David B. Rivkin Quotes
In our constitutional system, the extent of political controversies, including the protests, surrounding a given issue is utterly unrelated to the analysis of legality and should have no effect on any court.
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Over 120 Aboriginal communities run their own health services - some have been doing so for 30 years. They struggle with difficult medical problems. They also try to deal with counselling, stolen generations issues, family relationships, violence, suicide prevention.
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I just make up lyrics off the top of my head. A lot of times, there's a phrase I really like, and I kind of build the song around that.
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I'm a reader of Chinese literature, I like their films, but also: I've had great difficulty getting my work published in China; very little of it has been published there. The first two attempts to have all of my work published, for instance, were refused without any reason ever being given.
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I'm a great bum, and I'm a pretty good director.
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I'm a really bad liar.
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Extreme poverty threatens people's right to life itself and makes impossible the enjoyment of the rights and freedoms essential to a humane way of life.
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I want to be a major force.
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How can I convert the enthusiasm of voters into a practical programme of action that meets their desire for economic security and greater prosperity?
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Later in life, when I'm retired and have a family of my own and will be able to send my kids to college, that's when I'll start spending. Way too many athletes go broke these days, and I like saving my money so that I can ensure my family and friends currently and after me will never have to endure some of the things I did when I was a kid.
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Acting was a way of me finding myself, which I think is the case of a lot of actors, regardless of where they come from.
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The basic principle is I command, and my employees carry it out immediately.
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I can touch my toes, but I bend in a strange way. I'll never be in the Olympics.
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There's so many great designers. I'm a little bit of a vintage junkie when it comes to going out. I like to get unique pieces that you won't see everyone wearing, but at the same time I don't like to break the bank. I like to find great vintage pieces that you can hold on to for a long time.
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I enjoy playing for the Arizona Cardinals, and I want to continue to play here and try to win.
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I have no television - I hate it.
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It's great being married to a writer. You live with someone who can read your work and help you.
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It is even better to act quickly and err than to hesitate until the time of action is past.
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Reason has discovered the struggle for existence and the law that I must throttle all those who hinder the satisfaction of my desires. That is the deduction reason makes. But the law of loving others could not be discovered by reason, because it is unreasonable.
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You are validating someone's life by telling their story. Even if it's a sad one.
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No man can purchase his virtue too dear, for it is the only thing whose value must ever increase with the price it has cost us.
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When I work with countries struggling to pay for budgets or finance trade deficits, I reflect on how Americans do not spend a moment considering the unique advantages of being able to issue bonds and print money freely.
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The writing is a joy, so seamless you nearly miss the sheer artistry of the style and the terrific, wry humour.
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When political figures are shown on television or in movies, it's always the liberal Democrats that are shown to be humane, caring people.
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In our constitutional system, the extent of political controversies, including the protests, surrounding a given issue is utterly unrelated to the analysis of legality and should have no effect on any court.
