Adam Giles Quotes
I have never declared myself an Indigenous politician; I am not an Indigenous Chief Minister.
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The will is commendable though the ability may be wanting.
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For a long time, I thought I was going to play basketball. There's not many 6-4 white guys playing the three spot in the NBA, so I realized I probably didn't have much of a future in basketball and that football was probably going to be my best bet.
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Nuclear disarmament and non-proliferation are not utopian ideals. They are critical to global peace and security.
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Cottonmouth is the result of having to react to his circumstances. He had to, in some ways, take control of the situation and own his circumstances. But as a result of that, he became a person he didn't intend to become.
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I think it's less common in France that a man at the age of 50 buys a Porsche and gets a young girlfriend.
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The Heat gave me an opportunity when nobody else wanted to.
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I loved Alessandra Torre's 'Black Lies.'
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I do not deal with threats and ultimatums.
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I had many, many mentors that I worked with. Music teachers, choir directors, directors in summer stock or in regional theater. You know, people I was able to work with repeatedly and learn from who were really sort of appropriate people for me to work with at a given time in my development as an actor.
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Just because you're of the same sex, what difference does it make? Get married to whomever you want.
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Be there for your kids. Later, when you need them, they'll be there for you.
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Take good care of our fragile planet.
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This is the heart of my argument: We can put more pressure on the antagonist for whom we show human concern.
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I want to win football games.
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I have this dream life where I get to be a celebrity but I get to navigate the world fairly easily because I'm always in character.
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Well in the book Carrie was my alter ego. In real life, Sarah Jessica and I don't look anything alike. But people do say that we sound alike. Sarah Jessica is an adorable girl and she is very funny.
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I find it slightly absurd that the only thing we consume more of than water is concrete.
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Take time to deliberate, but when the time for action has arrived, stop thinking and go in.
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As a kid, when I got to the edge of a cliff I wanted to jump off. I didn't want to kill myself. I wanted to fly.
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I'm not sure I am a politician. I would say that I am still an artist, and I'm trying to use politics as an instrument for change.
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Every politician just has to remember how he got his position in the first place. A young candidate running for Congress or any outsider interested in public office could only achieve his goals by relying on soft power. They could not force anyone to vote for them. They needed to convince their potential voters, they needed to do fundraising, they needed to be attractive candidates.
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What 'eminent domain' laws mean in practice is that politicians have a right to seize your property and turn it over to someone else, in order to gain campaign contributions and win votes.
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I have never declared myself an Indigenous politician; I am not an Indigenous Chief Minister.
