Caroline Polachek Quotes
Brooklyn is a hub; people move to Brooklyn because of what's already in Brooklyn.
Quotes to Explore
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There's a perception out there that the U.K. has become unfriendly to immigrants. Even if that isn't true, the very fact that that is the perception will make people not even want to come.
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In the last 5 years, American employers have lost over $150 billion of productivity to depression alone. That is more than the GDP of 28 different States during the same period.
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The American Revolution was carried out in the name of the people, and it was supposedly 'We, the people,' who created the government that Americans still live under.
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I don't really set out to please anybody, and I don't think I ever have. I have occasionally been encouraged to try to write something specifically for the purpose of releasing it as a single to get radio play. Those are not my best songs, as a rule.
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I was often told that I wasn't a thing. 'She's not pretty enough. She's not tall enough. She's not thin enough. She's not fat enough.' I thought, 'O.K., someday you're going to be looking for someone not, not, not, not, and there I'll be.'
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What there is no dispute about is whether or not China is a currency manipulator. They are a currency manipulator. They actively intervene every single day to keep the value of their currency less than it would be against the dollar than if it floated freely. We think. Even China barely disputes that.
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I have always been a coward as a child. I am not very brave. I am very aware of the fact that I am not very gutsy.
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It's aggravating that Hollywood has never gotten credit for the role it played in promoting modern design.
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Politics was my third act. But I could have a fourth. I don't know what that will be yet, but there will be one.
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President Bush's emergency declaration for the State of Texas is great news for the people and communities that have experienced the devastating wildfires firsthand. Already, communities have rallied to help neighbors in need.
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I can't even imagine life without music!
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Sexual dreams aren't usually about sex.
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I did model for a little while part-time, but I wasn't a bloody model, and I am definitely not that horrible thing 'model-turned-actress.'
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Perhaps all the dragons of our lives are princesses who are only waiting to see us once beautiful and brave.
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My hand is the extension of the thinking process - the creative process.
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I've been engaged a couple times.
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If you take a frozen box and stick it in the microwave, you become connected to the factory. We've forgotten who we are.
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All in all, I think Kazan is Russia's sportiest city after Moscow, leaving all the others far behind.
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I'm sort of a Walter Mitty. I got fewer brain cells than most people, so when I got friendly with cowboys, I started rodeoing. When I was calf-roping, there was something about the dirt that made me feel clean.
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I rarely watch TV but I guess I'd watch the weather report since I fly so much.
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I'm so proud to represent the people of South Florida. I was so honored when President Obama asked me to serve as chair of the Democratic Party. But there's one job I'm even more proud of, and that's being a mom to my three kids, Rebecca, Jake and Shelby.
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I was never educated to be an actor. I went to a regular college. It was a great thing for me because I feel that the main thing to get out of college is a thirst for knowledge. College should teach you how to be curious. Most people think that college is the end of education, but it isn't. The ceremony of giving you the diploma is called commencement. And that means you are fit to commence learning because you have learned hot to learn.
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It's funny: the one time I got star-struck was when I met Snoop Dogg. I gave him a hug and said, 'I love you, man.'
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Brooklyn is a hub; people move to Brooklyn because of what's already in Brooklyn.
