Has Beens Quotes - Page 36

• I think Helen of Troy must have been pretty hot. She got two countries going crazy for 10 years over her.

  Colin Quinn

  Country, Crazy, Thinking

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• My finances have been decimated by a group of people, such as my ex-attorney, my ex-business manager, and an estate planner, specifically. And they have conspired together to - to co-op my corporations, put in trustees without my knowledge.

  Randy Quaid

  People, Together, Groups

  "VIDEO: Randy Quaid: Evi and I 'Cannot Function'" by Lindsay Powers, www.hollywoodreporter.com. November 5, 2010.

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• Jeremih has been my favorite artist to collab with.

  Chance the Rapper

  Artist, Favorite Artist, My Favorite

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• My claim is simply that the literary approach is one necessary way to read and interpret the Bible, an approach that has been unjustifiably neglected. Despite that neglect, the literary approach builds at every turn on what biblical scholars have done to recover the original, intended meaning of the biblical text.

  Leland Ryken

  Biblical, Done, Way

  Leland Ryken (1984). “How to Read the Bible as Literature”, p.12, Zondervan

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• Cold-turkey deficit reduction would cause a significant recession. A recent analysis by the Congressional Budget Office estimated that going headlong over the cliff would cause our gross domestic product, which has been growing at an annual rate of around 2 percent, to fall at a rate of 2.9 percent in the first half of 2013.

  Christina Romer

  Fall, Turkeys, Office

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• It has been an honor to work in the Barack Obama Administration and to serve this President, particularly during a period of unprecedented change in the broader Middle East. Obviously, there is still work to do but I promised my wife I would return to government for only two years and we both agreed it is time to act on my promise.

  Dennis A. Ross

  Government, Years, Two

  "Top Obama Middle East adviser Dennis Ross stepping down" by Alex Mooney, www.cnn.com. November 10, 2011.

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• It is part of my responsibility as a bridge builder to speak the truth about what's great about America, what we've done right, and what our less glorious moments. And many people feel that the Iraq adventure, for example, has been one of our less glorious moments.

  Feisal Abdul Rauf

  Responsibility, Adventure, Iraq

  "Larry King Live", transcripts.cnn.com. September 8, 2010.

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• Whenever I look at pictures of horrific things that soldiers do or that have been done to soldiers I always feel sorry for everybody involved because politics throws them into these horrific situations where really it's just 18-year-old kids.

  Gideon Raff

  Sorry, Kids, Years

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• The Irish move to a very low corporation tax has generated very significant revenue growth, considerably in excess of Britain's, where a slower economy has been combined with a number of stealth taxes.

  John Redwood

  Moving, Numbers, Growth

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• The Prime Minister in the UK thinks spending and borrowing more is the right thing to do in the circumstances, and is busily trying to bail out chunks of the private sector which would otherwise have to adjust more quickly to the painful reality that we have been living beyond our means.

  John Redwood

  Mean, Reality, Thinking

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• I am determined to honour the confidence which has been extended to us by the people of our great land. And I say to all of those who have voted for us today, I say to each and every one of them that I will be a prime minister for all Australians.

  Kevin Rudd

  Land, People, Today

  "Biography/Personal Quotes". www.imdb.com.

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• I was elected by the people of Australia as Prime Minister of Australia. I was elected to do a job, I intend to continue doing that job. I intend to continue doing it to the absolute best of my ability. Part of that job has been to steer this country through the worst economic crisis the world has seen in 75 years.

  Kevin Rudd

  Country, Jobs, Australia

  "Biography/Personal Quotes". www.imdb.com.

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• I would say my biggest mentor has been my father because he always has been. Actually both of my parents have always been ones to encourage me to be myself and stay true to myself and not fall into what other people want me to do.

  Nicole Richie

  Father, Fall, People

  "Nicole Richie On Being A Fashion Star Mentor". Real Style Network Interview, www.realstylenetwork.com. March 2012.

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• When you're playing a character in a book, there's already a lot of pressure because all of the millions of people who have read the series have been able to envision and become very attached to the characters.

  Nikki Reed

  Book, Character, People

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• I do think there is something to be said for those who have significant experience at state level and have run campaigns or have been deeply involved in grass roots political campaigns and who have actual hands-on experience.

  Roy Romer

  Running, Thinking, Hands

  "Democrats' National Chair Steve Grossman resigns". www.cnn.com.

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• There have been many great musicians that, Clifford Brown is one great example, I mean he died very early, 25.

  Sonny Rollins

  Mean, Musician, Example

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• Listen, it's not nice to have your mum kill herself, that is difficult. But at the end of the day, it happened a long time ago. My mother was, I hope, not the reason that I have been successful. It's not as simplistic as 'My mum killed herself; I've got to prove myself.' I was very lucky that my parents took an interest in me...

  Stuart Rose

  Mother, Nice, Successful

  "Marks & Spencer's Stuart Rose: 'I'm like a £3.49 chicken jalfrezi! It's got punch, it's got zest, and it's just fabulous to be with'". Interview with Elizabeth Day, www.theguardian.com. May 30, 2009.

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• Significant steps have been taken since 9-11 to protect out country here at home, but much remains to be done, Americans from across the political spectrum must come together to develop the next phase of our efforts to counter global terror.

  Warren Rudman

  Country, Taken, Home

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• You know, I was a nerdy kid going through high school, and then I got to college and that all vanished. I mean, a lot of my good friends - when we were in high school, we would never have been able to hang out together because we were in such different cliques or whatever. Now, who cares?

  Brandon Sanderson

  Mean, Kids, School

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• My concept of an advice giver had been a therapist or a know-it-all, and then I realized nobody listens to the know-it-alls. You turn to the people you know, the friend who has been in the thick of it or messed up - and I'm that person for sure.

  Cheryl Strayed

  People, Advice, Know It All

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• I've done a lot of theater work that has been quite diverse. I feel very fortunate to have had many different people think of me in many different ways. So, as an actor that's all you - all I want is diversity. So far in film and television work I have done has not been as diverse, and I hope it grows to be.

  Michael Stuhlbarg

  Thinking, Diversity, People

  "Biography/Personal Quotes". www.imdb.com.

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• I think if I weren't so squeamish, I would have been some sort of forensic analyst. And I can't do anything with a microscope, because then I start thinking about the world of germs around us.

  Octavia Spencer

  Thinking, Germs, World

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• Pope Benedict is an amazingly visionary person. What he has done is establish an evolutionary process that will help undo the Reformation. The Anglican Church has been hijacked by modernism, with synods trying to amend the faith and this process will allow traditional Anglicans to be themselves.

  Peter Slipper

  Church, Trying, Visionaries

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• While it has been hurtful to my family and me to read constantly in the media that I was under investigation, I am pleased that as expected my spending has been found to be in order.

  Peter Slipper

  Media, Order, Hurtful

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• I would love to make some kind of film about the witches and the Inquisitions. That would be really fun because I don't think their stories have been told enough.

  Amy Smart

  Fun, Thinking, Would Be

  "Interview: Amy Smart" by Vicki Hogarth, www.askmen.com.

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