Rand Paul Quotes
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I was a big 'Battlestar Galactica' fan and 'Star Trek' fan. I grew up watching those.
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I think any form of self-expression is half confidence, half sheer hard work and, maybe, a bit of talent thrown in.
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I think you have to keep a childlike quality to play music or make a record.
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Morality is simply the attitude we adopt towards people whom we personally dislike.
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People think of you differently if you've been in their homes. They think they own you because they watched you while they were eating dinner, or they can turn you up or down, or even freeze you.
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I work eight hours a day, but I'm not writing all that time. I'm thinking, editing, looking something up. Thinking is what I do a lot of.
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I realised there were no good role models for kids. Popeye eats spinach, but also smokes and hits people.
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To die for an idea; it is unquestionably noble. But how much nobler it would be if men died for ideas that were true!
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Money has no moral opinions.
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The most influential thinker, in my life, has been the psychologist Richard Nisbett. He basically gave me my view of the world.
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I hope that the opening of the Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Memorial will be a life-altering experience that inspires every American to rededicate themselves to the fulfillment of Dr. King's dream.
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In writing a series of stories about the same characters, plan the whole series in advance in some detail, to avoid contradictions and inconsistencies.
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Every government is run by liars and nothing they say should be believed.
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Relatively, a very small percentage of betting takes place on hockey and even baseball because of the nature of the game and the scoring.
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We have to be aware of our fragilities as human beings - when we see cruelty, to understand that in certain conditions, we could be cruel, too.
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I've always been singing. Since day one. I started doing musical theater and you have to sing in musical theater and so that's where I got most of my training. So singing on stage, you just inevitably, when you're around other vocal artists, you get better at singing.
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I think some combined pressure could go a long way, could establish the fact that this legislation did pass and we mean business by it. We mean to have it enforced, we mean to have it become effective.
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I'm John Lee Hooker in the sense that he was a blues man and he played blues his whole life. I'm a rock guy and I'm going to play rock music my whole life.
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I think that art is still a site for resistance and for the telling of various stories, for validating certain subjectivities we normally overlook. I'm trying to be affective, to suggest changes, and to resist what I feel are the tyrannies of social life on a certain level.
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I let the whole 'Grease' experience be a springboard for me. I wanted to use the exposure I got from that very wisely to continue a successful career. It's taken a lot of work and perseverance.
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I've always written about social concerns. My first book was about Spanish Harlem.
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I've always noticed a difference between working with a director and working with a writer/director. In how much they're invested and how specific they are.
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I don't always wear underwear. When I'm in the heat, especially, I can't wear it. Like, if I'm wearing a flower dress, why do I have to wear underwear?
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Marriage has always been a state and local issue.
