Michael Stipe (John Michael Stipe) Quotes
To be called an elder statesman is so unbelievably insulting. Brad Pitt is exactly three years younger than me.

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The Heat gave me an opportunity when nobody else wanted to.
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I do not feel remorse. Everybody makes mistakes in war.
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Seasonal flu is now a pandemic that lasts for years and years because you've got so many people that it's jumping back between northern and southern hemispheres and moving itself around the world. By the time it gets back to where it started, it's changed sufficiently so that people are no longer immune.
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Your Majesty, I took the liberty because I was so desirous of visiting alone with you for a few minutes before the rest of the other peasants arrived.
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Animals tell us something. If the animals have suffered this way from GMOs, potentially for us, let’s listen to what they’re telling us. Let’s take heed.
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You are my fire the one desire<brb>Believe when I say I want it that way
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In 'Angels in America,' I got to fulfill a lifelong dream. I was in the air eight nights a week for two years, and I just loved it.
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Your fundamental responsibility is to stay true to the deepest nature and intention of the materials.
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Let's get one thing straight - there is a big difference between a quitter and someone who gives up. Unfortunately, I have the right to make this claim because I fit into the category of 'quitter.'
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I'm just a happy guy.
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You gotta understand - the state of Mississippi was in rebellion. It had rebelled against the United States. Now that has been a very difficult story for America to tell, but that's what actually happened.
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I was raised a proper Southern boy.
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After we air the call, it's gone. I always thought, 'What a waste.' That's such a powerful story, and there's no way to revisit it or share it.
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California continues to lead the nation in the fight against climate change, and electrifying our transportation sector is the next game changer.
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The rich don't exploit the poor. They just out-compete them.
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The Democrats want to celebrate their successes but don't want to look out of touch with the people who haven't risen much in the last decade or so really.
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We need to stop buying into the myth about gender equality. It isn't a reality yet. Today, women make up half of the U.S. workforce, but the average working woman earns only 77 percent of what the average working man makes. But unless women and men both say this is unacceptable, things will not change.
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I think that over the years, whether they want to admit it or not, people have to admit that the women astronauts have performed just as well as the men astronauts.
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There is no wild beast so ferocious as Christians who differ concerning their faith.
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I'm just trying to get used to living on a fixed income. Now, it's going to get unfixed.
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The key decision for a statesman is whether to commit his nation or not. There is no middle course. Once a great nation commits itself, it must prevail. It will acquire no kudos for translating its inner doubts into hesitation.
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A statesman is a politician who places himself at the service of the nation. A politician is a statesman who places the nation at his service.
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To be called an elder statesman is so unbelievably insulting. Brad Pitt is exactly three years younger than me.