Allen West Quotes
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To be honest, proper recognition has only come from the fans. I don't want to be hard, and I don't want to be negative, but I want to be honest.
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We were taught manners and we had to do our chores - Katie and I grew up as normal kids.
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Sometimes there's a snobbery among literary types that these people don't really get it, but in a lot of ways they get it more than the literati. There's a culture in the background that they understand and know. They get that deeper level.
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Obviously, it gave me a chance to see Barcelona. I won't deny that. But I also had a chance to see something in another country in terms of recycling and reusing nuclear material.
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Antonio Berardi is one of my good friends.
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Swimming is my passion and something that I love.
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Painting what I experience, translating what I feel, is like a great liberation. But it is also work, self-examination, consciousness, criticism, struggle.
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I believe that there may be intelligent life on other planets.
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By nature, I'm an optimistic person. No one believes it, but I am.
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I cannot even remember a time before being conscious of James Bond.
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To get away from poverty, you need several things at the same time: school, health, and infrastructure - those are the public investments. And on the other side, you need market opportunities, information, employment, and human rights.
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Oh how I wish I could be as obsessive as Carrie from 'Homeland' when I'm writing a book! That would save me a lot of trouble during the revision process.
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Am I a criminal? The world knows I'm not a criminal. What are they trying to put me in jail for? You've lost common sense in this society because of religious fanaticism and dogma.
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Obama is a great man who's just beginning to understand the realities. And I'm not just saying that because he reads my books. I would have voted for him anyway.
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Food is fuel and not a solution to anything other than giving your body nutrients. I love chocolate like the next girl, but it's not going to change my situation.
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I like to see a man proud of the place in which he lives. I like to see a man live so that his place will be proud of him.
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On television, I tried to absolutely hew to the middle of the road and not show any prejudice or bias in any way.
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Let us all pledge to protect this opportunity in order to see that the wish of peace becomes a true and daily fact in this region.
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It doesn't bother me because I can tell everyone to kiss off.
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Ideas do not always come in a flash but by diligent trial-and-error experiments that take time and thought.
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A lapse in judgment is not a crime.
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Sometimes I'm more true when I'm up onstage than I'm able to be in my regular life. It's not as exciting to be at home, but I've got to learn how to make that work, and then I will be an ordinary woman.
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My character in 'Casa de mi Padre' is an ambitious woman. I had never played that kind of character before.
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I am willing to work with anyone that wants to do what is best for this country.
