Jack Layton Quotes
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I think you have to keep a childlike quality to play music or make a record.
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The way through the world is more difficult to find than the way beyond it.
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The states are not free, under the guise of protecting maternal health or potential life, to intimidate women into continuing pregnancies.
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Excellence is not a skill, it's an attitude.
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I do not consider the Lisbon Treaty to be a good thing for Europe, for the freedom of Europe, or for the Czech Republic.
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I paint objects as I think them, not as I see them.
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I've never met anybody who says they don't like the World Cup. If you're a soccer fan or not, everybody loves watching it, and I think it could be the same for other sports.
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The Obama administration has provided almost no public information about the NSA's compliance record.
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I used to be a dancer, and for me it was a really good combination of dance and acting.
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Voting for a candidate for the DC circuit is very different from confirming someone to the US Supreme Court. I have been very clear that the Senate should not confirm any nominee in a lame duck session.
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Even among those who I would not count as 'friends,' I have met many people online who have simply commented on my work or are interested by what I do.
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My first languages are German and Spanish because I was brought up by a Spanish mother and a German father, so I always spoke both languages at home. I'm very thankful that I was brought up in a bilingual house.
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Miracles are a retelling in small letters of the very same story which is written across the whole world in letters too large for some of us to see.
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The First Amendment applies to rogues and scoundrels. You don't lose your First Amendment rights because of a sleazy personality, or even for having committed a crime. Felons in jail are protected by the First Amendment.
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Movies don't have borders.
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I write a book a year while creating TV and film projects. And being a writer isn't just writing: I have to chase down paychecks and manage foreign tax payments. I maintain a vibrant relationship with readers and bloggers. And when it comes to Hollywood, I typically have to have fifteen business meetings in the hopes that one leads to a project.
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It took me a long time to figure out how to act, and how to conduct myself in the business so I could get what I felt I needed to support my potential and give them what they wanted.
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As I view the Republicans in Congress, I don't see them as a real reflection of many Republicans in our country.
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I really like feeling connected to people and feeling like I have a good, solid sense of empathy.
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Marcus made some big-time plays driving to the basket, and I think that's what he brings to our offense. He's a great driver. When he comes in and brings that to the game, I think we're really hard to guard.
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It's abhorrent to me that somebody is just evil, and you can't explain it.
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Christopher, like many other writers, was shockingly ignorant of the objective world, except where it touched his own experience. When he had to hide his ignorance beneath a veneer, he simply consulted someone who could supply him with the information he needed.
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That is a real attitude - to see everything as being meaningful, even the less important things, to prove something, even the greater problems of life.
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I believe how I live my life every day is my act of worship.
