Elaine Chao Quotes
Given the rest of the economic news, including the fact that GDP growth is positive, inflation is still low, jobless claims are still moving downward and temporary services are firming up, that means the recovery continues, and we hope it will continue in a more robust fashion.
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Rowing provided a place to go, a community where people cared about what I did and what I achieved.
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When I left university I was working for a documentary film company for six or seven years to the great relief of my father whose greatest waking fear was that I would become an actor.
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I really enjoy getting to go and play on other people's shows for an episode or two. It adds such variety to my repertoire.
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The only difference between the Republican and Democratic parties is the velocities with which their knees hit the floor when corporations knock on their door. That's the only difference.
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Sometimes I wonder where I am from. I am either way ahead or I come from another world. I don't recognise this world.
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I live in the present. When I finish a film, it is behind me. My reward is in my work, not in a lot of old memories.
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Sometimes we misunderstand what films can do. We just throw a whole book in there, with people just talking, talking, and talking. The picture can tell, the frame can tell.
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When you argue with your inferiors, you convince them of only one thing: they are as clever as you.
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I don't like baseball movies. I like movies about moral courage and people who are indomitable and courageous and right.
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Through travel, you discover a new aspect to your personality. You discover things which you wouldn't seated in the confines of your home.
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Every company has two organizational structures: The formal one is written on the charts; the other is the everyday relationship of the men and women in the organization.
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I have always considered it as treason against the great republic of human nature, to make any man's virtues the means of deceiving him.
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Most superhero characters we see these days are from foreign countries. I would like to play a superhero that shows off Korean power.
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When I first read 'The River,' I had theories on what it was about, but once we got into rehearsal, I realized it's much simpler: It's about how human beings try to connect. The play holds a mirror up to the audience, and they take from it what's relevant to their lives.
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People seldom refuse help, if one offers it in the right way.
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Friends are really important, especially when you've had the successes that I've had. I've gone really far in my career, so they're the ones that keep you humble, keep your feet on the ground.
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By placing discretion in the hands of an official to grant or deny a license, such a statute creates a threat of censorship that by its very existence chills free speech.
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People often call 'If I Stay' my baby novel, and I have to correct them. It's not my first book. It's just the first one anybody paid attention to.
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There has been a strong tradition in this country that it is not the function of the military to educate the public on political issues.
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We need leaders who will stand unapologetically in defense of marriage.
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Most of my characters aren't hillbillies anyway. Let's just call them proletariat with a disposition towards criminal activity.
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I grew up listening to a lot of classic country, and I think that shows in my songwriting.
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Fear runs our lives. It doesn't matter who you are. You have to understand your relationship with fear. Whether you're scared of getting into a relationship; or taking the new job; or a confrontation - you have to size fear up.
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Given the rest of the economic news, including the fact that GDP growth is positive, inflation is still low, jobless claims are still moving downward and temporary services are firming up, that means the recovery continues, and we hope it will continue in a more robust fashion.
