Charles B. Rangel Quotes

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Charles B. Rangel

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Mistakes are not always the result of someone's ineptitude.

Jessica Savitch

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I spoke Spanish when I was three, and then Maltese. I love dictionaries. I like foreigners. My dad moved every year before I was 14, and I learnt to like abroad. I'm not scared of change.

John Lloyd

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The way you have bipartisan negotiations, you sit down across the table, as we did with Ted Kennedy, as I've done with many other members, and you say, 'OK, here's what I want, here's what you want. We'll adhere to your principles, but we'll make concessions.'

John McCain

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We were promised a society of philosophers. But the Blogosphere is looking more and more like a nation of ankle-biters.

Steven Levy

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I think that's because believable action is based on authenticity, and accuracy is very important to me. I always spend time researching my novels, exploring the customs and attitudes of the county I'm using for their setting.

Sidney Sheldon

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So often when we historicize material, we use this big wide-angle lens.

Jonathan Evison

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Believe it or not, I was just given an honorary doctorate degree from the University of Tennessee.

Dolly Parton

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I'd never gone as a kid to an ice rink. There was always that fear that I'd break my leg and it would affect my career.

Bonnie Langford

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I've always been homeschooled, so doing it on set is kind of the same thing. My mom makes it very interactive - we'll get a book on chocolate and learn how to make it, or she will buy antique items. I love military history, the mechanics and strategy of it.

Atticus Shaffer

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So I said to the gym instructor: 'Can you teach me to do the splits?' He said: 'How flexible are you?' I said: I can't make Tuesdays.'

Tim Vine

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I love history, and I thought I knew history well, but I was shocked by how little I knew about it.

Morten Tyldum

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Trade is very good for the country. It's very good for the GDP. It's good for wages, but it doesn't mean it's always good for every business. So we should have trade assistance, which is about relocation, re-education, and training.

Jamie Dimon

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