Adlai E. Stevenson Quotes
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Congress seems to be very good at doing nothing.
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In Sweden, they broadcast the American shows in English with Swedish subtitles, whereas in many European countries they dub them. Watching those shows in English was big for me.
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Well, the crazy thing for me is I think out of anything that's happened in the last year, all the success, people always ask what do you guys do with the money? I don't think they realize we're not really making any money.
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What I mean by photographing as a participant rather than observer is that I'm not only involved directly with some of the activities that I photograph, such as mountain climbing, but even when I'm not I have the philosophy that my mind and body are part of the natural world.
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Humans are amphibians - half spirit and half animal. As spirits they belong to the eternal world, but as animals they inhabit time.
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I have a coach but there's nobody at my level in Gaza. I have to do most of my training sessions on my own.
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I was just a mini-star when we did 'Gone With the Wind.'
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The trouble with a kitten is that eventually it becomes a cat.
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Every kid, every minority kid can be so successful if they focus on their education.
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I take very seriously my responsibility as Secretary-General to make sure that the United Nations is doing everything it can to uphold the universal prohibition on the use of chemical weapons.
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There are so many cute vintage dresses made out of synthetics from the '60s and '70s - but they're so itchy and hot. It's not worth it!
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I have had brown hair and bangs since I was 2. One year I dyed it blonde, which felt so weird.
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Stop exposing your children to danger by sending them to throw bombs and stones at soldiers and civilians.
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Shock 'n' Awe. We bring the BoomWow.13
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Don't be afraid of putting on color, refine the work little by little. Don't proceed according to rules and principles, but paint what you observe and feel.. .One must have only one master – nature; she is the one always be consulted.
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A car crash harnesses elements of eroticism, aggression, desire, speed, drama, kinesthetic factors, the stylizing of motion, consumer goods, status - all these in one event. I myself see the car crash as a tremendous sexual event really: a liberation of human and machine libido (if there is such a thing).
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The rules of game shows limit stuff so much. I remember on 'Money From Strangers,' being in the van - not even performing - and there was a lawyer there the entire time. 'No, you can't give money for that. Yes, you can give money for that. That's a partial answer. That's a full answer.'
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There is genuine healing in a beautifully crafted musical theatre song, like Stephen Sondheim's 'Losing My Mind,' or a pop music gem like Joni Mitchell's 'Help Me.'
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Whoever controls the volume of money in any country is absolute master of all industry and commerce.
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I believe chemistry is based on the trust between two performers. What actually works is something intangible - being extremely comfortable in each other's presence.
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She plucked from my lapel the invisible strand of lint (the universal act of woman to proclaim ownership).
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Sometimes my backswing gets long, and I get in bad positions. The club also can get behind me coming down, so I have to flip my hands to catch up to my body.
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Underwear. It's like a god damned leash. It also constantly reminds me of how funny I look naked.
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In quiet places, reason abounds.
