Tammy Duckworth Quotes
Had I been injured on the freeway and not in combat, it is likely that I would be bankrupt even though I had medical insurance through my civilian employer.
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We need to lift up the nation so we can find a more civil way to deal with our disagreements because, in these United States of America, no one should ever feel their life threatened over their political beliefs and positions.
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There is such a thing as my kind of actor, and how well they pull off my dialogue is a very, very important part of it.
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I've wanted to be an actor for such a long time that I haven't had anything else in my thoughts. I think my family would have quite liked me to be a lawyer.
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Whenever I get to a point I'm so tired that I forgot the verse of a song, I know I'm burnt out.
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'Punk' doesn't mean Mohawks and safety pins. It's about not conforming.
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I realised there were no good role models for kids. Popeye eats spinach, but also smokes and hits people.
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It's a wonderful feeling being a bridge to the past and unite generations.
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The growth model China has relied on for the last 30 years - one predicated on low-cost exports to the rest of the world and investment in resource intensive heavy manufacturing - is unlikely to serve it well in the next 30 years.
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When I need names they drop out of my head; when I don't need them they drop back.
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I am never satisfied with myself and that is what keeps me going - I have no post-satisfaction.
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Nocebos often cause a physical effect, but it's not a physically produced effect. What's the cause? In many cases, it's an unanswered question.
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I praise the Lord, the Sovereign of the royal realm, Who has extended his sway over the tract of the world.
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Early on, even before he was the front-runner, TV news was giving Trump far more attention than other candidates and far more than he deserved.
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I left Beijing in the late 1980s to live in Hong Kong because, having been blacklisted by the government, I couldn't publish my works on the mainland.
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Be sure you put your feet in the right place, then stand firm.
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Very few people have the guts to come up to you and say, 'Hey, are you gay?'
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People review my comic books. People review every article I write - 'The Atlantic' even publishes them. A great deal of the critique of 'Between the World and Me' was from a feminist perspective. bell hooks pushed back, among others. Some of that has value. Some of it does not. I try my best to separate the wheat from the chaff.
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Rent and the cost of essentials like food and child care are rising so fast that wages are not keeping up.
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I love scary movies. The Shining and Don't Look Now are two of the best.
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I'm a fan of very, very expensive creams: Creme de la Mer, La Prairie Skin Caviar Luxe. I'm a huge fan. They work.
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I've always loved 'Bond.' There were two franchises that I would always have dropped everything to do as a director. 'Bond' was one; 'Star Wars' was other.
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I'm actually a pretty good tennis player!
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I can document this past week [of presidency] we've put out memos from every agency showing what did we do. Try to be as honest as possible. There's a little hype involved obviously. It's spin because it's our agencies. We feel some pride about it. But tried to be self-critical as well.
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Had I been injured on the freeway and not in combat, it is likely that I would be bankrupt even though I had medical insurance through my civilian employer.
