Carol Moseley Braun Quotes
New Zealand, by the way, where I was ambassador, has had two women prime ministers - one from either party.
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I had set a goal of being a producer by 25.
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Never fear to deliberately walk through dark places, for that is how you reach the light on the other side.
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I think all politicians lie.
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My brothers and I would sit out on the park bench and harmonize.
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It's one thing to get a letter from your kid at camp telling you he wants to come home. It's another to get a letter from a grown child saying they're coming back to live with you!
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Sometimes I think we're alone. Sometimes I think we're not. In either case, the thought is staggering.
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It's always an honor to represent your country.
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For any actor - not just talking about myself - but if you've been fortunate enough to work for a long period of time, there's going to be different choices you're going to make.
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Look at someone like Ke$ha. I wouldn't say she's got the most rangy, incredible voice, but she's got a thing. She stands for something, and people are buying into that.
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It gets pretty boring when all you are is the support system for a male character.
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We have to change the kind of free trade deals we sign. We would have to change the absolutely central role of frenetic consumption in our culture. We would have to change the role of money in politics and our political system.
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Democracy is also a form of worship. It is the worship of Jackals by Jackasses.
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There's a pleasure in being reminded of the value of ordinary life.
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I have to accept the fact that, no matter what I do, it's going to annoy someone.
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The only people playing the roles of classic rock stars are hip-hop artists, now. Kanye's stage persona, and the way he approaches making albums, and the way he wants to be better than everyone else? That's reminiscent of Freddie Mercury. That's reminiscent of the Beatles.
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Museums are western inventions where the rich and the powerful or the government and the state tend to exhibit the signs and symbol and images of their culture.
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Am I a criminal? The world knows I'm not a criminal. What are they trying to put me in jail for? You've lost common sense in this society because of religious fanaticism and dogma.
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It was never important for a wedding to be about anything other than me and my partner. A big celebration was never my cup of tea.
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Phones were created as social tools. Smartphones are especially good at being social, integrating text, voice, video and images in an endless number of apps that can serve a user's needs, and all without the need for a web-based social network.
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I've had problems with my eyes, and my legs hurt if I walk a great deal. That's due to very bad circulation. It's called claudication, and it's painful. So I have to stop if I'm walking, and pretending I'm looking in the window, so that I can rest them a little bit and then start off again.
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Not only do I never lie, I never respond to lies, no matter how vicious, no matter how hurtful.
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The English public always feels perfectly at ease when a mediocrity is talking to it.
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I think that there are more opportunities for young women in America than there are in Tanzania. But I also think there are many of the same problems.
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New Zealand, by the way, where I was ambassador, has had two women prime ministers - one from either party.
