Christopher Buckley Quotes

We make our public servants jump through quite a few hoops, you know. We get hysterical if they accept a $50 lunch from a lobbyist. We get hysterical if they accept a ride on some corporate jet.

Christopher Buckley

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RideLunchYouJumpKnowAccept

I don't go out - ever. I'm lucky enough to have awesome friends, and we always end up at someone's house. We're big house-party guys.

John Krasinski

EndFriendsSomeoneEnoughHouseGo

I am a great admirer of Sen. Frist, who is a nationally known heart surgeon and well known in Nashville as a great family man who has dedicated his life to helping others and, in that regard, he has followed in his father's footsteps.

John Jay Hooker

LifeFamilyFatherHeartGreatMan

I feel like I missed my era, because I remember the time when black people uplifted each other and looked for the positives. I feel sorry for the people who live their lives in the negative default setting because they filter out what's good, and that's no way to live.

Michael Jai White

GoodLiveTimePeopleNegativeFeel

Global political conditions make a direct American intervention difficult, but President Reagan's messianic and visceral attitude toward the Nicaraguan revolution could mean it will happen as an act of desperation.

Tomas Borge

AttitudeRevolutionPoliticalMean

Music transcends language. BTS communicates with our fans by staying true to ourselves and believing in music every day.

RM

MusicDayLanguageEvery DayTrue

To think that we as a publisher (i.e. people who have never actually MADE a game) can have a realistic impact on a project that a team of experts is slaving away on full time for 2 years is a bit arrogant.

Mike Wilson

TimePeopleTeamGameThinkImpact

Owning a great golf course gives you great power.

Donald Trump

PowerGreatGolfYouOwningCourse

Films with a message just make me laugh.

Claude Chabrol

MeLaughMake Me LaughJustMessage

I have lost and put on big batches of weight in my life many, many times. But what concerns me is the idea of being an obese old woman, because I don't like the idea of being physically incapable in someone else's hands.

Alison Moyet

LifeWomanMeMy LifeSomeoneHands

I'm a fan of daytime drama; I totally get it. When we are doing scenes that are romantic or will get the audience riled up, I feel like I'm a fan in the room going, 'People are going to be so mad right now!'

Alison Sweeney

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They are always very lax about putting restrictions on violence for children's movies, which I think is much more harrowing than sexuality for children.

Philip Kaufman

ChildrenThinkViolenceMoviesMore

In apartments and cottages, on the street and in the train... I listen... More and more, I turn into one large ear, always turning to another person.

Svetlana Alexievich

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