Adam Oates Quotes
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The Doobie Brothers are one of my favorites of all time.
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My dad and I would watch Ray Lewis a lot. His tenacity, and he was everywhere. I wanted that mindset, too.
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At NBC I wasn't really sure if the grandparents were going to get my sense of humor on a particular topic.
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What is politics? Political system is equal to development politics plus political politics.
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What Washington needs is adult supervision.
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Maybe because I'm a child of the '80s, but for me, a sequel is a story that follows the previous one, and sometimes if you haven't seen the original, then you don't understand the second one. Like 'Back to the Future 2.' If you haven't seen the first one, you're not going to get anything out of 'Back to the Future 2.'
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I'm always on the phone because I'm usually not with the people I want to be with.
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We're trying to build a platform utilizing the Internet that allows the good American people to speak out about their frustration about the polarized country that we live in politically.
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The thing is, any time anyone invades anyone on stage, the invader always looks really bad no matter what point they're proving - obviously that applies to myself too.
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We are not opposed to public transportation. We are opposed to wasteful boondoggles.
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Like the old Italian saying goes, 'It ain't rocket surgery.'
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On a Friday night in 1983, I was in a taxi in New York riding home from dinner with friends. A drunk driver ran a red light and hit the cab, and I was thrown toward the glass partition. I tried to duck, but my face hit the glass, and the impact fractured my cheekbone, my eye socket, my collarbone and several ribs.
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A woman has to be twice as good as a man to go half as far.
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There are so many figures in our history that did not believe they could make a change, and they did.
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If I'm gonna write songs about my exes, they can write songs about me. That's how it works.
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The most difficult story that I've ever been involved in breaking on any of my shows was 'The Constant' episode of 'Lost,' which was when Desmond was consciousness-traveling.
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My parents actually ran drag clubs in Australia, which is how I grew up. It was normal for me. It was my normal. I knew the other kids didn't do it, but for me, it was life, and nothing was wrong with it. I would see nothing wrong with Beyonce having a drag queen nanny. And why not? Everyone needs one! And a great gay man in their life.
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To say that I am pro life is just wrong. I am personally pro-choice and legislatively pro-choice.
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I have a bad sweet tooth. I'm pretty good when I have to eat well for work, but otherwise, I could eat a whole roll of raw cookie dough.
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What should dictate one's life? Money? Fame? No. Friends. Love. Your life's story is formed by those around you. Choose well and share.
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Things that were hard to bear are sweet to remember.
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I'm not going to be horrible just for the sake of having attitude or make other people feel small just to make me feel bigger.
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My father told me 'Name your price in the beginning. If it ever gets more expensive than the price you name, get out of there.'
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I went to the Hall of Fame with my dad. I can't say I really remember too much about it.
