George Papandreou Quotes

There is this concept of politics as a dirty game. It's a difficult game, but it doesn't have to be dirty. I think this is what we need to bring to politics. I think politics around the world has very often been captured by big interests - 'lobbies' they call them in the States.

George Papandreou

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

  • Author Profession: statesman
  • Nationality: greek
  • Birth: June 16, 1952

Topics

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It seems ridiculous that you can be in one state with your driver's license and buy a firearm, and then in the next state it is totally illegal. There are real problems to that, but as soon as you bring up the subject and say 'gun control,' it sets a red flag.

Joe Perry

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You can't put civil rights on the ballot.

Jesse Ventura

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I really had to develop a core. I had to figure out, at my core as a writer, what did I value? What was I about? And I had to love it and take pleasure in it.

Jenny Zhang

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It should here be added that poetry habitually takes the form of verse.

John Drinkwater

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I've done 'Yo Gabba Gabba!' I've done... oh, it's not called 'Rapunzel' anymore. 'Tangled', that's it. Those are both huge.

Jeffrey Tambor

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Watching an entrepreneur fail is sad, but watching him fail from lack of nerve is tragic.

Steve Blank

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I'm not a knee-jerk conservative. I passionately believe in free markets and less government, but not to the point of being a libertarian.

Rupert Murdoch

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Inevitably, there will be many aspects of culture that would benefit from a more reflective or contemplative approach to them.

Maryanne Wolf

CultureWillMoreWouldApproach

God lets everything happen for a reason. It's all a learning process, and you have to go from one level to another.

Mike Tyson

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Everyone is so weird in L.A. that if you're somewhat normal, it's exotic.

David Spade

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If I had to choose, I would always take the less dynamic, indeed even the lazy person who knows what's right than the zealot in the cause of error. He may move slower, but he's headed in the right direction.

Antonin Scalia

DirectionChoosePersonLazyRight

My favorite subject was English or creative writing. We did poems and making a magazine, and I did one on celebrities. I called it 'Celebrity Life Magazine.' I interviewed my good friend Kaley Cuoco.

Ashley Tisdale

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