Barack Obama Quotes
Short term, the most important thing is to put people back to work ... If they're working, that means they're paying taxes, that means that they're buying goods and services - and the economy, instead of being on a downward spiral, starts back up on an upward spiral.
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I'm not even sure I have a style! All I know for sure is I don't want to look like everyone else.
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I told my agents that I love Holly Hunter and Frances McDormand and all of these women that are good at doing comedies as well as dramas.
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I like the term 'misunderstood.' But I am a bit of a bad boy.
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I made my parents crazy. As a kid, I redecorated my bedroom every month. I would literally save my allowance and go buy things.
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All writers want to know that someone is reading their work, taking them seriously. It provides a kind of moral support.
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At the end of the day, I'd love to see children stop begging their parents to go to the circus. That's what would make me most happy.
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When you're writing a novel - at least the way I write is I work from what I would call 'emotional atmosphere,' ambiance to ambiance.
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Every university in America teaches 'Clockwork Orange.' I get fed up with it.
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When I won the belt, it was kind of a precedent... The only Canadian to have ever held it.
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I'm having the same problems today that I had when I first started, saying that outrageous adult animation works.
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While marriage is historically associated with dire obligation and clipped wings, I've found that it actually liberates you to take on adventure and achieve your dreams. I like to call my husband 'my person.' Find your 'person,' and you can do anything!
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My big love was the Beatles. I was more into music.
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'Firewall' seems both scary and protective at the same time. And how often does that happen within one word besides 'military' and 'government?'
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I love listening to pop radio.
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In my early 20s I was so miserable doing construction, I wanted something that paid money. I liked nice stuff. I liked cars and architecture, and things that cost money. I wanted to not swing a hammer, and make money... and not do stuff that was dirty. I attempted to get into comedy. I started to do stand-up, but I wasn't very good at it.
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You think, 'You hired me because I'm a creative artist with a vision. Don't try and knock it out of me.'
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Compromise has a negative connotation.
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You don't want people rooting for anything other than the team that they love and the players that they think the world of to win. We don't want there to be another agenda.
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When it comes to renewable energy, there's no reason America should settle for second best.
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When you're blessed, you've got to be sensitive to people that don't have and need to depend on somebody else to eat.
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I felt I did trust in Christ, Christ alone for salvation, and an assurance was given me that he had taken away my sins, even mine, and saved me from the law of sin and death.
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There are three kinds of people I've found: those who think the universe is good, those who believe it's corrupt, and those who don't want to think about it any more than they can help. I prefer the first two.
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The SS, as such, behaved no more criminally than any other social groups would behave when taking part in political events.
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Short term, the most important thing is to put people back to work ... If they're working, that means they're paying taxes, that means that they're buying goods and services - and the economy, instead of being on a downward spiral, starts back up on an upward spiral.
