Barack Obama Quotes
The amount of information, the amount of incoming that any administration has to deal with today and respond to much more rapidly than ever before, that makes it different.
Quotes to Explore
-
The thing is, if I try to talk about acting, I come off as moaning. But I'm privileged. I think it's all about control. Acting is vulnerable because you're not in control of anything. You have to give up a lot of your trust; it's up to somebody else what they do with what you've given them.
-
I listen to Helmet - and I love Helmet, they're a great band - but every song sounds the same.
-
My government has the challenge of addressing the issue of gas. The issue of gas cannot be addressed today without the participation of all Bolivians alike.
-
I think people really marry far too much; it is such a lottery after all, and for a poor woman a very doubtful happiness.
-
I never felt a need to manipulate my career from the outside - try to be someone I wasn't to get ahead.
-
When I'm ready, I plan to adopt. I still believe in family.
-
What role should religion play in the American public school classroom? My own knee-jerk response would be, 'none whatsoever,' but the Constitution isn't quite so direct on the subject.
-
A lot can be said with just a look, or the way the body moves. Each song is a different character. So each song takes on a different movement of the body. And the body has to go with the subject and the attitude that you have toward that subject.
-
I'm not a rock singer and I don't want to be a rock singer. I'm not interested. It doesn't seem to get across.
-
I'm shy, but sometimes my voice is so clear and strong. Your tongue moves, and the Arabic language is so beautiful.
-
I love being a part of Aqua Teen.
-
Truth never damages a cause that is just.
-
Men like me, who merely wish to establish political freedom, will in such circumstances lose all their influence, and others will get influence who may become dangerous to all established interests whatsoever.
-
You can almost taste the pressure now.
-
I don't drink tea or coffee. I'm like a child: I like fruit juices and sodas and creamy hot chocolate.
-
The more I push myself to really live and really experience things and step outside of my comfort zone, the more the songs are allowed to flow.
-
I am a movie fan across the board, though, so if a movie is well done then I love it and it does not really matter what the genre is.
-
The Arctic National Wildlife Refuge is a unique and biologically special place that should be preserved.
-
If you meet the Buddha in the lane, feed him the ball.
-
Sometimes, when there's too much traffic clogging up the road you need to take a different route. But following the same path as everyone else can stall your progress in reaching your investment goals too.
-
I would define the poetic effect as the capacity that a text displays for continuing to generate different readings, without ever being completely consumed.
-
It is a great compliment to go out and be recognized. Although, because I basically go home and go to work, there isn't much opportunity for that kind of thing to happen.
-
Readings are more like weaving a tapestry. Possibly people are getting a cathartic release - but music is physical. Music pummels you. It's got a beat; it's loud. Whereas this is more cerebral.
-
The amount of information, the amount of incoming that any administration has to deal with today and respond to much more rapidly than ever before, that makes it different.
