Tammy Duckworth Quotes
When I got to Iraq, my world focused in on one mission. It was incredibly rewarding.
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There are more fools than knaves in the world, else the knaves would not have enough to live upon.
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I was fortunate enough to get an author-backed role in Aamir Khan starrer 'Talash.'
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All wars, even the noblest, bring a reckoning of means and ends.
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I love being a mum, but it's much more intensive work than being an actress - going to work feels like you've got a day off. Not that I want a day off from being a mum; it's just perhaps I had this impression before that mums don't work. But they work more than anyone.
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My son, George, has been a bad, bad boy! Right, George?
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Skysurfing is skydiving with a board on the feet. You can imagine with this big surface of a skysurfing board, there is a lot of force, a lot of power. Of course, I can use this power, for example, for nice spinning - we call it 'helicopter moves.'
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I have great stories. I am going to write a book.
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'Shameless' was such a weird time in my life because I never really experienced any kind of role that put me that much in the spotlight before.
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Fundamentally, I do agree, certainly, people must be allowed to express their own opinions freely. Freedom is part of the essential rights of all nations.
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I thought that communism, the tyranny of communism, was an abomination and I beseeched God to bring that terrible evil down and he did. It was a great triumph, it took awhile, but it happened.
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Nearer the gods no mortal may approach.
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And we've got a toaster and everything. So there is no reason for the wedding.
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Work means independence. It allowed me to shape my life on so many levels.
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I think people respect governments that take decisions and act decisively.
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In all honesty, titles are an embarrassment to me.
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Blessedness consists in the accomplishment of our desires, and in our having only regular desires.
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For me, religious festivals and celebrations have become an important way to teach my children about how we can transform living with diversity from the superficial 'I eat ethnic food', to something dignified, mutually respectful and worthwhile.
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The end of confession is to tell the truth to and for oneself.
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I like Honey Singh. I love the music that he does.
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Humanity either makes, or breeds, or tolerates all its afflictions, great or small.
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America is looking for answers. She's looking for a new direction; the world is looking for a light. That light can come from America's great North Star; it can come from Alaska.
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Sometime in the not too distant future, denying gays the right to marry will be viewed as historically corrupt - as corrupt as denying slaves their freedom.
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I would never get into the music industry per se, but listening to music really helps me to concentrate. It's just a nice way for me to vibe and chill. There's music for when you're sad or happy or in love; there's music for every moment in life.
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When I got to Iraq, my world focused in on one mission. It was incredibly rewarding.
