Arthur Laffer Quotes
It is not true that Congress spends money like a drunken sailor. Drunken sailors spend their own money. Congress spends our money.
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A lot of my work involves instilling objects with the power of touch - a transference of soul, spirit, energy through actions.
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I think that one of the primary roles of an attorney, and certainly we try to teach it here to our students, is that you counsel compliance with the law. The lawyer, more than simply being a mouthpiece for the client and advocating at whatever cost the client's interest, is also an officer of the court in questions that appear before the court.
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Working with Angela Bassett is by far the best. I've watched and admired her for years. I'm very intrigued by her work. She's so cool. I still call her 'Mom' when I see her.
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I wanted to study to be a dental hygienist, marry a rich dentist, and hang it up.
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I enjoy privacy. I think it's nice to have a little mystery. I think because of technology a lot of the mystery is gone in life, and I'd like to preserve some of that.
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Movies are a big part of our Indian culture.
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I'd want to collaborate with Eminem, of all people. Maybe even Lauryn Hill.
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For everybody that does something bad there's gotta be someone that does something good.
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I can go to a country song, go right into it and make it sound authentic. And I think that's because of my ear as an impressionist.
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Courage is found in unlikely places.
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I am a Zionist.
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Anytime you get to work with an actor who is beyond you in experience and talent, I feel like they make you a better actor. You really bring up your game.
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They thought in terms of: whatever you had that started you at the box office, this was it.
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Ugh - I wish I could just sit back and watch TV sometimes.
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I put so much of myself out there and make myself so accessible that sometimes I fear I make myself too accessible.
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One of the greatest pains to human nature is the pain of a new idea.
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Do you know what I love about hunting? That I am no one in the woods, no one at all. I thought the animals might recognize me, but they didn't. They did not even ask me for any autographs.
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And so, the youngsters you have today, even though there are far fewer of them - in World War II 16.5 million men and women in uniform, today roughly a million in uniform in spite of the fact that the country is almost twice as large a population as we had in World War II.
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You could cover the whole earth with asphalt, but sooner or later green grass would break through.
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I'm interested in power.
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There's a lot of superhero stuff out there and a lot of cop stuff out there. What we have very little of anymore is adventure.
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I know the Hall of Fame is the more sought-after thing. But I'm getting a bigger charge out of my uniform number being put away. Everything I worked hard for and wished for came true.
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It is a popular delusion that the government wastes vast amounts of money through inefficiency and sloth. Enormous effort and elaborate planning are required to waste this much money.
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It is not true that Congress spends money like a drunken sailor. Drunken sailors spend their own money. Congress spends our money.
