Oliver North Quotes
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My parents were self-made people, and they were a team.
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Nixon was the most dishonest individual I have ever met in my life. He lied to his wife, his family, his friends, his colleagues in the Congress, lifetime members of his own political party, the American people and the world.
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I can enjoy anywhere, and I can leave it. Life is about moving on.
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I love to come in and play with a wig or glasses or clothes. I love using props. I'm from the Peter Sellers school of trying to prepare for the character.
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Peer pressure is something everyone will face in school. You have to really go by what you think is the right thing to do. Turn to the friends you trust the most when you are put in a compromising situation. If your friends are making the wrong decision, then turn to your parents.
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I think if you give in and accept society's stereotypes, then you start thinking, 'I cannot dance till late at night because I'm 70.'
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I always have a point of view. It may not be right, but it's my own.
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There is no diplomacy like candor.
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Individuals can spend their money more wisely, efficiently and more humanely than can government.
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There ought to be a thoughtful welfare-reform debate that doesn't turn into something that could be called scapegoating.
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I chose my wife, as she did her wedding gown, for qualities that would wear well.
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If you don't feel good in it, don't wear it. Because it'll never look good. Any hesitation in the fitting room and just walk away.
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My first love was acting. I went to Sidney Poitier films as a kid. I sat in the theater and dreamed of being an actor.
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When he was young, I told Dale Jr. that hunting and racing are a lot alike. Holding that steering wheel and holding that rifle both mean you better be responsible.
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There's depth in my comedy.
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I was never a Boy Scout, but oh, I wanted to be one when I was a kid about ten or eleven years old. But there wasn't anyplace where I could ever join the Boy Scouts.
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My music does say a lot about me and what I went through. All the songs are about things I have gone through and what I am thinking. I wrote about my family, friends and boys, of course, and about life.
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My hand is the extension of the thinking process - the creative process.
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It's special to have people see you and tell you, 'You make me laugh.' That makes me feel good. I think if you have the talent to do it, it's your duty to pass it on.
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I was lucky to move around different cultures at an early age and have experience of different lifestyles.
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Chicago is a lot of my background as a chef.
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Maybe one of the most heartening findings from the psychology of pleasure is there's more to looking good than your physical appearance. If you like somebody, they look better to you. This is why spouses in happy marriages tend to think that their husband or wife looks much better than anyone else thinks that they do.
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We all have bad things inside us, and we all choose either to give in to those bad things or to fight them.
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I came here to tell you the truth, the good, the bad and the ugly.
