Pramila Jayapal Quotes

We are a country that has always been known for providing opportunities to people. We have lost a lot of that opportunity.

Pramila Jayapal

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In the media, I always seemed to come across as someone who was poking fun at the Scots and their football. I guess the Scottish public needed someone to blame for their international defeats, and I fitted the bill perfectly.

Jimmy Hill

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I've just had this idea pop in my head of trying to learn a new song every da, and try and play it that night. That's been fun for me because it's a little bit of a scary adventure, playing a song for the first time in front of people and letting it just be what it is.

Jim James

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I recall an 18-year-old girl named Rachel in Zambia who was given a grant to start a business of her choosing. She decided to breed goats so she could sell the meat and the milk, and donate the kids to orphan children. She herself was an orphan, stepping into young adulthood with no resources, and it was her first opportunity to earn her own money.

Ann Cotton

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I have no interest in making a 'Vietnam' film, no interest in making a direct political statement.

Michael Cimino

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In terms of an identity, an identity reflects an individuality, by definition. And, if there is a quality present, it is recognizable and it can be named. If you can't name it, it means you don't recognize it.

Robert Fripp

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I had a very progressive drama teacher who would buy all the plays that were in New York and bring them to suburban Texas.

Matt Bomer

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What I find frustrating about scripted television is that it's rare that you are surprised by how you feel about the character, or how you feel about the show.

Mike White

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You have to work on your own thing. You have to work on yourself, and you have to bring something to the game.

Michael Pena

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Much of modern molecular biology and microbiology has been based on the effort to decipher the basic code of life, which is made up of four nucleotides: adenine, thymine, cytosine, and guanine.

Michael Specter

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I travel Europe every couple of weeks. I just came back from London, Holland and Denmark. Every nation on this planet has its issues with race, and I am not sure if everyone has figured out how to deal with it.

Montel Williams

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I don't want people following Jon Kabat-Zinn. I want them following themselves.

Jon Kabat-Zinn

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If you're only a fan of the old music, that music's gonna wind up sounding even older.

Johnny Van Zant

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