Pat Oliphant Quotes
Journalism was looked upon as a more noble thing than it is now. I don't know if it carries the same cachet that it did then.
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There's something about a divorce in that even if your parents still love you, the fact that they can't live with each other makes you feel there's something wrong with you.
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At Al Jazeera, we are getting our local Somalis, Yemenis and Sudanese, local correspondents from within the society, who understand much better than the people who come from overseas. We will get a much better insight.
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I never blamed Pinochet, or my torturers, or external circumstances.
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I was raised Catholic in Rockford, Illinois. But I'm not a practicing Catholic anymore. Oh God, no.
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I don't think that any political party should claim Jesus as being a part of a political party.
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I think I developed language skills to deal with threat. It's the girl thing to do-you know, instead of pulling out a gun.
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To be honest, I think that I am a bit of a singer, coming from Wales; being Welsh, we are all very proud of our singing heritage.
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Stereotypes lose their power when the world is found to be more complex than the stereotype would suggest. When we learn that individuals do not fit the group stereotype, then it begins to fall apart.
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The upward course of a nation's history is due in the long run to the soundness of heart of its average men and women.
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Real friendship, like real poetry, is extremely rare - and precious as a pearl.
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Love rules the court, the camp, the grove, And men below, and saints above: For love is heaven, and heaven is love.
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What we want is to make something that fills utterly the sight and can't be used to make life only bearable.
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Ending Iran's nuclear threat and bringing it into the international community of law-abiding nations is one of the most pressing U.S. foreign policy objectives.
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My parents are very modern. My father is a cosmopolitan person. He always supported the fact that I will be an actress. There is nothing else I would do rather than being an actor.
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I tell you, 'Firefly'? Best job I ever had. Heartbroken when it was canceled, but had it not been canceled, I never would have gotten 'Serenity'. I think 'Serenity' is the most incredible thing I've ever been able to actually get my hands on and do. I can't even tell you how much love I have for that project.
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I am a keen observer of my own films; I also try to discover myself through the movies I make.
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Everybody has their struggles.
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Thought is an infection. In the case of certain thoughts, it becomes an epidemic.
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Coming from TV and film, rule number one is that you always service the main character first and foremost. If that's not working, you've got nothing.
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I'm really into personalities. There have been certain girls that I've been attracted to, but when we got to chatting, it was such a let-down. So for me, a great personality is key.
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I'm 80 years old, and I don't know what I'm going to be when I grow up.
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Honestly I just wear what I like. You know why? 'Cause I can, I'm a rock star.
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Journalism was looked upon as a more noble thing than it is now. I don't know if it carries the same cachet that it did then.
