Barack Obama Quotes
But I believe that engagement is a more powerful force than isolation, and the changes we are making can help improve the lives of the Cuban people.
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My songs have a lot going on in them -they're packed with sounds. When I have only three or four minutes to capture something, I guess I can't stand the idea of any bar going unloved.
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A scientist who cannot prove what he has accomplished, has accomplished nothing.
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Anytime you have a tight race and you lose, it's not pleasant.
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Starting in business is like getting married... there is really no good time and no bad time. The time is now.
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It's not a lack of confidence, because I can't argue with the fact that I've taken some good pictures. But it's just a raw fear that you've taken the last one.
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A lot of the time when I write about the person that I love, I feel like I'm writing about New York.
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I chose films made by people I wanted to work with, about subject matter I thought was intriguing.
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I write in order to attain that feeling of tension relieved and function achieved which a cow enjoys on giving milk.
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Women have seen that they have locked themselves up with feminist writing.
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I would love to work with Reese Witherspoon.
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How could man rejoice in victory and delight in the slaughter of men?
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I love the ending of a movie where two people end up together. Preferably if there's rain and an airport or running or a confession of love.
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I played Miley Cyrus' grandma on 'Hannah Montana,' and the first time I was on, they said, 'We love having veterans like you on because she's like a little sponge, and she's really appreciative of all the veterans that are coming on the show, and we just love that you're teaching her.'
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Defeating racism, tribalism, intolerance and all forms of discrimination will liberate us all, victim and perpetrator alike.
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I have been aware all the time that my peoples, spread far and wide throughout every continent and ocean in the world, were united to support me in the task to which I have now been dedicated with such solemnity.
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I'm the only gay person my parents know.
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I formed a resolution to never write a word I did not want to write; to think only of my own tastes and ideals, without a thought of those of editors or publishers.
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In the 1960s, you had this booming economy, and you didn't really have enough men around to fill all the jobs. So there was this sudden demand that women come back and perform a lot of the white-collar and pink-collar roles that men had done before or that hadn't existed before.
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I was a black singer with a white voice, a perfect pop voice.
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Life is an accomplishment and each moment has a meaning and you must use it.
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There will always be those who feel more comfortable not venturing from the warmth of the hearth, but there are those who prefer to look out the window and wonder what is beyond the horizon.
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You make budget cuts based on what you want to accomplish. You have to decide what is our priority going forward as a country. You cannot do it on the backs of any one group of people... There has to be some balance.
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It's not racist if I like the race. But I don't like Asian people.
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But I believe that engagement is a more powerful force than isolation, and the changes we are making can help improve the lives of the Cuban people.
