Lamar S. Smith Quotes
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If the money we donate helps one child or can ease the pain of one parent, those funds are well spent.
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Terrorism will spill over if you don't speak up.
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I don't think the Middle East could afford another war.
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The first book I sat down to write was an historical romance. It was really bad and thankfully no one ever saw it.
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Working with people from all walks of life, from full-time moms to CEOs at large companies, I've distilled many universal truths about success. There's a secret I've learned that works quite well at helping you to achieve what you want: Decide what you want.
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I don't know how people do it these days - paparazzi and that kind of thing. That's something I can't even imagine.
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I am a citizen of the world.
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I'm dyslexic, and it takes me longer to memorize and to embody the character so I can really own it.
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We need to move past blame and make sure we are delivering care to our veterans.
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What impresses men is not mind, but the result of mind.
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Discontent, blaming, complaining, self-pity cannot serve as a foundation for a good future, no matter how much effort you make.
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I do my best to work out 5 days a week. There are times when I can only get in 3 days a week because I am traveling or just need rest due to a hectic schedule. But working out is always a priority, and if I fall off due to my schedule, it is not long before I get back on track.
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A subtle thought that is in error may yet give rise to fruitful inquiry that can establish truths of great value.
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I think I have a strange relationship with time. I'm not really aware of that time passing. I don't feel that I'm wasteful with time. But I'm not aware of it passing.
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You may be right that people say: 'You know what, we had Obama. He was inexperienced. The guy had great rhetoric, sounded good, looked good, but has turned out to be an utter disaster. I want someone where I have confidence and credibility that they're up to the job and that I can trust what they tell me.'
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I never watch MTV. I don't have time to watch TV. And when I do, I'm watching the Discovery Channel. 'Deadliest Catch: Crab Fishing in Alaska,' that's my show.
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No one is fit to judge a book until he has rounded Cape Horn in a sailing vessel, until he has bumped into two or three icebergs, until he has been lost in the sands of the desert, until he has spent a few years in the House of the Dead.
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I know now that what countries do at summits has the power to help girls in Pakistan, Nigeria or Afghanistan.
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For my part, I favour an approach to statecraft that embraces principles, as long as it is not stifled by them; and I prefer such principles to be accompanied by steel along with good intentions.
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I tried Botox, but I don't want to be hooked on that stuff.
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You still don't know what you do well.
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Clarke's Fourth Law: For every expert there is an equal and opposite expert.
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that have reportedly left thousands of the most vulnerable homeless and destitute and called on the government to abide by the rule of law and respect for human rights.
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Judges should interpret the law, not make it.
