Lincoln Chafee Quotes
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I don't mind talking about 'what might have been,' but I am not one to doubt or regret most of my decisions.
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Memory is a complicated thing, a relative to truth, but not its twin.
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Listen to the Bee Gees and you can learn to be a great writer.
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I suppose I often think of my writing as quite impersonal. But it turned out, when my father died, writing was exactly what I wanted to do.
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I drive a car, like an adult. Not brilliantly. I'm not great.
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Israel can't be the only country in the Western world not to have freedom of religion.
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Leaders should always expect the very best of those around them. They know that people can change and grow.
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I used to sail a lot in all kinds of weather, competing on small sailboats in the ocean. And I travel a lot in Iceland on horses every summer, through the wild areas where there's no inhabitants and there are volcanoes.
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I can get a better grasp of what is going on in the world from one good Washington dinner party than from all the background information NBC piles on my desk.
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My real dream is that everybody will see their self-interest tied up with someone else, whether or not they see them, and see that as an opportunity for growing closer together as a culture and as a world.
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Many people think fairy tales and retellings of fairy tales are only for children, but I'm not the only writer to take an old tale and retell it for a sophisticated adult audience.
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There was no reality to pain when it left one, thought while it held one fast all other realities failed.
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When the government undertakes or approves a major project such as a dam or highway project, it must make sure the project's impacts, environmental and otherwise, are considered. In many cases, NEPA gives the public its only opportunity to be heard about the project's impact on their community.
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If at first you don't succeed, failure may be your style.
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To hear of a thousand deaths in war is terrible, and we 'know' that it is. But as it registers on our hearts, it is not more terrible than one death fully imagined.
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I'm someone who likes plowing new ground, then walking away from it. I get bored easily. For me, the big thrill comes with the discovering.
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In reality, I've always been an actor - since I was a kid. I did theater growing up in New York. I was always in the plays in school. I was either going to be an actor or an athlete or a soldier. Those were kind of the three paths that I always kind of embarked on.
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I have made a public statement about me and Ralph by being seen with him. I don't need to make any other. You can live the way you want.
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The turning point in the process of growing up is when you discover the core of strength within you that survives all hurt.
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I try to cheat up. If I'm going to have something that's 'off the plan,' then I want it to be the best piece of bread or the most amazing ice cream.
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Refrain from the violence of fist, tongue or heart. And heart is real important.
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People resent being shown that they don't approach the complexities of the problem - they don't know what exists beyond the surface ripples.
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In the world of diplomacy, some things are better left unsaid.
