Margaret Truman Quotes
First ladies are doing a lot. But the job remains undefined, frequently misunderstood, and subject to political attacks far nastier in some ways than those any President has ever faced.
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I was completely naive about the business of being an actor. My family didn't go to the theater or to the movies. We watched television like every 1960s small-town American family, and I certainly never thought about being on TV. I thought I was going to be a classical actor in the grand tradition.
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I have not been a good father, but no father has loved his children more. Like my father, I decided the best thing I could do for my kids was work and provide. Fortunately, I've been able to do that. Unfortunately, my work was on the road, and that's meant a life of one-nighters.
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There is no question that chemical weapons attacks are a heinous abuse of humanity and power. But to assume that military strikes are an effective retribution for the crime committed is wrong.
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I am very lucky because when I come back home, I have a completely normal life. I can relax, playing golf, fishing - doing what I want. I know when I finish a tournament, I am going to relax at home.
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It is the function of the President, representing the executive principle, to execute the laws.
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Village cricket spread fast through the land.
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I am an untrained musician and a common man's singer.
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Intellectual Ventures is a company that invests in invention.
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When I'm ready, I plan to adopt. I still believe in family.
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I have a dress-up chest at home. I love to create this fantasy kind of thing.
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'Boy,' 'October,' 'War,' 'The Unforgettable Fire' and 'The Joshua Tree,' those records, they're part of my musical DNA and structure.
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We have to still develop the Ikea group. We need many billions of Swiss francs to take on China or Russia.
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I think happiness is a combination of pleasure, engagement and meaningfulness.
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Money is not everything. We don't need billions and trillions of dollars.
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I remember looking back on a photo of me... wearing a suit that was, like, two sizes too big for me. I think a lot of guys don't know what fits.
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Nothing is as obnoxious as other people's luck.
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You feel like you need to deal with a lot if you're from Cleveland, so you learn to let things roll off your back, and you learn that humor is the best way to deal with it.
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There's no conversation more boring than talking about what it's really like to live in Newport and how the show compares to the real thing. I just don't care.
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Obama and the Democrats' preposterous argument is that we are just one more big tax increase away from solving our economic problems. The inescapable conclusion, however, is that the primary driver of the short-term deficit is not tax cuts but the lack of any meaningful economic growth over the last half decade.
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I can be presidential, but if I was presidential I would only have - about 20% of you would be here because it would be boring as hell.
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Over the hills and far away.
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You know it I know it Why don't you Just show it You got a lot of money but you can't afford the freeway
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Every minute counts. Being on time or not can mean the difference of a win or a loss and even of something positive or negative happening in life.
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First ladies are doing a lot. But the job remains undefined, frequently misunderstood, and subject to political attacks far nastier in some ways than those any President has ever faced.
