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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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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And I'm a pretty positive person - I don't put a lot of energy into worrying, and I'm not a person who lives in a great deal of fear.
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Growing up, I was always in the kitchen. Even in third grade, I made cooking videos called 'The Little Italian.' Very little production value, but it was good.
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Generally, cars were not built to sit on dealer lots. It encourages the wrong kind of behavior in the whole system.
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Superman's always chasing after someone who just mugged somebody, and I've never seen that happen in my life.
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When I got to Iraq, my world focused in on one mission. It was incredibly rewarding.
