Sufjan Stevens Quotes

The spiritual ambiguity growing up made me really latch onto a faith - Protestantism - that was somewhat conventional. Everyone else was rebelling against traditions and institutions, whereas I was rebelling against the upheaval and uncertainty in my family.

Sufjan Stevens

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I'm not an outdoors person by instinct or nature. I'm more of a city person.

Jim Sturgess

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Preaching don't mean you are a true man. You got to go out and do.

Joe Frazier

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I concentrate on making everything strong, and you can't do that with just cardio. I strength-train one day - and I'm not talking heavy weights, just a little. I see my trainer one day, next day I take a yoga class or cook. I'm not someone who just opens a pantry and rustles something up.

Jessica Biel

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As a 7-year-old child, I saw the Wall being erected. No one - although it was a stark violation of international law - believed at the time that one ought to intervene militarily in order to protect citizens of the GDR and whole Eastern bloc, of the consequences of that - namely, to live in lack of freedom for many, many years.

Angela Merkel

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We really do have to get at the underlying question of health-care costs.

Angela Braly

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If you're not married, chances are you think a lot about you.

Tracy McMillan

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Governing is one thing, campaigning is another - and the latter becomes far more pronounced in an election-year State of the Union.

Robert Dallek

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I was fortunate, I guess, to be part of some good fiscal discipline in the Bush administration. The budget I put forward was a balanced budget.

Rob Portman

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During my time in Washington, I have become increasingly frustrated by the power held by the gun lobby.

Mike Quigley

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You have to respect everybody's desires and way of living.

Juan Pablo Galavis

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I've had lots of parts in movies that I've never seen. I mean no disrespect to them. It was really fun to go act, but I'm not calling my friends and saying, 'I couldn't be more proud of this picture. You should go see it.'

Timothy Olyphant

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When I was involved with 'Star Wars,' I was very interested in all the backstories, and I used to pepper George with all kinds of questions about anything that crossed my mind, because I was very, very into it. But when the job came to an end, I had to move on.

Mark Hamill

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