Barney Frank Quotes

Capitalism works better from every perspective when the economic decision makers are forced to share power with those who will be affected by those decisions.

Barney Frank

Recitation: by Male by Female

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PowerDecisionPerspectiveCapitalism

I'm a shadow whisperer: I hide in the shadows. And I tend to avoid places where I might get photographed and end up with my picture in the press.

Jessica Chastain

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Getting attention is my business. My whole life's predicated on, 'Hey, look at me!'

Jerry Lewis

LifeBusinessMeAttentionLookHey

Those whose approval you seek most give you the least.

Maurice Chevalier

YouSeekGiveApprovalWhoseMost

I've become impossible, holding on to when everything seemed to matter more.

Trent Reznor

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A friend of my mother's, Irene Lopez, was a Spanish dancer. She saw me bopping around the room and said to my mother, 'Rosita might have talent. Can I take her to my dance teacher?' There was no thought of a career at that time, but I knew I loved the attention, and that's so much a part of being a performer.

Rita Moreno

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My mother and father are big musical heroes of mine. I think it was because it was the first memories that I have of actually hearing music and falling in love with it and wanting to be a part of it in some way.

Jay DeMarcus

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I mean, I would love to have the career Joan Baez is having in Europe right now, but God knows I don't begrudge her that career.

Janis Ian

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I think the secret to happiness is having a Teflon soul. Whatever comes your way, you either let it slide or you cook with it.

Diane Lane

HappinessSoulThinkYouWaySecret

It's taken me a long time to realize that my own life is far more interesting than any part I'll ever play.

Diane Kruger

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I'm a costume designer. My career is not in fashion, a field I'm basically unfamiliar with.

Chris March

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Some of you think an Indian is like a wild animal. This is a great mistake.

Chief Joseph

GreatMistakeAnimalThinkYouWild

I did the coffee house thing - we have coffee houses where people play, or we used to - and when I was 14, I started there. Just played all the time. Every weekend I had a show, or every Thursday. Open-mic nights, the whole thing.

Brian Fallon

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