Barbara Jordan Quotes
We must exchange the philosophy of excuse - what I am is beyond my control for the philosophy of responsibility.
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The word inventors have to create a new term to describe how I felt when I learned that 'Refund' was on the shortlist for the Frank O'Connor International Story prize - Excited, thrilled, honored, none of them quite do it.
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You might not agree with me, but I always offer a lot of support.
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I spend all my time right now trying to combat music retail and copyright.
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I went to high school, which was a good thing because I hadn't interacted with many people my age, and I didn't really have friends. I had a million acquaintances and no friends.
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The horror genre is my personal favorite. But then again, I was the kid who read coroner books for fun.
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Well, it's still another two-day competition, so it's really important to show that you're ready. Every meet is really important right now. You've got to keep showing you can hit.
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I've been lucky enough to have fulfilled so many ambitions, and gone way past anything I ever thought I would do. I could never have imagined the career that I've had with the Foo Fighters - playing stadiums and having songs on the radio. It's amazing, and my goal is really just to carry on playing.
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People that watch Adult Swim don't watch the Oscars.
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I'm not the best at video games, but I play them a lot.
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The key to U.N. reform is giving Americans a clearer picture of what the U.N. is and what it isn't, what it can be and what it can't be.
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When you are doing stand-up comedy, you are the writer, producer, director, sometimes bouncer.
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I moved to Paris for two years, then to London, then New York in 2002. In that time, I also lived in Japan, Italy, Germany - I've been a bit of a gypsy.
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Napster has pointed the way for a new direction for music distribution, and we believe it will form the basis of important and exciting new business models for the future of the music industry.
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When the line started to blur between the fans and the players, sometimes things can get ugly.
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I can't stand reading anything that I've said.
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I always try to remain aware that what affects others affects me, too.
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In the car on my way to the studio, I was listening to 'Where Are U Now' with Justin Bieber and Jack U, so I was like, 'Wow, this is such a banger.' I loved the thought of having a ballad at the beginning and then just a massive drop.
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You have to take criticism with a grain of salt because you're never going to please everybody.
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We read deeply for varied reasons, most of them familiar: that we cannot know enough people profoundly enough; that we need to know ourselves better; that we require knowledge, not just of self and others, but of the way things are.
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Shooting 'Adam & Paul' was very tough. There was barely enough time, and the budget was tiny. On top of that, we shot in dangerous locations where we had little or no control or security.
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complete political and military control of the Russian side.
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We must exchange the philosophy of excuse - what I am is beyond my control for the philosophy of responsibility.
