.'
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I need to set the record straight for myself.
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If I wanted to play it safe, I'd get a normal job with a secure paycheck.
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In today's global economy, however, it is important to raise the bar of excellence even higher. Today's students must be prepared to compete effectively on an international level.
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I'm sick of being self-referential. I don't want to do any more songs that can be accused of being personal.
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Historians once assumed that when childhood mortality was high, people must not have loved their children very much; it would have been too painful. Research has since proved that assumption wrong.
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Feminists don't honor successful women. You never hear them talking about Margaret Thatcher. Take Condoleezza Rice. She's a remarkable, successful woman. You don't hear the feminists talk about her or Carly Fiorina or Jeanne Kirkpatrick.
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The person who takes the oath of office in the next four months will shape not just the next four years, but the next forty years of our nation. In these next four years, we need proven leadership, proven judgment and proven values. America needs four more years of President Barack Obama.
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I hope that Beyond the Robe helps you to feel closer to the monks and nuns and to better understand their immense potential to provide leadership in their world and further insight into ours. Instead of simply admiring them from afar, let's all get close enough to really listen.
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Marriage is not defined by who is denied it. When gay people share in the freedom to marry, it doesn't change your marriage.
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If we're gonna progress as a people we are going to realise that, as one of my favourite poets says, the other is a lie. There are no other people. Race is a social construct.
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I think with the right leadership on both sides and the right president, we can get a lot done.
