Benjamin Wittes Quotes
In the world of President Trump, we really want people who aren't going to lie. We want people who can sit in front of a congressional committee for hours and, however mad they may make us, never give us reason to doubt that they are telling the truth as they see it.

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I want 'The Lady' magazine to be restored to its traditional place in the pantheon of weekly magazines.
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I was afraid I would see someone from my past who thought I was this big athlete, and then I end up being just normal.
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I was born with an evil face.
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I'm very political without being political. I don't know how to speak proper political language.
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Well, it really describes what it feels like to be a normal person whose boss and friend suddenly runs for the president, and then becomes the president.
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When I was on stage, I was like, 'This is alright. This is good.'
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Many women do not recognize themselves as discriminated against; no better proof could be found of the totality of their conditioning.
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I cut up loads. I always want everything shorter, shorter, shorter.
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Such is the custom of Branksome Hall.
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I simply asked him if he was making any money. Is that a criticism?
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Normally, when someone we love is turning away from a struggle, we self-protect by also turning away. That's definitely my first response. I think change is more likely to happen if both partners have common language and a shared lens to see problems.
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California is an unusual and electric kind of state - it's wonderful. All sorts of things happen there.
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I love to travel, and I think being whisked away somewhere for a vacation is a pretty amazing date. But, I'm really into the basic movie and dinner. It's not where you are but who you're with that really matters.
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When I came to The Moody Blues, we were a rhythm and blues band. I was lousy at rhythm and blues - I think the rest of us were.
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In this watering-place I acted an heroic character, badly studied; and being a novice on such a stage, I forgot my part before a pair of lovely blue eyes.
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I think it's important I stay connected to every part of my personality. I play basketball. I rock climb. I paint. I'm a little bit scattered, but it's so I can convincingly play all these characters.
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I just wanted to be different; I didn't wanna sound like anybody else.
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People should just express themselves and not worry about trends - try to use fashion like a compass, an indicator, examples of things that you can be. It's not to be taken so seriously. It's just clothes.
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It is the principle of sin, rebellion against God and His truth which has brought about birth defects and other destructive natural occurrences.
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I write for kids because I think the most interesting (and most humorous) stories come from people's childhoods. When I was writing 'Diary of a Wimpy Kid,' I had a blast talking on the phone to my younger brother, Patrick, remembering all of the things that happened to our family when we were growing up.
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Compared to Thoreau, Saint Francis of Assisi was peanuts.
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In the world of President Trump, we really want people who aren't going to lie. We want people who can sit in front of a congressional committee for hours and, however mad they may make us, never give us reason to doubt that they are telling the truth as they see it.