Jimmy Chin Quotes

When I show up in New York, and I look at the skyline, it's like showing up in a mountain range. My gaze goes toward the most impressive-looking climb. It's always gone to the top of the World Trade Center.

Jimmy Chin

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Be assured that, as certain as Congress transcends its assigned limits and usurps powers never conferred, or stretches those conferred beyond the proper limits, so surely will the fruits of its usurpation pass into the hands of the Executive. In seeking to become master, it but makes a master in the person of the President.

John C. Calhoun

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When I got into the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art, a doctor told me to give up the course as I'd be totally deaf within a couple of years. But I refused to give in.

Stephanie Beacham

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George Wallace for some strange, unknown reason, he liked me. George Wallace came down to Florida, and he went all over Florida, and he said to the people, 'If you all can't vote for me, don't vote for those oval-headed lizards. Vote for Shirley Chisholm!' And that crashed my votes, because they thought that I was in league with him to get votes.

Shirley Chisholm

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It is unclear exactly how many law enforcement agencies are currently using this capability, but it is reasonable to say that while resource limitations used to discourage the government from tracking you without a good reason, these constraints have largely disappeared.

Ron Wyden

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I was born in a small town. My parents, my father was a teacher. My mother was a housewife.

Milos Forman

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I'm from Florida, which I consider more southern. You cannot put Florida in the same category as California or New York.

Lois Frankel

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Trying to sound good at 10 A.M. is the worst.

Jonathan Groff

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If I had a message to give my dad, it'd probably be, 'Thank you, thank you, thank you.' He's helped me so much on this crazy journey. Giving up his job, being away from my mom, and being away from home for that much just because of me? It's a lot. And I thank him for it.

Chloe Kim

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I wish reporters were more in tune to the difference between the Asian experience and the Asian-American experience. I think often they lump the two together and think that when I talk about Asian-American narratives that they can cite 'Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon' or 'Mulan' as proof of concept when it's a different experience.

Constance Wu

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The press secretary who starts to narrow down or close the president's options because he answers delicate negotiating questions no longer serves the president.

Ari Fleischer

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The film industry brings people together, and so does technology. I see them as similar platforms.

Ashton Kutcher

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I'm all for skinny jeans, a flowing blouse, patterned flats and chunky jewels.

Sydney Wayser

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