Barack Obama Quotes
What I want all of you to know is that we are going to bring those who killed our fellow Americans to justice.
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I belong to a specific category of writers, those who speak and write in a language different from that of their parents.
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Today, I guess I give a lot more thought to the roles before I sign them.
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I believe, certainly in the NHL, a player who can help a team win because he can contribute on the ice is going to be coveted whatever his beliefs may be or whoever he may be. That goes to national origin, religious beliefs, or sexuality.
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When you have my confidence, I will do 200% for you.
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Age has been the perfect fire extinguisher for flaming youth.
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I find very often people like to confront rumors. It depends on how much they trust you. And you have to have a line between what is tasteful and what isn't.
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Like a lot of Irish households we read a lot of Irish history. It was almost Soviet, raising the next generation with a mythic view of their history.
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Elizabeth, Lady C, claims to be writing at the limits of language. Would it not be insulting to her if I were diligently to follow after her, explaining what she means but is not smart enough to say?
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I have two main bass guitars, and my main bass is a four-string 1964 Fender Jazz, and I've named it Justine.
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Everything has two sides - the outside that is ridiculous, and the inside that is solemn.
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If I can save 25 billion dollars in terms of reduction of import, I will be adding one percent to the GDP. By conserving the oil energy by the people, the GDP will become 5.5 percent, and this will change the economy of the country.
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A society that does not correctly interpret and appreciate its past cannot understand its present fortunes and adversities and can be caught unawares in a fast changing world.
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John Sayles is good. He's like a good thoroughbred owner - he leaves the trainers alone.
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A solid family, as they say. They join me on location if they have a chance, but I can also be home three or four months doing nothing, so I probably see my kids more than people who work constantly all year long. If that changes, we'll have to have a family meeting.
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Chuck Cooper is a friend, and I adore him. He can do so many things.
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Responding to terrorism inevitably implies military consequences. This may shock some people, but these groups must also be dealt with on a military footing. I won't use the word 'combat' to avoid being painted as a crusader.
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Novels are longer than life.
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There are certain types of slightly hysterical human characters who, rather than creating, walk around with a sense of their own potential - it's as if they themselves were art objects. They feel as if their lives are written narratives, or pieces of music.
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If you have not discovered something you are willing to die for, then you are not fit to live.
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Dealing with the government does not mean you have to give a bribe.
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In my next life, I want to be a housecat. Naps all the time!
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Humans love truth and justice, and rejoice in ceremonies that honor those qualities. For that sentiment we should indeed thank God.
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What good is democracy if you can't get what you want?
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What I want all of you to know is that we are going to bring those who killed our fellow Americans to justice.
