Marcus Sakey Quotes
My feeling is that the most dangerous people are always those who take a hardline position - and nothing inspires that sort of extremism like difference.

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I collect handkerchiefs. I know that's sort of old-timey, but my mom started the collection for me, and now I have a bunch. Basically, I have a myriad of beautiful handkerchiefs, and I carry them like a grandmother in my purse. And I opt for hankies in any situation.
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There are roles out there and women out there that are fascinating to me, and there are things in our culture that I see that I want to express. It's my passion to express that.
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I certainly keep my eye on Washington all the time because often life is stranger than fiction.
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Nearly all edible seaweeds - or 'sea vegetables,' as they ought technically to be called - belong to one of three broad groups: green, red and brown algae.
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Over the next few years the boardrooms of America are going to light up with hot flashes.
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Individuals can spend their money more wisely, efficiently and more humanely than can government.
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Notice the difference between what happens when a man says to himself, I have failed three times, and what happens when he says, I am a failure.
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Judge Sotomayor is a liberal judicial activist of the first order who thinks her own personal political agenda is more important that the law as written.
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A lot of times, songs can blend together on the radio because there's so many great songs out there.
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My choosing Islam was not a political statement; it was a spiritual statement.
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I do not want to foresee the future. I am concerned with taking care of the present. God has given me no control over the moment following.
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Many a poor soul has had to suffer from the weight of the debts on him, finding no rest or peace after death.
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Some artists are working to buy the mansion or whatever the element of fame must bear, but I spend all my money on my show.
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The wide world is all about you: you can fence yourselves in, but you cannot forever fence it out.
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My message, especially to young people is to have courage to think differently, courage to invent, to travel the unexplored path, courage to discover the impossible and to conquer the problems and succeed. These are great qualities that they must work towards. This is my message to the young people.
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Music in the soul can be heard by the universe.
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It is a waste of money to help those who show no desire to help themselves.
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I never thought of myself as a performer or songwriter or singer.
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I, a late riser, fantasise about getting up every morning at 5 A.M. to fetch the horses in from the fields.
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Social Security is something that we need to deal with, because people who are working today, who will retire in the future, people who are retired today, they have a right - and it's part of the compact that they can depend on their benefits. We should fix the long-term funding problem of Social Security because that's the right thing to do.
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'Idol' was more of a competition, and that was more of a platform that I wanted to get a hold of and get on top of. And I finally got that opportunity, and now it's more like, I just gotta show and prove myself to everybody that I'm not just the 'balladeer.'
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If we look long enough and hard enough ... we will begin to see the connections that bind us together, and when we recognize those connections, we will begin to change the world.
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My feeling is that the most dangerous people are always those who take a hardline position - and nothing inspires that sort of extremism like difference.