Raja Krishnamoorthi Quotes
In my roles as Deputy State Treasurer and Special Assistant Attorney General, I strove to make government more responsive, transparent, efficient, and proactive.
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Commitment and credibility go hand in hand.
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At no point am I ever threatened by people who question who I am, or why I like the things I do, or my legitimacy. Because I know who I am very strongly, and I think that's what geek culture can reinforce.
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Before my son was born, I use to tell people that I was looking forward to no longer being the star of my own movie; then Harry came along, and it was like, 'Whoa, I'm really not!'
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I just want us to all have a good time and to party and enjoy this life, because it's too short. It's too short.
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I wouldn't let a biopic be made on me. That's because I don't believe in them. I don't like them.
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I loved Interpol when they came out, but I never wanted to be in Interpol.
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I'm a genuine person - I will never promote something I don't believe in.
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Ironically, I'm a really crap liar, even though I do it for a living. I give away too much, somehow. I can't lie!
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Middle age is when you've met so many people that every new person you meet reminds you of someone else.
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I've written fiction for as long as I can remember; it's always been my preferred form of play.
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I feel like people are funny, and women are people, so I'm sick of the distinction.
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Thomas Davis was a great man where poetry is concerned, and a better than Thomas Moore. All over Ireland his poetry is, and he would have done other things but that he died young.
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I have never written for an audience. On the other hand I do not write merely to please myself.
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I do not think the gay population has been all that rabid for gay marriage. Note that I do not use the words 'gay community.' Expunge that expression from your vocabulary. We are not a community.
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Capitalism is war; socialism is peace.
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The most significant indicator that there is no disaster in Iraq is the fact that there is no exodus.
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I never bought the excuse of not having time to write. If you really want to do it, you're either going to find those hours or eventually decide not to be a writer.
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For a New York actor, there are two things you look forward to - getting your SAG card and being on 'Law and Order.'
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Music is like the soul of the planet.
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There are only two distinct classes of people on this earth, those who espouse enthusiasm and those who despise it.
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When I wrote 'The West Wing,' the juice behind it was that in popular culture, our leaders in government are generally portrayed as Machiavellian, or as idiots. I thought, well, how about writing about a group of hyper-competent people?
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Not wishing to be disturbed over moral issues of the political economy, Americans cling to the notion that the government is a sort of automatic machine, regulated by the balancing of competing interests.
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If you want to understand your government, don't begin by reading the Constitution. (It conveys precious little of the flavor of today's statecraft.) Instead, read selected portions of the Washington telephone directory containing listings for all the organizations with titles beginning with the word National.
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In my roles as Deputy State Treasurer and Special Assistant Attorney General, I strove to make government more responsive, transparent, efficient, and proactive.
