Barack Obama Quotes
In the end, no amount of American forces can solve the political differences that lie at the heart of somebody else's civil war.
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Violin playing is a physical art with great traditions behind it.
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I live in the moment, and I reflect later.
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Time Inc. has amazing titles - really great content.
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My first job ever was on 'Peak Practice.' I just had to walk up the stairs. They kept the take where I slipped slightly, which was annoying.
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All I want is an education, and I am afraid of no one.
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I redefined how I ate and exercised and have continued to keep that up because it feels great.
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One morning I woke up and was plunged into psychological shock. I had forgotten I was free.
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Marriage is a gamble, let's be honest.
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There are some tremendous actors in the U.K. who have been knighted, and I've spent much of my life admiring many of them, like Laurence Olivier. So it's very flattering to be in their company.
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I'm blonde and tanned and normal-sized! I'm sweet, shy, funny, have a big heart and I'm nice - and I like to eat.
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I don't think of reflection on dark things as necessarily dark.
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I am an ardent supporter of capitalism - but I also understand that while individuals have inalienable, God-given rights, corporations do not.
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Film music should have the same relationship to the film drama that somebody's piano playing in my living room has on the book I am reading.
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I get a lot of disbelief that my accent could actually be real, which seems strange.
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I have always appreciated those who dare to experiment with materials and proportions.
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Winston Churchill was not entirely British. His mother was American, making Sir Winston part Iroquois Indian.
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The U.N.'s humanitarian agencies rely on charitable donations from the public as well as the generosity of governments to continue their lifesaving work in response to natural disasters, armed conflicts and other emergencies.
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My life is my message.
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The History of our Revolution will be one continued Lye from one end to the other. The essence of the whole will be that Dr. Franklins electrical Rod, smote the Earth and out sprung General Washington. That Franklin electrified him with his rod-and thence forward these two conducted all the Policy, Negotiations, Legislatures and War.
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At its heart, 'Fat City' is not about boxing. It is a universal story of grim realities and toxic delusions. It is awash with awareness of chances blown, dreams stymied, precious time wasted, and all future prospects scorched to ashes by the process.
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If today I have to make a political statement, it is, 'I love beauty.' I think beauty makes people better.
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I'd always wanted to do costume drama, but period dramas often become very wooden. Just because they're born in the 1400s, all of a sudden people start losing their sense of humour or their personalities.
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I lost my brother in a car wreck when I was 14 years old. When I decided I wanted to be a country singer, my dad always told me, 'Son, you should write a song about your brother.'
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In the end, no amount of American forces can solve the political differences that lie at the heart of somebody else's civil war.
