Jim McDermott Quotes

But beyond the hysteria of phantom death panels, where is the abomination? Show me the provisions that will hurt consumers, because if you think a $110 billion a year tax break for working-class Americans to buy private health insurance is a government takeover, I welcome the debate.

Jim McDermott

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HealthDeathGovernmentWelcomeMe

When I wake up in the morning, I need the writing to go to. I begin there. And that's not an accident, I mean, that habit of getting up in the morning and going to my writing first thing.

John Edgar Wideman

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The only person I'll marry is myself. Believe me, my ego is that big.

Max Beesley

MyselfMeEgoBelievePersonBig

Remember, a real decision is measured by the fact that you've taken new action. If there's no action, you haven't truly decided.

Tony Robbins

DecisionActionRememberYouNew

It is time to effect a revolution in female manners - time to restore to them their lost dignity. It is time to separate unchangeable morals from local manners.

Mary Wollstonecraft

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The things journalists should pay attention to are the issues the political leadership agrees on, rather than to their supposed antagonisms.

Michael Pollan

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Within a life that seems uncomfortably scripted by family and community pressures, hyper-religiosity can provide a way to break with parental expectations and flee from parental control.

Deeyah Khan

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And to get real work experience, you need a job, and most jobs will require you to have had either real work experience or a graduate degree.

Donald Norman

WorkExperienceJobYouWillNeed

I would act whether or not I was paid. I would be involved in ensemble groups. I would have the desire to tell stories.

Brendan Fraser

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I never wanted to be a pop star.

Anne Stevenson

NeverStarPopWantedPop Star

People don't want to watch a sport where you see people fall down and somehow score above someone who goes clean.

Ashley Wagner

PeopleSomeoneYouFallDownWant

Without the presence of the Spirit, it is impossible to comprehend our personal mission or to have the reassurance that our course is right.

Sheri L. Dew

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If you need to fudge the facts a little bit to make your narrative work, there is nothing anyone can do to stop you.

Ryan Holiday

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