Tammy Duckworth Quotes
Whether defending our nation as a Black Hawk pilot abroad or serving our veterans and those in need at home, my life has been enriched by the opportunities I've had to serve my country and fellow citizens, both in and out of uniform.
Quotes to Explore
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Women can't be afraid to look like action heroes. It's not always pretty, but when it's on the screen, it translates well to the audience.
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Containment, as everyone will recall, was a rough plan for stopping the Communists any time they crossed a certain line dividing our half of the world from theirs.
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I thought we had energy out there. I thought the guys were, they played good, they were excited. We were almost dynamite out there today. Just a flicker away from being dynamite.
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Practices were tough.
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So, two cheers for Democracy: one because it admits variety and two because it permits criticism.
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One's own religion is after all a matter between oneself and one's Maker and no one else's.
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I've always believed that a good twist is one that, when it is presented to the audience, half of them say, 'I saw that coming.' And half of them are completely and totally shocked. Because if you don't have the half that saw it coming, then it wasn't fair: You never gave the audience a chance to guess it.
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Reality is never as bad as a nightmare, as the mental tortures we inflict on ourselves.
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The great thing about a culture of givers is that's not a delusion - it's reality.
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Breaking up is hard to do... so it's essential to keep getting wiser - and wiser - about what healthy love is all about.
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I don't know if it's because I'm Latina or something, but I have no problem speaking my mind.
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I was thinking things had changed: that the next generation of men weren't as institutionally misogynist as the previous were. And then, suddenly, the Internet came along and gave them a platform to voice their feelings anonymously. And boy, did the bile come out.
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I went to a Catholic all-girls school, and we would play cassettes of music we liked, and when it was my turn, they would laugh at my choices. I would play Billie Holliday, Elmore James and Howlin' Wolf, but it was fine; if I had to listen to their choices, they had to listen to mine.
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I am no longer concerned with sensation and innovation, but with the perfection of my style.
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I don't like to direct myself.
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There are many who lust for the simple answers of doctrine or decree. They are on the left and right. They are not confined to a single part of the society. They are terrorists of the mind.
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You know for me when I promise something I want to deliver. If you don't, you have to disappear.
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Who will protect the public when the police violate the law?
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Like most struggling writers trying to get their scripts commissioned, I had to do something odd to pay the rent. So, aged 21, I started up my own small cheesecake company in Philadelphia.
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I'm a big guy, but I play with a guard mentality. I got that from my dad, and it's always stayed with me.
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My mom is a gym teacher, and she's not musically inclined, but she always wanted to help me out with music as best she could.
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I give so much pleasure to so many people. Why can I not get some pleasure for myself?
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Human life is as evanescent as the morning dew or a flash of lightning.
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Whether defending our nation as a Black Hawk pilot abroad or serving our veterans and those in need at home, my life has been enriched by the opportunities I've had to serve my country and fellow citizens, both in and out of uniform.
