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Richard Lamm Quotes

Everything we do in public policy prevents us from doing something else. To govern is to choose.

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

Author Profession: politician
Nationality: american
Birth: September 12, 1935

Topics

Doing Choose Policy Everything Us

Remember Graham Green's dictum that childhood is the bank balance of the writer? I think that all writers feel alienated. Most of us go back to an alienated childhood in some way or another. I know that I do.

Childhood Balance Green Think Feel

I have very, very low expenditures, but still I manage to spend it all. I guess Hot Pockets are more expensive than I thought.

Robert Pattinson

Thought More Hot Expensive Low Than

It seems older people maximize their well-being more - they start to realize that life is short.

Robert J. Waldinger

Life People Life Is Short Start More

I think Congress can pass a bill when the American people start regaining trust in the administration to actually do their job and enforce the laws that are already on the books.

Trust Job People Start Think Laws

Friendship with a man is friendship with his virtue.

Friendship Man Virtue His

My mother wanted to abort me, and that was basically a family secret. My grandfather stopped her and said that he had a dream and saw me perfectly. He was a prophetic dreamer, like Martin.

Family Mother Me Dreamer Dream Said

A lot people ask me, 'How do I become a voice actor?' and, well, first of all, drop the 'voice' because you don't know what mechanics you'll have to employ. If you can just focus on the acting, then the rest will come.

Focus People Me Rest Voice Acting

I don't believe in pretending to be someone else. I'm what I actually am in real life. For instance, like any normal girl, I fight with my mother. I mean, it is just fine. In fact, I fight daily with my mother.

Life Mother Girl Daily Fight Mean

I do what I love, thank God. I get to make music and get inspiration through Judaism. I can see why people might be surprised, because it's not been done before. It's certainly not typical. People are always trying to wrap head their around it. But it's probably simpler than everyone thinks.

Love Music God People Thank God Why

I don't need a good skate to make everything OK.

Good Need Everything Make OK Skate

Headwise, I always kind of knew that everyone goes grey in our family very early - and I was like, it works for me. I started growing my beard, and it changes the shape of your skull and your face, and I started seeing my mother's side of the family in myself for the first time.

Douglas Coupland

Family Mother Time Myself Me Face

The most successful ideological effects are those which have no need for words, and ask no more than complicitous silence.

Pierre Bourdieu

Words Silence More Ask Need Most

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