Lucille Roybal-Allard Quotes
The federal government should not be an accessory to the unconstitutional actions of the Arizona state government. By continuing to work with Arizona police departments operating under SB 1070, the Department is implicitly condoning the shameful tactics authorized by the new law.
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I get recognized so much. It happens mostly when I'm in Starbucks.
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It amazes me that talking about traditional values is controversial, but it seems to be.
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I'm not being offered a constant stream of wonderful parts with wonderful directors that would keep me away from the theatre. When they turn up, I do them.
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Fear is the dark room where the Devil develops his negatives.
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Acting is doing. It's not speaking; it's behavior. It's something happening, even if you're only listening.
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I was initially very interested in public policy, but then after my masters at Harvard, I felt that it was important to get a better handle on the economics of it as well. I did my Ph.D. in macroeconomics, and my thesis - 'Why Is It That Some Countries Save And Others Not?' - was on savings.
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And I'm not an actress. I don't think I am an actress. I think I've created a brand and a business.
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Some people feel that what we're doing makes no sense, that it's just a waste of money. But it's working.
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When I was a kid, I was super shy.
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What a blessed thing it is, that Nature, when she invented, manufactured, and patented her authors, contrived to make critics out of the chips that were left!
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He also didn't like a lock of my hair and said that he couldn't get into the moment without the hair being just right. I quietly knew that he was anxious and that the hairdo wasn't the real issue. But we all let it go and came back to the scene sometime later.
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Conviction without experience makes for harshness.
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Some of the best songs that artists perform year after year are ones they hated.
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I focus on supporting high quality early childhood health care and education. By betting my resources on very young children, I know I'm making an investment that pays guaranteed dividends with a high rate of return.
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My work always presents problems in our society. Those problems may be anything from injustice to freedom, and everything related to humanity.
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You can cage the singer but not the song.
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I love my shape because I work really hard at it. I honor my body by working out and seeing what it can do.
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Acquaintances we meet, enjoy, and can easily leave behind; but friendship grows deep roots.
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The worst resentment that anybody can have is one you feel justified to keep.
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To deny people their human rights is to challenge their very humanity.
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Prince's manager once told me that I was the only person other than Prince who can recruit from the streets. Which was very flattering.
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To work with Richard [Ayoade] is my favourite thing in the world. He is my favourite person. So, it was great for me to be involved in a project that was, again, so different and with such wonderful actors. Everyone from Submarine is in the film in one way or another, which helps because it really does feel like a family.
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The federal government should not be an accessory to the unconstitutional actions of the Arizona state government. By continuing to work with Arizona police departments operating under SB 1070, the Department is implicitly condoning the shameful tactics authorized by the new law.
