Kevin McCarthy Quotes
When it comes to tyrants, dictators and terrorists, strength and the threat of force is the only language they understand.
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Everyone wishes that the man whom he fears would perish.
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In the X-Men the women are so strong and sexy! We really kick some male butt!
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From my intimate discussions with President Obama, it is evident that India figures significantly in American geo-political, economic and strategic thinking. India is the largest democracy in the world.
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I'd like 'Rookie' to be a helpful resource, but I never want it to be too prescriptive. Hopefully, it also makes the reader feel encouraged to think for herself.
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A person who publishes a book willfully appears before the populace with his pants down. If it is a good book nothing can hurt him. If it is a bad book nothing can help him.
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I really enjoy taking care of people, and I was really ready to have a kid, so I didn't have to sacrifice anything that I didn't want to give up.
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Gymnastics is so huge in the Olympics. There are a lot of fans who want to see more.
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I was very against pink and purple when I was young, because they were girls' colors. But that was only because I didn't want people to write me off for what I can do. When I got into my 20s, I decided that was stupid.
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I like working on stage because there's something very immediate about it, that interaction with an audience where you immediately hear their reaction, or feel them, whether they're with you.
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Our port facilities should have the freedom to levy a market-based container fee which will provide new revenue and make our system more equitable to the American taxpayer and American manufacturers.
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Though ambition in itself is a vice, yet it is often the parent of virtues.
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We count on the FEC to be the public's watchdog.
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Tagliatelle comes from the word tagliare, meaning 'to cut.' Tagliolini are simply thinly cut tagliatelle.
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There comes a time in the life of every nation when it stands at the crossroads of history and must choose which way to go.
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You just can't beat the person who never gives up.
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You know, the thing that struck me about Civil War music was how bloody it was; it was full of hatred. There was incredible vitriol in it.
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The more important argument against grade curves is that they create an atmosphere that's toxic by pitting students against one another. At best, it creates a hypercompetitive culture, and at worst, it sends students the message that the world is a zero-sum game: Your success means my failure.
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I've always said about awards that they're meaningless until you win one, and then they're best thing in the world. The other thing about awards is that they engender respect from areas where it might never have come from without it.
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A candidate who tries to steer a path down the middle in an effort to 'win independents' runs the risk of convincing everyone that they have no core values. As much as - or more than - any other voters, independents want to see conviction and authenticity.
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Talk to the tree, make friends with it.
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I don't want to be all worthy about it, but I don't do red carpets, I don't do events and I don't accept freebies that much.
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What I've found - and the older I get, the more I understand this and stand behind it - is, my whole life has been an exploration of telling the truth. It's scary to be truthful, and it's scary to reveal yourself, and I'm very attracted to doing things that scare me.
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I think if you show up and you work hard and you're straightforward, you can always create your own opportunities. I hope I'm right.
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When it comes to tyrants, dictators and terrorists, strength and the threat of force is the only language they understand.
