Ben Hopkins Quotes
For me, choosing to perform in drag, because of all the things I enjoy about it, is a political act.
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Why does it appear that interested readers so often attribute flaws to 'the press' rather than taking particular issue with particular reports?
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A lawyer without history or literature is a mechanic, a mere working mason; if he possesses some knowledge of these, he may venture to call himself an architect.
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When I was between 2 and 3 years old, I got to know my first non-human being. The non-human was a cocker spaniel named Baba. We weren't friends, Baba and I, nor enemies. He wasn't my dog. He belonged to the people my mother worked for, and he lived in the house with them and us.
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Nuclear power is not a miracle key for the future.
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If Mr. Bush and Mr. Forbes don't get most of the votes, they should be arrested for wasting money.
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It may be a cold, clammy thing to say, but those that treat friendship the same as any other selfishness seem to get the most out of it.
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The key to U.N. reform is giving Americans a clearer picture of what the U.N. is and what it isn't, what it can be and what it can't be.
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I praise the Lord, the Sovereign of the royal realm, Who has extended his sway over the tract of the world.
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I learned that five- and-six-year-old kids have already figured out how to be intolerant.
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Someone has to stand up for wimps.
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I'm a bit of a perfectionist. I'll watch myself back on 'Xtra Factor' and want to do it again because of a few hiccups.
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I think music sharing of any kind is great.
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I loved what I did. I could've been secretary of state for ever.
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The 'Hercules' role just kind of came to me, but I had a lot of fun trying something new.
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I can make my own decisions, I can do the music I like. If I fail, it's me failing - you know.
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I always felt like Tahliah's a very grown-up name to have. It's a pretty name when you're young, and then I think when I became a young lady, it felt kind of like a lot to grow into for some reason. I don't know. It sounds kind of regal. I never really liked it. I always felt like I couldn't live up to it.
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A discontented young fellow, filled with self pride; he certainly should have considered it an honor to be sent on so respectable an embassy as he was.
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You work for whatever you get in life.
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People are people, and I get a bit annoyed that the music business only focuses in on the big metropolises. I find that people that don't live in big cities are just as likely to enjoy music as people that do live in big cities.
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To say that authority, whether secular or religious, supplies no ground for morality is not to deny the obvious fact that it supplies a sanction.
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I ran for political office in the Hamptons once in a war I was having with the village. I came in, there were four people running, and I came in around third. It was over my food market - they arrested me. I just wanted to go for office because I thought it would be an interesting to do.
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It is faith that drives us to build, a belief that we cannot be limited by lack of nerve or airspace.
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I'm trying to undermine the basis of Christian belief.
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For me, choosing to perform in drag, because of all the things I enjoy about it, is a political act.
