Douglas Alexander Quotes

Building the future holds more attraction than ancestor worship, whichever ancestor we're talking about.

Douglas Alexander

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Stories that can be told through language and words don't need to be filmed.

Jiang Wen

WordsLanguageNeedThroughStories

Words are only as good as the response to those words.

Jesse Williams

GoodWordsOnlyResponseThose

Count the dreams of your mind; if the numbers of the dreams exceeds the number of achievements, you are young.

Shimon Peres

DreamsMindYouNumbersYoungCount

Satisfying a profit motive must never be the reason for law enforcement, and it certainly must never be allowed to support the seizure of personal property by those who we trust to protect and defend our nation and our Constitution.

Tony Cardenas

TrustSupportLawLaw Enforcement

There's been a lot said about Social Security reform. What has been left out of the debate is the double tax on Social Security benefits. I believe it's time to get rid of a tax that punishes seniors and discourages work and retirement savings.

Rob Simmons

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Before, I guess, mum and dad were everything, but now, in my case, I had two new girls and all of a sudden they're completely dependent on you and there's a third generation. It's a funny shift all of a sudden. You have the babies, you have yourself and then you have your parents.

Roger Federer

FunnyYourselfParentsGeneration

Now one thing I think is really lame, is if you're an artist and you go to a karaoke bar and sing your own song. I like to get up there and sing stuff that I would never sing on stage anywhere else. Like Neil Diamond.

Jason Aldean

SongThinkYouArtistGoNever

I've never met a person who doesn't like music, and we may vary in what styles we like, but everybody likes some form of music.

Johnny Van Zant

MusicPersonNeverMayWhoLike

There is no one more deserving of a place in Poets' Corner. Ted Hughes introduced a new kind of landscape into English poetry. The most compelling aspect of his work was his intimacy with nature.

Derek Walcott

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I gave my parole once, and it has been shamefully violated by the British Government; I shall not give another to people on whom no faith can be reposed.

Christopher Gadsden

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It's very American, making a lot of money.

Claire McCaskill

MoneyAmericanMakingVeryLot

I love Frank Sinatra. He is one of my biggest all-time idols.

Brendon Urie

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