Charles B. Rangel (Charles Bernard Rangel) Quotes
So many deaths could be prevented if measures were implemented to expand background checks and keep individuals like John Hinckley from ever buying firearms in the first place.Charles B. Rangel
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A true champion is one who sweats from exhaustion when no one is watching.
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I like 'MacNeil/Lehrer.'
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The men and women of my generation are heirs to that great collective success which has been admired worldwide and of which we are so proud. It is now up to us to pass it on to the coming generations.
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I like to think of myself as very loyal, and I love everyone I surround myself with, whether they're friends or girlfriends or whatever.
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I'm not a materialistic person.
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The concept of two people living together for 25 years without a serious dispute suggests a lack of spirit only to be admired in sheep.
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My face always looks bored or depressed. It's not an accurate impression.
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Most of us are at war with ourselves, are our own worst enemies. We expect a great deal of ourselves, yet we do not put ourselves in a condition to achieve great things. We are either too indulgent to our bodies, or we are not indulgent enough.
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Human beings are definitely changing the planet, but how much impact they are having on climate, I don't know and I don't care.
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A lot of people don't want to grow up because it sucks.
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The truth is, as long as nuclear weapons exist, we are not safe.
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I remember as a kid being really scared of the Smurfs.
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I feel very friendly towards your country, but make no mistake I will always be an Indian first.
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Now here I was, half Jane Wyman, half Shirley Temple, and people began to stop me in the street and say, 'Don't worry, Barbara, it's all right, you won't lose your job.' It was really very touching.
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Having the security of being in a series week in, week out gives you great flexibility; you can experience with yourself, try a different scene different ways. If you make a mistake one week, you can look at it and say, 'Well, I won't do that again,' and you're still on the air next week.
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'The Indian princes’ ceremonies are so irritating and ridiculous'
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I think multicamera comedy is a much-maligned American art form.
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No one else has ever opened doors for me. I opened them myself.
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Foreign terrorists are using technology to radicalize Americans at a troubling pace that continues to increase.
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You're always putting yourself into your work. There's no separation; it's just how you use yourself and transform.
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Europe by the end of this century will be a continent after the neutron bomb; the grand buildings will still be standing, but the people who built them will be gone. We are living through a remarkable period: the self-extinction of the race who, for good or ill, shaped the modern world.
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Philosophic meditation is an accomplishment by which I attain Being and my own self, not impartial thinking which studies a subject with indifference.
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The idea of money being something physical is almost entirely a fiction. Sure, you can go to your ATM and pull out cash. And you can feel cash in your back pocket and have some tangible comfort there - but in reality, the majority of your money is a number on a screen.
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So many deaths could be prevented if measures were implemented to expand background checks and keep individuals like John Hinckley from ever buying firearms in the first place.
Charles B. Rangel
