John Stockwell Quotes

Short, successful military adventures are as effective as the Super Bowl in diverting people's attention from unpleasant truths.

John Stockwell

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When we were 15, my brother and I were getting really into Nirvana, Green Day, and The Beastie Boys. We started going to shows and realized we really wanted to be on stage.

Joel Madden

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Help for first time buyers and other housing market measures will be welcome.

Andy Sawford

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In the past I've made movies that were pretty universally liked. You can't really hate them. You can discard them, but you can't really hate them.

Ang Lee

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A rich man can afford to be generous to many.

Mercedes McCambridge

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In rugby union, I was out wide kicking stones with the pretty boys.

Sonny Bill Williams

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My life is so much better than I thought it was going to be.

Mary Gordon

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Having adaptive events televised in the X Games is huge. There are people out there who might want to do this but don't think they can. They can see us out here tearing it up. That's going to help people realize that if you want something bad enough, you can get there.

Mike Schultz

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Last week, the House of Representatives passed a resolution honoring the victims and heroes of September 11th. As we commemorate the anniversary of 9-11, we must also remember that the threat is still very real today.

Michael McCaul

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Acting's not therapy, but it can be therapeutic.

Josh Peck

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Perhaps they do not recognize themselves, for a rich man is even harder to define than a poor one.

William Graham Sumner

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As an engineer, I learned that a long time ago: you don't want to get into a rational discussion about irrational subjects.

Shahid Khan

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In fact, as a spin bowler, you have to work on the batsman over after over.

Richie Benaud

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