Raja Krishnamoorthi Quotes
A functioning democracy cannot stand when its people do not trust their leaders to uphold the law.

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In Iraq we must succeed. Failure is not an option.
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I had eleven varsity letters. I loved basketball the best, but cross-country is a little more under your control.
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The modern economy is becoming a place where women hold the cards.
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When 'Mulholland Dr.' was voted the Best Film of the Decade, that was very meaningful for me. That film opened up incredible doors for me, and I believe that that was the reason I was given opportunities to play all kinds of characters.
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Language is the most extraordinary invention in the history of humanity, the one which came before everything and which makes it possible to share everything.
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I don't take fancy vacations. I buy all my jewelry at Claire's. I can't remember the last time I went out to a fancy dinner. My family lives in a modest two-bedroom apartment, and my kids share a bedroom. But I do have one extravagant vice: shoes.
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Generally a chef's book is like a calling card or a portfolio to display their personal work.
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There is no evidence to show that prohibition has ever had its intended impact. Of course, just as banning beef has reduced beef consumption, banning alcohol will lead to reduced alcohol consumption. But, there appears to be little or no correlation between, say, domestic violence or household impoverishment and prohibition.
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It's on my bucket list, to get in a real fight.
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When I'm writing, it's the weirdest thing: it's not even a conscious process. I'm not even thinking when I write, and then all of a sudden, I'll have a song that makes me feel so much better than I did before.
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I do not make any apologies for my manner or personality. I come from a long line of very strong, black African-American women who neither bend nor bow. I haven't had very good modeling in submission.
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I knew that it was my only shot to be taken seriously in the recording industry, because it's fast and broad.
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To change what you get, you must change who you are.
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'Power Play' is a morality tale for our post-Enron world and - not incidentally - wildly entertaining. Nothing wrong with that.
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More money has been lost trying to imitate 'Rocky' than 'Rocky' has made.
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Thank goodness I was never sent to school; it would have rubbed off some of the originality.
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I just wanted to defend football, which is not always easy to do. Those of us who have been in the sport so many years now realise we must protect it and look after it. I was speaking about football, what it means. It is our profession, it has been our lives, and we must take care of it a little.
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In order to carry a positive action we must develop here a positive vision.
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If your voice is heard by more people because you've earned some kind of name and fame, your silence on an issue of urgent moral importance is even more of a betrayal. Privilege is obligation.
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When I was cast in 'Batman v Superman,' I was sent a huge stack of comics. They provided a ton of information about Cyborg and how he has evolved as a character over the years.
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People hate me because I am a multifaceted, talented, wealthy, internationally famous genius.
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Not that I'm in the stage of my career where they're offering me parts in 'The Revenant,' but I try very hard to go through the audition process because I feel like I learn quite a lot about the character and the people I'm going to work with.
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It's like killing each other is the only thing we know how to do.
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A functioning democracy cannot stand when its people do not trust their leaders to uphold the law.