Dick Durbin Quotes

These are men and women who are willing to risk their lives in defense of their country. And the fact that their orientation - sexual orientation's been held against them is a blot on our nation's reputation.

Dick Durbin

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Gina Gershon was a year ahead of me in college.

Jennifer Coolidge

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I feel like certain people think that certain styles of music will taint their jazz style.

Robert Glasper

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Businesses have moved from doing business to doing lobbying, and I think that's a very bad thing.

Angus Deaton

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He's a tremendous guy. And what's more, he's virtually a genius in the field of management.

John Wozniak

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I learnt a lot in government, and I've learnt a lot since leaving government. The kind of journey of being in government is that you start at your most popular and least capable, and you end at your most capable and least popular.

Tony Blair

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What people should understand is that I adore the Labour party.

Tony Blair

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I think, in real life, when we're facing death - that is, when we come out on the other side of it, whether it's death of a friend or a family member - you come out on the other side of the mourning cherishing your life that much more.

Tony DiTerlizzi

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Almost all quality improvement comes via simplification of design, manufacturing... layout, processes, and procedures.

Tom Peters

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We've had years and years and years of compromises, and that's led to $14 trillion in debt.

Tom Graves

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I come from a very, very small town. There were no other actors around. I never met any actors. A lot of those times when I'd be out in the sheds with my dad, I'd step outside, and there's just nothing out there but thousands of acres, forty thousand sheep, and miles of nothing. And so my mind would just wonder about what else was out there.

Jason Clarke

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My daughter couldn't care less about me being famous. She finds it revolting and, like a lot of teenagers, is virtually allergic to me. That started at 12 and hasn't gone anywhere yet.

Dawn French

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What I love about how my career has gone up to this point is that I've always, always put my head down on my pillow at night, and I've been able to say that I've done, honestly, what I've felt like I wanted to do. And that's really all you can hope for in everything you do.

Debbie Gibson

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