Edward R. Murrow Quotes
The only thing that counts is the right to know, to speak, to think - that, and the sanctity of the courts. Otherwise it's not America.
Quotes to Explore
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I'm a bit of a layman physics junkie. I don't really understand it, but I love trying to understand it.
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The characters are always the focal point of a book for me, whether I'm writing or reading. I may enjoy a book that has an intriguing mystery or a good plot, but to become one of my real favorites, it has to have great characters.
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One of the most important tools we have at the Small Business Administration (SBA) to reach high growth entrepreneurs is the Small Business Investment Company (SBIC) program.
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Story was that human civilization started to develop with first social network. Emerged where population concentration was high. Helped propel to where we are now. Facebook is next step of creating a huge human brain to embrace hundreds of million, possibly billions of people.
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Celebrities and 'famous' people are just regular folks. I know, it's a shocking and potentially dangerous statement.
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My gut feeling about sequels is that they should be premeditated: You should try to write a trilogy first or at least sketch out a trilogy if you have any faith in your film.
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Youth theatre isn't just about a precocious child that wants to sing and dance in front of people. It's for everyone; it's about a community, it's about being supported by your peer group. You learn skills - not just acting but all the other sides - working in the TV, film, and theatre industry.
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People love a good story, even if it's a story that has very little truth to it.
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Ice cream was my undoing, and six chocolate milk shakes in a row were nothing to me at one time.
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Power says if you are a committee chairman, your idea is good only because you have got power.
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I love being a part of something so many people can relate to and enjoy.
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I think Karl Rove saw that in George W. Bush early on and understood the impact that he could have on Texas politics and probably on national politics.
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If there's no fire, there's no scream. If there's no scream, then no one hears you and no one comes to help you in the first place. The depth of my struggle has definitely determined the height of my success. To be able to teach my kids not just about success but about the struggle that comes with it.
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As we've learned in 1941, national emergencies can create strange bedfellows.
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There's nothing wrong in men of God going into politics. It will help them to do what is right.
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My personal trainer is an ex-dancer so we do a lot of ballet and jazz.
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There were a few teachers who just did not like me because of my face. Once, I was told to stand in the corner until I cheered up. The attitude was, 'Oh, for God's sake, what's the matter with him?' But it's just a natural expression.
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I feel like I'm the luckiest actress in the world.
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The auto industry is standing today. The middle class is standing today. Ohio is standing today. America is standing strong today.
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Let's say loudly and clearly, Right to Work is wrong for workers and wrong for America.
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Alas! Alas! Life is full of disappointments; as one reaches one ridge there is always another and a higher one beyond which blocks the view.
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Some things I think are very conservative, or very liberal. I think when someone falls into one category for everything, I'm very suspicious. It doesn't make sense to me that you'd have the same solution to every issue.
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When I first ran for Congress, I decided that I would not take pledges to vote for or against any issue. I believe the practice of taking pledges contributes to the worst of the partisan gridlock in Washington, preventing many members of Congress from even considering a reasonable compromise offered by the other side.
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The only thing that counts is the right to know, to speak, to think - that, and the sanctity of the courts. Otherwise it's not America.
