Gary Johnson Quotes
Given the divisiveness and pain that have accompanied several state religious freedom laws, I approach attempts at legislating religious exceptions to anti-discrimination laws with great sensitivity and care.
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'Downton' is one of the best jobs in the world, and I'm looking forward to the next series for Maggie Smith's wicked sense of humour.
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Try and understand what part you have to play in the world in which you live. There's more to life than you know and it's all happening out there. Discover what part you can play and then go for it.
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I have to make little movies. I have to sit and film.
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I got to dress up in funny clothes and run around New Zealand with a bow and arrow for 18 months, how bad could that be?
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We are not opposed to public transportation. We are opposed to wasteful boondoggles.
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More gold has been mined from the thoughts of men than has been taken from the earth.
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I'd love to have a 19th Century Russian book club where all the members had to act like the pretentious minor noblemen they were reading about.
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A core part of Teach For America's mission has always been affecting positive change in the traditional public school system.
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I worked with young directors all my life, only young directors.
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I use Graf Edmonton for boots and John Wilson blades.
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There are lines that I know are going to get a belly laugh, but after a few shows I get sick of hearing myself say them so I drop them.
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When I was immobilized by fear, I might have a panic attack. I've had a couple of panic attacks in my life.
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My 'Big Bang Theory' costar Johnny Galecki went off the grid. He bought a huge ranch and goes there every weekend. He keeps telling me to do the same thing, but I don't know if I'm that committed. The Valley is as far off the grid as I'm going to go.
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As much as we need to approve the Keystone pipeline, we need to think far broader than that.
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I've had a good life, and was born to and among people I've admired and loved.
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The greatest mistake is trying to be more agreeable than you can be.
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Too many people hold a very narrow view of what motivates us. They believe that the only way to get us moving is with the jab of a stick or the promise of a carrot. But if you look at over 50 years of research on motivation, or simply scrutinize your own behavior, it's pretty clear human beings are more complicated than that.
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I was very pleased, obviously, to have outsold such great writers. But I'm not insane - I do realize that I am a popular writer who people buy to take on vacation.
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I used to think that if I had success I would have freedom. But I have less freedom now than I've ever had. And what gives me satisfaction is not the jewelry and not the cars. What gives me satisfaction is doing things for others, like children.
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The only things I really love about myself physically are my ankles and my hair.
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I have a large heart, and there are many special people in my heart like my mom, my dad and brother and his wife.
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If you fall asleep on horseback, the horse will stop by the rock. Art is a car. Kitsch is a horse.
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In order to achieve great things in your life, you have to be consistent in what you are doing.
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Given the divisiveness and pain that have accompanied several state religious freedom laws, I approach attempts at legislating religious exceptions to anti-discrimination laws with great sensitivity and care.
