Richard Shelby Quotes
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I found my first dinosaur bone when I was 6, growing up in Montana. Ever since then I've been interested in dinosaurs.
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I am proud to be a member of the Congress of the United States.
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A museum should not just be a place for fancy paintings but should be a place where we can communicate our lives through our everyday objects.
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I was a gymnast for many years before I was a dancer, so it comes in pretty handy when we do stunts.
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I can definitely be tough when pushed. In relationships, you have to take a stand for who you are and how you're willing to be treated.
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I guess I can be surprised I'm alive. I'm taking a little better care of myself than when I was a young person. My father died when he was 63. My mother made it to 74. My grandparents, God, they were dropping like flies.
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If children haven't been read to, they don't love books. They need to love books, for books are the basis of literature, composition, history, world events, vocabulary, and everything else.
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The criminal-justice system is, obviously, the sole source of racial tension in this country [USA] or the key institution to resolving the opportunity gap. It is a part of the broader set of challenges that we face in creating a more perfect union.
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...We should try to link our personal lives with the cause for which we struggle, with the cause of building communism.
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The motives even of our best actions will not always bear examination.
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If the game is designed for you to lose, don't play that game. Play a different one.
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I toured Ontario in the winter of '48, in a touring company of The Drunkard, in which I played the bartender.
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Here I am: My brain is open.
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Do not lose yourself in your everyday work and activities. Rather, lose yourself in God. When you are doing work, let your innermost heart be centered on Him. Live in His presence and abide in Him. Then your work will follow you into eternity, and you will reap a rich harvest.
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If we always take the path of least resistance, if we embrace inertia, if we never leap, if we never accept accountability for our choices, how can we find any triumph in our victories or any remorse in our losses?
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I really like working, the opportunity to work with good people and to play interesting parts.
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Everyone has some inner power that awaits discovery.
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Fashion's about extravagance, and everyone needs a bit of that.
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As America's head coach, President Obama needs to make some big and smart adjustments to jump-start economic growth and business investment, stimulate job creation, and get wages up for ordinary Americans.
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Any committee is only as good as the most knowledgeable, determined and vigorous person on it. There must be somebody who provides the flame.
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If things go right, maybe I'll chair the Appropriations Committee.
