Barack Obama Quotes
Food Stamp recipients didn't cause the financial crisis; recklessness on Wall Street did.
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President Reagan, of course, did more than any other person to entrench the Republican reputation for toughness on national security.
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I live a good life but a pretty simply life. I just store all my money under my mattress. My wife and I travel, and I bought my dream car, the Cobra.
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There is a lot of noise out there. I don't want to follow the trend - I want to create the trend.
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I am here because I think it was a terrible sin of the west to allow those years of war.
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I was afraid I would see someone from my past who thought I was this big athlete, and then I end up being just normal.
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I am the guardian of power, not its owner.
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Every single job is a challenge. You are walking into a new set, a new character, creating a world and trying to get comfortable to do your best work.
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Youth theatre isn't just about a precocious child that wants to sing and dance in front of people. It's for everyone; it's about a community, it's about being supported by your peer group. You learn skills - not just acting but all the other sides - working in the TV, film, and theatre industry.
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Finally, I want to make the point that we are Republicans. We are the majority. It is going to be a little more difficult because we have to govern and come up with ideas.
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Creative people are more prone to depression.
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Human well-being is not a random phenomenon. It depends on many factors - ranging from genetics and neurobiology to sociology and economics. But, clearly, there are scientific truths to be known about how we can flourish in this world. Wherever we can have an impact on the well-being of others, questions of morality apply.
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In my career quite a few people have tried to force me out, but so far no one has succeeded.
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Everybody just told me from the day I went into high school that I looked like Carol Burnett.
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We have a choice - we can both think and feel, using our heads and our hearts.
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You don't have to be gay to be attracted to your friend.
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The power to tax and spend is restricted by the enumerated powers.
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I don't think I have the ability or patience to teach badminton to others.
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A lot of the Republicans wanted exactly what Barack Obama wanted, exactly what Nancy Pelosi wanted, exactly what Harry Reid wanted, which is to raise the debt ceiling, but they wanted to be able to tell what they view as their foolish, gullible constituents back home they didn't do it.
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I think my cooking these days is a lot more relaxed from when I was working in professional kitchens. Spending time in people's kitchens made me realize that people want to eat healthy meals that are easy to prepare, with minimal ingredients that can be made on a budget.
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For my birthday this year, my girlfriends - who knew I'd just inherited my dad's turntable - gave me a carton of albums like 'Blue Kentucky Girl,' by Emmylou Harris, and 'Off the Wall,' by Michael Jackson. It's all stuff we grew up with. I mean, you can't have a music collection without Prince's 'Purple Rain' - it just can't be done!
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In America we eat, collectively, with a glum urge for food to fill us. We are ignorant of flavour. We are as a nation taste-blind.
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The only path to amazing runs directly through not-yet-amazing
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When 'our people' get to the point where they can do us some good, they stop being 'our people.'
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Food Stamp recipients didn't cause the financial crisis; recklessness on Wall Street did.
