Tammy Duckworth Quotes
In the military, a combatant command is the ultimate job. It's the pointy tip of the spear, overseeing the people carrying the rifles and flying the aircraft.
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We think that we suffer from ingratitude, while in reality we suffer from self-love.
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The main thing I want to do is make people feel more connected and more active.
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I think good radio often uses the techniques of fiction: characters, scenes, a big urgent emotional question. And as in the best fiction, tone counts for a lot.
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I'm very close with Bob and his lovely, fabulous wife Catherine, too.
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Young people do not watch television; they are on the Internet.
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I listen to 'deep dish house'.
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The first thing I read was of my character on the phone talking to Sydney's fiance. Though short, it was so beautifully written, and it made me laugh. I thought if I wanted to play a character, this would be it.
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Diversity isn't just a hallmark of big cities anymore.
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A cheat day for me, the first thing that I crave, I'll eat. That's my rule. So if I wake up and I want pancakes, I'm gonna eat pancakes. If I want a cheeseburger for lunch or for dinner, I'm gonna eat it. If I want fries, I'm gonna eat the fries.
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I've always thought of fat as just a descriptive word.
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I can't exactly say why there's not much protest music to speak off. And I know there are acts out there still putting a message in their music.
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A stronger yuan could lead to greater Chinese asset accumulation in the U.S. and elsewhere.
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Every man I meet is in some way my superior.
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Speed can't always get you wickets.
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I sold Blockbuster because I saw what was coming: the satellite dish, technology that would make the business obsolete in a few years. Why would people go to a store for a video and then have to return it when they had a dish?
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The fact that 35 percent of all American giving went to religious organizations in 2010 reflects how closely bound many of us are with our place of worship.
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I love all my scoop children. But consistency and persistence is really my aim.
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Pregnancy is something that I always love. It's about hope and the future and a new baby.
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I know many people within Anonymous; I was the keynote speaker at Defcon in Las Vegas and got a standing ovation.
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You know, if you've got nine people that you've got to get a treat for - because you do have sweet food, even if you're poor - you can't go out and buy a Sara Lee cake. You buy the big bag of cookies, those chocolate and vanilla ones with the icing. That has a lot of trans fat in it, but it goes a long way with a lot of people.
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When I first started performing, the only community that truly got what I was trying to do was the LGBTQ community.
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When I was starting out, I did not do short fiction well, because I kept wanting to write books.
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Even today, I am still very child-like while designing. It's a bit like Christmas - each of your designs you create is like unravelling your presents.
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In the military, a combatant command is the ultimate job. It's the pointy tip of the spear, overseeing the people carrying the rifles and flying the aircraft.
