Daniel Akaka Quotes
I do not believe, given her past decisions and comments on the reasons to go to war in Iraq, that Dr. Rice will be able to represent the United States without a predetermined bias from the war.
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After my hip operation, I had to cut out butter, which I loved, and salt. I no longer eat desserts with lots of cream, and I've cut right back on alcohol.
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A long life in journalism convinced me many presidents ago that there should be a large air space between a journalist and the head of a state.
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'Lovejoy' has a special place in my heart because it was through my efforts that the series first came to the screen.
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When you write, you don't have the social constraints of having people in front of you, so you talk about abstract matters.
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I was a big fan of Indiana Jones; then I realized he was kind of a fake hero. The real heroes are the people who work hard and do their stuff right, like firefighters and policemen.
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I don't want to waste my energy in other things; instead, I would put all that in reaching the next level in a craft that I love the most.
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I certainly feel that an adult woman has a right to determine what happens to her life and body.
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Mankind's feeling of responsibility to create a decent life and make it worth living with dignity has always been stronger than the will to kill life.
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Personally, I think universities are finished. So much rubbish gets taught.
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Only then, approaching my fortieth birthday, I made philosophy my life's work.
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I also didn't consider myself a huge baby person.
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There are more ways of outraging speech than contradiction merely.
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Fall into your sentences; enjoy writing them. Love the world you are creating.
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I was told that, when 'Betrayal' was being produced by one of the provincial companies in England, the two actors playing those roles actually went into a pub one day and played that scene as if it were really happening to them. The people around them became very uncomfortable.
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I'm really proud that the LGBT community has gotten behind me because, as I said, I am part of the community, so I do as much as I possibly can for our community and for our rights, so it's nice that everyone is supporting me as well.
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In Maryland, we have the unfortunate distinction of being the most gerrymandered state in the entire nation.
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The Teenage Cancer Trust does incredible work supporting and caring for teenagers and young adults with cancer, and it's a cause that is really close to me and my family.
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In literature, the ghost is almost always a metaphor for the weight of the past. I don't believe in them in the traditional sense.
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I recruited my dad to be my bass player and fired him on several occasions. He stayed on as a bus driver.
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Class structures are a luxury that we cannot afford.
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Bobby Knight told me this: 'There is nothing that a good defense cannot beat a better offense.' In other words a good offense wins.
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..I believe it is a big mistake to think that money is the only way to compensate a person for his work. People need money, but they also want to be happy in their work and proud of it.
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I believe in the power of media. I really do. It's my soapbox. And I do have an agenda, because I'm enraged by the limitations forced on people - by poverty, oppression, hatred, fear - and I'm saddened by the kind of loss we all experienced due to the contributions that people cannot make because of their circumstances.
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I do not believe, given her past decisions and comments on the reasons to go to war in Iraq, that Dr. Rice will be able to represent the United States without a predetermined bias from the war.
