Clifford Sifton Quotes
I think a stalwart peasant in sheep-skin coat, born on the soil, whose forefathers have been farmers for ten generations, with a stout wife and a half dozen children, is good quality
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Businesses fail when they over-invest in what is at the expense of what could be.
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I think God gave us senses of humor, and we should use them.
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I found it peculiar that those who wanted to take military action could - with 100 per cent certainty - know that the weapons existed and turn out to have zero knowledge of where they were.
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A human society obeys the dictates of reason and is guided and governed by a respect for justice.
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Trials by the adversarial contest must in time go the way of the ancient trial by battle and blood.
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It is totally unacceptable that there are countries with no paediatric cardiac surgeries.
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The real and lasting victories are those of peace, and not of war.
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Long for me as I for you, forgetting, what will be inevitable, the long black aftermath of pain.
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As a member of the House Subcommittee on Space and Aeronautics, I am a firm believer in the American space program.
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I prefer recording drums in the analog format, but that does not mean I would only do it that way.
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Once the federal dust settles, whether there is little to spend or a lot, education must continue to be our top priority. We can afford nothing less.
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So from an actor's perspective, you really have no idea how you're acting.
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For most of my 20s, I looked like I was 12. Now that I'm pushing 40, I guess I look closer to... 15? It must be my macrobiotic diet. Oh, wait, except that I don't have one of those.
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We have been fighting for solutions that will spur economic growth and create jobs for all Americans because we have been listening to what small business owners and employees have been telling us all along.
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We have a mantra: don't be evil, which is to do the best things we know how for our users, for our customers, for everyone. So I think if we were known for that, it would be a wonderful thing.
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I do still sit back and wonder when I'm in LA if this is all really true or is it all kid-on. But it's great. I always bear in mind that the right place and time have a huge deal to do with it, and there are hugely talented actors who haven't had that break.
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Everyone always comes to one point in their life as an artist where you can either let your heart guide you or your ego.
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People don't always realize that a record is forever. It'll always be there under your name. You've got to be certain that it's right.
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I grew up in communist Russia where we didn't have anything, so I'm not worried that I can't buy an extra pair of shoes.
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I came from the theater playing leading roles, and when I started doing film and television, I felt as if I had to start from the bottom.
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Humour is a great vehicle for getting a message across. If you get too serious, you could die of starch.
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I have a kitten,the drollest of all creatures that ever wore a cat's skin.
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I get offended when people say, 'So, being a white rapper...and growing up white...after being born white...' It's all I ever hear!
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I think a stalwart peasant in sheep-skin coat, born on the soil, whose forefathers have been farmers for ten generations, with a stout wife and a half dozen children, is good quality
