Eric Garcetti Quotes
I think it is time for a radical federalism in this country, where people trust innovation coming from the local level and ramp that up.
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I need to feel as if everything is clean and in its proper place before I can even attempt to write one word. At least, that's what I tell myself. I make the bed, I put away the dishes, maybe I dust, maybe I do the laundry, maybe I go to the post office.
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I'm a big crier in general. The right life insurance commercial will take me out for a couple of days.
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There is no evidence to show that prohibition has ever had its intended impact. Of course, just as banning beef has reduced beef consumption, banning alcohol will lead to reduced alcohol consumption. But, there appears to be little or no correlation between, say, domestic violence or household impoverishment and prohibition.
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I'd say the best is when I was in Africa, I saw a hippo in a house. Someone had a pet hippo. And they're meant to be one of the most dangerous animals on the planet, and they had one that was sort of just wandering in and out of their house, just sort of roaming about.
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I consider my education to be the first 10 years of my career.
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To me, a cat is an easy pet, they don't need any spoiling or looking after.
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And the big question for the West, of course, and to the Europeans is, what other countries, which were formerly part of the Soviet bloc, should be incorporated into western institutions?
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People's dreams are made out of what they do all day. The same way a dog that runs after rabbits will dream of rabbits. It's what you do that makes your soul, not the other way around.
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I still take advice from my mum on what clothes look good on me. I used to listen to her a lot more, but I've started to choose my own things from time to time.
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I think I could be a cook. Everybody always says I'm good, though I think it's quite gruelling as a profession.
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You have to have something worth saying and then the ability to say it- writing's a double skill, really.
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Scientists are being portrayed by much of the power structure in politics and business as having a vested interest - that they're just out to get more grant money by exaggerating the threats.
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II'm quite a successful musician, but I'm not sure if it's my vocation.
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In mythology, the Medusa can petrify people with a look - which is a good thing, I think. But the Medusa is a unique symbol - something strong. It's about going all the way.
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If you were to ask me, 'What the hell does a musician have in common with a restaurant?' I would say a huge amount. It's show time every day, it's a team of people, like, running a circus, which is running a rock-and-roll band.
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It's not easy to have success with restaurants in different cities, but I like the challenge.
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When you're a kid that's all you want to do, go out and play football.
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Nobody who has even kicked a ball in the street likes losing.
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I liked in television that you do some work, then you perform, then you stop and you have a break because they have to set up lights, and then you do some more work. I really liked the pace of it; it really agreed with me. I enjoyed it.
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I always thought a very strong anti-drug policy was a good thing for my union members.
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I've read one too many thrillers that had really horrible technology in them.
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Your body thinks radium is a great thing to pack into bone - where it kills some cells outright and scrambles the DNA of others, causing problems like cancer.
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I'm not saying the whole world will work this way, but with Airbnb, people are sleeping in other people's homes and other people's beds. So there's a level of trust necessary to participate that's different from an eBay or Facebook.
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I think it is time for a radical federalism in this country, where people trust innovation coming from the local level and ramp that up.
