J. C. Watts Quotes
We need to remember that politics is all about people, not programs. We shouldn't want to take the humanness out of the political arena.
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Eighty percent of my life is normal like any other mother. I worry about my children, if they're doing all right. I worry that my husband is doing well. The 20 percent is just the queen aspect that factors in. But for me, it's life as usual, and it's just taking care of my family.
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After high school, I went to the University of Wisconsin Stevens Point for a year, and I studied musical theatre. By that point, I was like, 'This is what I want to do.'
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When you look at the light bulb above you, you remember Thomas Alva Edison. When the telephone bell rings, you remember Alexander Graham Bell. Marie Curie was the first woman to win the Nobel Prize. When you see the blue sky, you think of Sir C.V. Raman.
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From age 16, I lived and breathed wine. I read every magazine and book about wine.
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I never was a very good singer.
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The usual fortune of complaint is to excite contempt more than pity.
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Everybody sooner or later has to drop the luggage and the baggage of illusions.
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If you don't improve the lives of the poor, it's not charity.
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Midi is my hobby.
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There are some people who leave impressions not so lasting as the imprint of an oar upon the water.
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Kevin Costner told me that 'True' was his and his wife's song. I'm not sure if that's a good thing because they split up soon after.
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But the issue has to do with land, which is our land.
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America preaches integration and practices segregation.
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Time is the devourer of all things.
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I love samosas filled with mincemeat. My mum makes really great ones.
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When you make as many speeches and you talk as much as I do and you get away from the text, it's always a possibility to get a few words tangled here and there.
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I love rock n' rollers.
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You don't have to find out what someone's mechanical abilities are. All those factors are already a known commodity. I've seen teams win championships and have their entire team quit the next day because they weren't happy.
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Everyone confesses that exertion which brings out all the powers of body and mind is the best thing for us; but most people do all they can to get rid of it, and as a general rule nobody does much more than circumstances drive them to do.
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Health care is a need; it's not a commodity, and it should be distributed according to need. If you're very sick, you should have a lot of it. If you're not sick, you shouldn't have a lot of it.
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Be yourself. You're okay. And it really doesn't matter what other people think.
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You do get a lot of people complaining if you don't do songs they have come to expect. I have to be careful about fulfilling that side of things and keeping it fresh for other people who have come to see the show.
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Show me a woman who doesn't feel guilty and I'll show you a man.
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We need to remember that politics is all about people, not programs. We shouldn't want to take the humanness out of the political arena.
