Marcy Kaptur Quotes
I think food and education will help stem the poverty of the young people who are being drawn into terrorism every day.
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I want to break down some of the stigma associated with mental illness.
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I wrote seven Myron Bolitar novels in a row, and I never want to write a Myron book where he just solves a crime. Every one of them I want to be personal, and I want him to grow and change. The problem with that is, it makes the series limited, you can't write a series where a guy is always going through some kind of crisis.
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When the depths are upheld by the Holy Spirit, then the reaction is Christian.
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I even have a Harmony Rocket and a Stratocaster with a scalloped neck back in Florida.
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Everybody thinks they deserve something.
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I grew up being a dancer, so I was always doing some sort of dance number, like the Tornado in 'The Wiz.'
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I'm a chubby middle-aged white guy with short hair. I think that's it, really. I kind of have a look. Right now, I'm not fat enough to be the fat friend, but I'm not thin enough to be the leading man, so I look like a cop.
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From age 16, I lived and breathed wine. I read every magazine and book about wine.
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It's good to have a leader, otherwise we argue too much.
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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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When we were children, we used to think that when we were grown-up we would no longer be vulnerable. But to grow up is to accept vulnerability... To be alive is to be vulnerable.
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When you are a successful business person, you are only as good as your team. No one can do every deal alone.
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The older I get, the more I understand that the only way to say valuable things is to lose your fear of being correct.
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I don't have a great instrument. I don't have the kind of ungodly control over my voice and body that great actors have. And I've worked with enough great actors to know that I'm not one.
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It's not like I've ever been the popular pretty girl at school or anything. I was always such a weirdo.
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It came about as follows: over the years when I was involved in dianetics, I wrote the beginnings of many stories. I would get an idea, and then write the beginning, and then never touch it again.
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There is a sacred horror about everything grand. It is easy to admire mediocrity and hills; but whatever is too lofty, a genius as well as a mountain, an assembly as well as a masterpiece, seen too near, is appalling.
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I haven't chosen any party yet because people choose parties when they get older. When it's time, I'll look, and if I can't find one to join, I'll make another party.
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Girls are going to school again in Swat Valley. And that is great.
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It is a mistake to assume that if everybody does his job, it will be all right. The whole system may be in trouble.
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My existence is fuller of other people's experiences than my own. If they cut open my brain, these are what I would retain most.
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I don't give a damn about the money. I earn my living well enough.
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Having the courage to stand up and pursue your dreams will give you life's greatest reward and life's greatest adventure.
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I think food and education will help stem the poverty of the young people who are being drawn into terrorism every day.
