Valerie Jarrett Quotes
Financial regulatory reform is one of the top legislative priorities of the Obama Administration.
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In our brief national history we have shot four of our presidents, worried five of them to death, impeached one and hounded another out of office. And when all else fails, we hold an election and assassinate their character.
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You don't have to get it right the first time.
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Feminism is dead. The movement is absolutely dead. The women's movement tried to suppress dissident voices for way too long. There's no room for dissent.
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I try not to picture a reader when I'm writing. It's like trying to make a great table but not picturing anybody sitting at it.
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A lot of writers, especially crime writers, have an image that we think we're trying to keep up with. You've got to be seen as dark and slightly dangerous. But I'm not like that and I've realised that I don't need to put that on. People will buy the books whether they see a photo of you dressed in black or not.
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Now, performing is second nature and I love every second of it. It is a very emotional thing when I can't play a song; maybe I'm hitting on something that I don't want to deal with. All of it is so personal. It is like therapy.
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A lovely thing about Christmas is that it's compulsory, like a thunderstorm, and we all go through it together.
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I was an only child until I was 11 years old, which is when my sister was born. So for 11 years, it was just me.
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I love what I do so much. I just keep going. Not much can bring me down.
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Guitar Hero has been so successful that a lot of people were questioning how it was possible to innovate on the most successful franchise of its kind.
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I like to swim. It's good for the body and it helps clear my head.
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So never lose an opportunity of urging a practical beginning, however small, for it is wonderful how often in such matters the mustard-seed germinates and roots itself.
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I have made an art form of the interview. The French are the best interviewers, despite their addiction to the triad, like all Cartesians.
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We are a typical working class northern family, big into our football... no one in the family was into acting. But I remember seeing a panto when I was about six and thinking, 'Yeah... I wouldn't mind doing that.'
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I love stories about two people who are doing illegal things, who we really enjoy watching despite the fact that we know they are doomed in some way.
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I absolutely love American folk art, can't get enough of it.
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Everybody had something horrible happen to them at one time or another in their life.
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I've got the most beautiful district. I can understand why Republicans want it.
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A lot has been done to improve safety and soundness and confidence in financial markets and financial institutions, a lot of which was necessary.
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A second reason why science cannot replace judgement is the behavior of financial markets.
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How we grow food has enormous effects on the environment - climate change as well as pollution of air, water, and soil.
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You're out on stage, the music is blaring, the crowd is screaming, the lights are flashing, your heart is pumping, the sweat is flying, and it's the greatest feeling in the whole world.
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Financial regulatory reform is one of the top legislative priorities of the Obama Administration.
