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Kent Conrad Quotes

One reason the Founding Fathers thought that states should have two senators was so that smaller states wouldn't get run over and could bring their interests to the attention of the Senate more broadly.

Kent Conrad

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

Author Profession: politician
Nationality: american
Birth: March 12, 1948

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I listen to a lot of Chicago blues, I suppose. It reminds me of growing up, I guess. But I'm also obsessed by close-harmony groups. Actually, I'm fascinated particularly by brother duos, how they blend together. The Everly Brothers, the Stanley Brothers, The McQuarrys. There's something inherently magical about harmony.

John C. Reilly

Together Brother Me Growing Up Blues

But we moderns are impatient and destructive.

John Crowe Ransom

Destructive Impatient

It was a challenge for me to do a plot because I'd been an essayist and a journalist. I had to be vigilant about moving things along and being entertaining.

Meghan Daum

Challenge Me Moving Things Plot

Identity is part of drama to me. Who am I, why am I behaving this way, and am I aware of it?

Matthew Weiner

Identity Me Drama Why Who Am I Way

If I were to describe myself as any particular type of owner, it would be a fans' owner because you really get great satisfaction when you can go out on the streets and scream you're No. 1 and you're world champions.

Jeffrey Lurie

Great Myself World You Champions Go

You know, failure hurts. Any kind of failure stings. If you live in the sting, you will - undoubtedly - fail. My way of getting past the sting is to say no, I'm just not going to let this get me down.

Sonia Sotomayor

Failure Live Past Me You Down

I want to be an inspiration, but I would like there to be a day when it is not 'Simone the black swimmer.'

Simone Manuel

Day Black Want Inspiration Would

The reason you work as an artist is to stay open and ask questions.

Robert Wilson

Work Questions You Artist Reason

It is in the nature of the New Yorker to be as topical as possible, on a level that is often small in scale and playful in intention.

Brendan Gill

Nature Small Intention New Possible

My mother gets told, 'Oh, you're so lucky that your daughters are doing so well.' She never corrects anybody when they assume Helen is her daughter.

Bonnie Hunt

Mother Daughter Doing You Lucky She

I regard remaking a film as creating something again.

Bong Joon-ho

Creating Something Film Again Regard