Alex Pareene Quotes
I think Matt Yglesias is wrong to declare that the world of 'This Town' is dying, unless he thinks publicly financed elections, strict lobbying bans and Scandinavian-style wealth distribution are imminent.
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It is important to be well read, at least a little bit.
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I will keep working hard!
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Planning bores me. I like to go with the flow. Being whimsical is nice, occasionally. It keeps things fresh; there's no expectation.
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I think if you talk to my colleagues, I was less than a fearsome individual.
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The ANC party from time to time comes with legislation which, if accepted and if not nullified by the constitution of court, would have the effect of undermining the constitution and eroding its values.
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After I win a match, I celebrate it by having an ice cream.
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Brandon Boyd of Incubus is hot, but he's too pretty.
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Writing is only the frosting on my cake. I'm whole without it.
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Blues is a tonic for whatever ails you. I could play the blues and then not be blue anymore.
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My priority is to take care of my daughter and my family.
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Detroit's industrial ruins are picturesque, like crumbling Rome in an 18th-century etching.
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There are times when what's happening in rock is the best music in the world, and there are times when there is nothing worthwhile at all.
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Everything's so accelerated now.
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It is so important for girls and boys to have a female, strong superhero to look up to.
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I grew up with a pet iguana named Willy. We had a very contentious relationship. It turns out that iguanas are not meant to live in suburban homes.
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I think there's nothing more amazing than helping people every day.
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Power says if you are a committee chairman, your idea is good only because you have got power.
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Blessedness consists in the accomplishment of our desires, and in our having only regular desires.
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It's hard to get justice in the real world. It's possible in fiction.
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People would lambaste me or attack me, and I'd be like, "I'm being honest! I'm the one person that's being honest and sincere about what I'm doing." The rest of the world doesn't want to admit the fakery of entertainment on TV, but I love the fake. I think fake is beautiful.
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Now I wonder what our knowledge has in common with God's knowledge according to those who treat God's knowledge... Is there anything else common to both besides the mere name? ...there is an essential distinction between His knowledge and ours, like the distinction between the substance of the heavens and that of the earth.
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If you rely on the media for your information, to educate yourself about the candidates and what issues are facing the country, then you get just part of the equation. I think it's important that we as citizens of this democracy take the responsibility to get as much information as possible before we go into the voting booth.
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John Glenn's father, known as Herschel, was mostly deaf from injuries in World War I. To help out at home, young Glenn sold rhubarb all over town from the family garden.
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I think Matt Yglesias is wrong to declare that the world of 'This Town' is dying, unless he thinks publicly financed elections, strict lobbying bans and Scandinavian-style wealth distribution are imminent.
