Rahm Emanuel Quotes
You never let a serious crisis go to waste. And what I mean by that it's an opportunity to do things you think you could not do before.
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In general, writers shouldn't be killed for what they write, though I can think of exceptions.
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Let us not be so naive as to think that revolution is just a matter of social or economic discontent.
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I think I've had the longest career of strength, focus, and still being able to sell records. I think I'm that guy. I'm still blessed with the opportunity to make music and pass out a message like, 'Life is good,' to the world.
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I think that as you get older, you become aware of everything that could go wrong.
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I think that a woman wears so many hats, we have so many aspects to us that we're not just one thing. We represent so much within us and that kind of comes across for me as a designer through mixing prints and colors.
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A fair question could be posed in this fashion: If people are not obeying existing laws, what makes us think they would obey any new laws?
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I had a bad conscience until I discovered that having a bad conscience about something so gravely serious as leaving your children is an affectation, a way of achieving a little suffering that can't for a moment be equal to the suffering you've caused.
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I was convinced in middle school that I invented tight-rolling your pants, because I would get hand-me-downs from my brothers, and of course they were bell-bottoms from the '70s. So I would fold and fold over the bells. I like to think I started the trend. But I didn't.
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I think the mental victory is worth it as much as a gold medal.
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I think the fossil fuel industry is genuinely freaked out by the combination of the price collapse, the divestment movement, and that fact that renewable energy is getting so cheap so fast.
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I've repeatedly voted for sanctions against Iran. And I think all options should be on the table to prevent them from having nuclear weapons.
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What's better, a poetic intuition or an intellectual work? I think they complement each other.
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Most people think companies are basically evil. They get a bad rap. And I think that's somewhat correct.
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I think on a whole host of issues Washington tends to be a lagging indicator on public opinion.
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I think I've paid my dues. I've really put in a lot of time on set.
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I think sci-fi films have become rather bleak, and understandably so - I think we've made some big mistakes globally with how we're developing, and we deal with that guilt by creating these very dystopian futures in films.
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What other people think of me is none of my business.
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I've had meetings with Fidel Castro. I've had meetings with Kim Il-Sung. I've had meetings with other dictators. I've met with the Butcher of Beijing. You know, I think it's important to hear, you know, each other's perspective.
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I think female-centric films shouldn't be only about thriller or horror. Angelina Jolie has been doing all kinds of stuff.
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Nothing could be a more serious violation of public trust than to consciously make a war based on false claims.
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People in England talk about stupid Hollywood idiots, but the industry attracts some of the cleverest people in the world.
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I think it was my mom's attitude about art and being part of the narcissistic digital generation or whatever that made me think anyone would care what I had to say about anything!
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We have grasped the mystery of the atom and rejected the sermon on the mount.
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You never let a serious crisis go to waste. And what I mean by that it's an opportunity to do things you think you could not do before.
