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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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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It only looks like I get to eat a lot of food on TV. I really just get the one bite and the crew and guests eat everything else.
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I think that the good and the great are only separated by the willingness to sacrifice.
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I never consciously do any work directly influenced from any movie, unless I'm doing a parody.
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I think all people's lives are controlled by their decisions. You look at people's lives - it's not their conditions, it's their decisions. So everybody has a choice and every moment in your life you're making decisions.
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You're not a wave, you're a part of the ocean.
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A journalist and an information architect face exactly the same problem - how to give shape to the pile of information in front of you in a way that will make it easy and natural for people to comprehend. I can't imagine any better preparation for the work I do now.
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My family is just embarrassingly proud of me. My brothers get a little protective... overly protective. I've made rules now where I say: "You can't go outside and scream at people if they have cameras!"
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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.
