Ed Rendell Quotes
One of the things that people don't realize is that that natural beauty, those recreational forests, they have an economic development impact for the state as well.
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I feel like I grew up in the circus. I know planes, trains and automobiles. And really talented, weird people.
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Let's not just look at it as taking votes away from Gore. Our support comes from a lot of people.
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I don't believe in God personally but I have great respect for those people who do and different people have different religious views in this country.
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Government of the people, by the people, for the people, shall not perish from the Earth.
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There's very few people - like Shakespeare - who, no matter what, were gonna do what they did. For the rest of us, there's a lot of events that have to happen in order for things to end up the way they are.
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I was very pleased, obviously, to have outsold great writers. But I'm not insane - I do realise that I am a popular writer who people buy to take on vacation.
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When people are away from home, they do things they might not normally do.
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There is something about my aura or essence, or whatever, that draws the ex-wife characters to me. I don't seek them out, but people tend to think of me for that particular archetype, or whatever you want to call it, and I don't mind it. I think there is a strength to it.
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People assume that because I'm a great athlete, I can dance. But no. My rhythm is off a little bit.
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It's difficult to tell the truth about how a book begins. The truth, as far as it can be presented to other people, is either wholly banal or too intimate.
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One of the things about my ministry is that I have never branded myself as being above the people or superior to people.
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I have enjoyed every call. The ones involving direct contact with people have been most rewarding.
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When leaders are no longer beholden to the people who elected them, corruption results and the recruitment of extremists becomes easier.
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I always have issues with trust. I'm a New Yorker... Really, I think trust is something that comes from the gut. And I think you have to - it's probably the worst advice to give people - but I think you gotta trust people from your gut.
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I was very against pink and purple when I was young, because they were girls' colors. But that was only because I didn't want people to write me off for what I can do. When I got into my 20s, I decided that was stupid.
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We really got a lot of very conservative gay people. You could look at the figures from the last election and realize that a third of the gay movement voted Republican.
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When you have a few billion people connected with screens, not voice... screens are important. You can transmit a thousand times more information.
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I love watching people enjoying food. It's very relaxing for me to cook.
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And you know what people immediately start looking for, five minutes after they arrive someplace new? You know what's on their minds? I'll tell you: How are they gonna get laid, and where are they gonna find some mind-altering substances.
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When I started working with NASA in 1989 as part of a mission to send spacecraft to Pluto, I knew it would take at least 10-15 years to see results of my efforts.
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I have come to the conclusion that whether or not a person is a religious believer does not matter. Far more important is that they be a good human being.
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Our trials, our sorrows, and our grieves develop us.
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In Maine, nobody is required to belong to a union or pay dues.
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One of the things that people don't realize is that that natural beauty, those recreational forests, they have an economic development impact for the state as well.
