Leslie Cockburn Quotes
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It's simply untrue that religion provides the only framework for a universal morality.
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I have definitely worked on that... being efficient and also being smarter with my pressure.
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I think, aesthetically, car design is so interesting - the dashboards, the steering wheels, and the beauty of the mechanics. I don't know how any of it works, I don't want to know, but it's inspirational.
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When it comes down to it, Hillary Clinton will very much excite the Republican faithful to get out and work hard. I don't know if a similar case can be made if Obama is the candidate.
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I am a very loyal man and always keep my promises when I commit to something.
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A good scare is worth more to a man than good advice.
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My wife Danielle and I love travelling, different cultures and good weather.
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I have learned to know God. I have recast my social belief... All my admirers are married; most of my friends are dead; and I stand with all the world before me, where to choose a path to make in it.
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As someone who has had cancer, I learned that you don't have to die. Look at me. Because of early detection, I'm fine. I'm cured. I'm well.
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I never felt popular as a child and never had best friends.
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I have so much music inside me I'm just trying to stay afloat. I don't tend to write for a particular band - you have to just write the songs and then let God into the room and let the music tell you what to do.
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The U.N. had such lofty goals to eliminate poverty and stop war and cure diseases and help refugees - things that no one country could do.
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I find it hard to focus looking forward. So I look backward.
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We may define therapy as a search for value.
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I was never a person who dated in high school, because at 17, everything just felt like it had to be so rushed. Relationships just bounced around like crazy in high school! And now, I never want to rush anything. I just want to enjoy all of the steps.
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Being outside is a loose theme on 'Paracosm.' Acoustic-sounding instruments have that warmth to them that is really important to communicate. It was really important for me to tell a story – my favorite records have a narrative feel.
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My wife attends a Presbyterian church.
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At the heart of every great movie is conflict. It's the same with a meeting. There should be conflict and tension.
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Cast changes are a hard thing. For two years, we had this little family. We weren't together when these changes were decided upon. It all happened during our hiatus.
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Photography brought a lot to painting because it forced artists to think about what painting could do that photography couldn't.
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I had no clue about taxes at all. I didn't know they hit your paycheck. There's something that you've always got to put money away for. I didn't know you've got to put money away for it, even though it's coming out your own money. It's like, 'What the heck?'
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Once you're comfortable with the way that you're dressing, you express yourself a lot more, and you're just able to have a lot more fun.
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I hate when people say models don't have personalities; what does that even mean? Everyone has a personality.
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I have a great spouse, Andrew Cockburn, who's also a journalist.
