J. B. Pritzker Quotes

It takes so long for the folks who are earning minimum wage to finally see a little bit of a rise... that it takes a little nudge, I think, from government.

J. B. Pritzker

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If we live a sedentary life, you're going to be depressed and lack confidence. So get out there and get active.

Jessie Pavelka

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It was funny that rank-and-file evangelicals were ahead of all the leadership. They saw for decades conservative Republicans had made promises to them on issues that were important to Christians and conservatives when they were running for office. But when they won, they didn't keep those promises.

Jerry Falwell, Jr.

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I was a mimic when I was a child. I mimicked the teacher and made friends that way, actually. That was a very subversive activity, because I was a goody-goody who never got in trouble. But if I went off in the corner and mimicked the teacher, people loved it.

Anna Deavere Smith

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You have these big $200 and $300 million movies with special effects, and I've always thought, 'Gee, why don't we make 30 movies instead of one $300 million movie?' Let's shake it up a bit; wouldn't that be a better bet? Evidently not.

Jeff Bridges

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We have to deal with the nation's debt.

Jeff Duncan

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Conflict is drama, and how people deal with conflict shows you the kind of people they are.

Stephen Moyer

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I really do like the independent way of working. You don't get much studio intrusion compared to when you're working on a big Hollywood film where there tends to always be loads of people interfering. The only problem, though, with independent features is that they are hard to sell.

Steven Bauer

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I want people to be transported by the hotel. I'm thinking, What is it that would make people be delighted and amazed?

Steve Wynn

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American exceptionalism is the recurring character in the nation's narrative.

Ron Fournier

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I'm into the law of attraction and quantum physics. Like cosmic ordering. It's all about thinking lovely things that you would like in life, and feeling good about them before they manifest, so that by the time they do, you don't want them because you're on to your next desire.

Julia Sawalha

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'Amazing Grace' is not a book of interviews or onetime snapshots. It's a memoir of a journey that took me into a place I had never been and took over two years of my life. I don't think the people in this book would have said the things to me that they did if they perceived me as a reporter.

Jonathan Kozol

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I have to tell you, I'm a great teacher. Ask anybody who worked for me, except some secretaries who weren't very good.

Dawn Steel

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