Harry Bridges Quotes

I would have worked with the devil himself if he'd been for the six hour day and worker control of the hiring hall.

Harry Bridges

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• We should be too big to take offense and too noble to give it.

  

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• Widely distributed reports have noted in January 1968, Obama was registered as a Muslim at Jakarta's Roman Catholic Franciscus Assisi Primary School under the name Barry Soetoro.

  

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• All the things that happen to people in the industry today, the actors, what they have to put up with, all the people wanting to know every single moment of their lives - I think it's really sad.

  

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• Sometimes my quotes may be too colorful.

  

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• When you are doing stand-up comedy, you are the writer, producer, director, sometimes bouncer.

  

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• The one thing I am now sure of is that if there is such a thing as destiny, it is a result of our passion, be that for money, power, or love. Passion, for better or worse.

  

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• Like the Britain of Beaverbrook and Kipling, Japan in the early twentieth century was a jingoistic nation, subduing weaker countries with the help of populist politicians and sensationalist journalism.

  

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• All men dream, but not equally. Those who dream by night in the dusty recesses of their minds, wake in the day to find that it was vanity: but the dreamers of the day are dangerous men, for they may act on their dreams with open eyes, to make them possible.

  

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• Nobody is above the law. Imagine if there allegations against Modi and he is the Prime Minister. Should the case not be pursued just because he has become the PM. It should not be so that it should be stopped. I am not above the law.

  

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• I want to keep my health and my sanity and be well and feel happy. Plus, I want to have fun.

  

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  • Fun
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• And I'll never forget the first time I took the possibility to project sound every day for six or seven hours with special devices which were built for me.

  

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• Protectionism has to be avoided. Protectionism is not only on goods but also in the area of services. Financial protectionism is also bad and should be avoided.

  

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  • Bad
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• Find a job you like and you add five days to every week.

  

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• God is going to supply a million dollars, somebody is praying right now, right this second, you’re praying for a million dollars and God said, 'I have heard your prayer, I know your need, and I'm going to supply the need that you requested,' it's done, in Jesus' name.

  

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• We may have occasion in our lifetime to once again rise up in defense of our freedom, and pay the wages of war.

  

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• The train slows down, it's the Cais do Sodré. I arrived to Lisbon, but not to a conclusion.

  

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• I am in control here, in the White House.

  

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• In a military operation, the command and control elements are a legitimate target.

  

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• Anything beats an expensive stack of paper.

  

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• Surely there are common-sense reforms that we should, and must, take in order to keep our children and our communities safe. I take these recommendations very seriously, and will listen to the voices of my constituents to ensure I do everything I can to help prevent gun violence.

  

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• Neanderthals might think differently than we do. We know that they had a larger cranial size. They could even be more intelligent than us. When the time comes to deal with an epidemic or getting off the planet or whatever, it's conceivable that their way of thinking could be beneficial.

  

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  • Thinking
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• I would have worked with the devil himself if he'd been for the six hour day and worker control of the hiring hall.

  

  Harry Bridges
  • Control
  • Devil
  • Worked