Richard Trumka Quotes
And, you know, money is - the money edge is really dangerous to democracy. Because what you have right now - people have said to me that, look, you'll always be outspent, so how can you ever win?
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Fitness, defending, the mental stuff - those were all weaknesses of mine. And I turned those into strengths.
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We all sit in front of our mics and our scripts lay on music stands. Then the silliness begins!
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When I was sixteen years old, I was sentenced to two years in prison; the Swedish government changed it, so I could go to a boarding school as part of a social programme. I was in this boarding school with some of the richest kids in Sweden.
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Time whizzes by when you have children. They make you aware of the passing of time, but also help keep you young.
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I could have probably built a great career in management consulting, but one of the insights that I had early on is that just because you're good at something doesn't mean that you should continue to do it. Somewhere in my heart of hearts I knew it wasn't what I wanted to do.
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Oh, I'm quite the impulse buyer. Most of what I buy is stuff for my Jeep, 'cause it breaks down a lot.
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The law is simply expediency wearing a long white dress.
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I wake up every morning and I wish I were dead, and so does Jim.
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Something about 'Battlestar' that I didn't realize when I took the job was this whole bubble aspect of closing people in and seeing what they do.
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Even though I hadn't read a word of it, I grew up hating 'Moby-Dick.'
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At 140, 150, that's when the car starts floating. At 160, that's when you start seeing dead relatives. At 180, it's, like, terrifying and exciting.
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I've got no interest in football. My brother's a footballer, too, and I was dragged to the freezing pitch every week as a child. I don't see much glamour in it.
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On my first day in office as President Quavo, I'd move my whole family into the White House. Second, I'd pull all the troops back. Third, I'd raise the minimum wage to a good, nice amount so people get paid.
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When they talk to me, people say, 'I didn't expect you to be how you are.'
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When once the itch of literature comes over a man, nothing can cure it but the scratching of a pen.
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Texas deserves a leader who understands that making education a priority creates good jobs for Texans and keeps Texas on top.
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Every woman who thinks she is the only victim of violence has to know that there are many more.
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They don't patronize me for being a woman. Nobody puts me down.
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I have a sweet tooth for reading, so books migrate to my zip code en mass.
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I really enjoy doing both, but I didn't write nonfiction until 1994.
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The kitchen is the heart of every home, for the most part. It evokes memories of your family history.
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I realised as a teenager that I was destined for a creative life and found that fashion design was something I enjoyed and was a potentially successful career path.
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When people say stuff to us casually in reviews, if they write about it in a condescending way with really gendered language, that's not really about me. It used to hurt my feelings more than it does now. That's not about us as a band or me as a person. That's about how you feel about women, and that's a societal thing.
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And, you know, money is - the money edge is really dangerous to democracy. Because what you have right now - people have said to me that, look, you'll always be outspent, so how can you ever win?
