Tammy Duckworth Quotes
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You don't have to be an heiress to look like one, if you act like one then everyone will just presume you are one.
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I've always been proud that my name stands for peace.
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I think there's something very dark in the South African psyche. I think we live a lot of the time in a state of a very low-grade civil war; the levels of violence in South Africa are extremely high. In a way, the civil war that never happened is being played out in a covert way, so we live with a lot of very ugly things.
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To be honest, I think, for me, the power is always with art. The art world clearly couldn't happen without art.
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You can't play it safe if you want to get ahead.
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With ladder matches, you can't expect anything other than craziness.
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If you're only going to give away 50 percent of your wealth... c'mon. I'm going to do much more than that.
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It may not always be easy, convenient, or politically correct to stand for truth and right, but it is the right thing to do. Always.
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Here's proof that if you live long enough, anything is possible.
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Most of my fans, if you were to look on their iPods, you'd see every possible genre of music represented in some capacity.
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It's very hard to put forth a film that's about love and the joy of love and for it not to be patronising and not make people nauseous or make them roll their eyes.
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As a little kid, I climbed a lot of trees because I always loved the bird's-eye view.
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I generally wake up at 4:30, have breakfast No. 1, then get to the pool by 5 a.m.
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The biological factors underlying race differences in sports have consequences for educational achievement, crime and sexual behavior.
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I'm a rock singer, but I love soul, I love blues, and I love theatrical stuff, too, like theatrical rock like Queen and Meat Loaf.
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I want to be the first person to laugh at myself. It makes other people feel at ease - we're all on an even playing field.
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Tiny quails may not seem as impressive as a mammoth turkey, but there is something refreshing about a spread of individual birds on the Christmas table.
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We eat animals because they taste good. And if that's O.K., what's wrong with wearing fur? We need as a society to think seriously about our institutionalized animal use.
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Now, most of the new immigrants coming to this country are from Asia as opposed to Europe.
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I've actually done a cover of 'Train in Vain' by The Clash with Viv Albertine - which was originally written about her.
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When you're a girl, passion can dominate the equation, but as you grow up relationships evolve. Mad passion can grab you at first, but it can't last forever.
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Making a speech on economics is a lot like pissing down your leg. It seems hot to you, but it never does to anyone else.
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I love Doritos - the nacho flavor. The Cool Ranch is good; it's a good second.
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I actually lost both my legs. I can walk because I got really good health care.
