Cenk Uygur Quotes
I think 'progressive' is different than 'liberal' - I know a lot of people use them interchangeably - but I think I'm far more progressive than I am liberal.
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If I started worrying about how my constituents are going to react to every move I make, I wouldn't be able to do my job here. I'll do what I think is right and explain it later.
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A free and truly independent press - fiercely independent when necessary - is the red beating heart of freedom and democracy.
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I bought a company in the mid-'90s called Dexter Shoe and paid $400 million for it. And it went to zero. And I gave about $400 million worth of Berkshire stock, which is probably now worth $400 billion. But I've made lots of dumb decisions. That's part of the game.
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When I was working with Tom Ford, he would just look at me and ask, 'Will you wear it?' I'd say, 'Ah, too long, too short, lower waist, deeper V, unbutton' - that sort of thing. I don't create clothes, but I definitely know how to make them come alive.
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There are no secrets - I've been fighting around 154 lbs and 155 lbs, so I feel comfortable at this weight. This is my weight class.
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I guess I probably make violent films partly because I can't express my anger in my real life very well.
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Hollywood is something imagined... acting is something crafted.
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Braids are not new. Black women have been wearing braids for a very long time.
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We can quiet our minds enough to tune in to what our bodies are telling us - I believe in angels - and we need to listen to the messages being sent. They are real messages - just as real as a human saying something to you.
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I like to cook, walk on the beach, go to concerts and look at fine art.
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There's a humble beauty about listening to period instruments that I like.
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My version of makeup is a really intense skin regimen. I just think it's a healthier way to look at beauty.
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If you think that your child is going to be really sensitive to the fact that they might not win - which they probably won't - you shouldn't do it because it's not healthy if they get the feeling that they're not good enough or they're not worthy.
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Every sitcom needs their straight man or straight woman.
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I don't know many South Africans who don't have their eyes wide open to what it's like to be exposed to some sort of violence. The question is whether we choose to be cynical about it or not.
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I've been touring through Texas since I was 15, on my first tour ever.
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I need therapy after writing. It's like leaking blood from a stone. It's brutally difficult but worth it.
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Israel is slightly smaller than New Jersey. Moses in effect led the tribes of Israel out of the District of Columbia, parted Chesapeake Bay near Annapolis, and wandered for forty years in Delaware.
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It's nice to feel the fans are behind you. You shouldn't concern yourself with things like that - but it does matter.
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I'm a fan of Jay-Z, I'mma always be a fan of Jay-Z.
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In the Soviet Union, capitalism triumphed over communism. In this country, capitalism triumphed over democracy.
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Philosophers, especially metaphysicians, explore features of reality and of our mental life that are different from those explored by scientists.
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I think where we're still a little bit behind some other countries is just our pure soccer knowledge and our savvy on the field. That takes time and generations that have watched soccer growing up, played the game growing up.
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I think 'progressive' is different than 'liberal' - I know a lot of people use them interchangeably - but I think I'm far more progressive than I am liberal.
