Jackie Speier Quotes

Working 40 hours a week used to mean a minimum standard of living and a foothold on the first rung of the economic ladder to the middle class.

Jackie Speier

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A good espresso to me is a little bit salty; you just become used to a good taste. Anytime I go into a new place and they don't clean their machine properly or the water temperature isn't right, it tastes awful.

Andrew Bird

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Every now and then, people will recognize me at restaurants or Universal Studios or something. I'll always take a picture with them if they want. I mean, that's what telling stories and acting for a living are for - for the people.

Matthew Moy

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In my life, I'm just looking for that life of integrity that my father had. I have a good heart; I'm not a heartbreaker.

Johnathon Schaech

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Mine has been a pretty strange path.

Steve Carr

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I became a writer in spite of my environments.

Robert E. Howard

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Preemptive war is what Israel did in '67 with Arab armies on its borders.

Molly Ivins

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I'm a native of L.A. I've seen the city change and develop over time, and I still believe there's no place like home.

Jonathan Silverman

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The problem with the United Nations is that while democracy within nations is the best available form of government, democracy among nations can be a moral disaster - especially if some nations are not democracies.

Jonah Goldberg

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In the poetic tradition, the heart's affections are indeed holy, and if organizations are asking for people's hearts and minds, they are asking in a way for their holy and hidden affections at the same time.

David Whyte

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Why can't I just be a running back?

DeAngelo Williams

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It's not that I'm afraid to die. I just don't want to be there when it happens.

Woody Allen

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I had the question asked of me before, 'What do you like better: singing or playing guitar?' If I'm gonna be totally truthful, if that microphone's in my hand, I'm loving it. When the guitar's in my hand, I'm a little nervous, but I'm still loving it.

Phil Anselmo

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