- Men
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- Nov 07, 2020
Gun Quotes
On family, danger, and a debate that never quite settles.
One quote recalls a son asking for a gun for Christmas and a parent deciding it was finally time, while another reflects on relatives in law enforcement and the hard choices that job can involve. Read more in our Danger quotes.
- Last Updated on May 30, 2021
- Nothing
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- Nov 07, 2020
I'm a lucky boy! I could be holding a gun in Afghanistan. There's boys out there doing what they've got to do, and there's people digging holes, and there's people driving buses. And there's nothing wrong with that.
- Film
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- Nov 07, 2020
If I had a gun to my head and I had to choose between theater and film I'd choose theater.
- Intelligence
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- Nov 07, 2020
I never threatened him and no Syrian intelligence officer has ever pointed a gun to his head.
- Never
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- Nov 07, 2020
I used to say I would never run unless I was being chased by someone with a gun. Now I'm a little obsessed with it!
- End
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- Nov 07, 2020
The end move in politics is always to pick up a gun.
- Birthday
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- Nov 07, 2020
I'm a big fan of Kurt Cobain. I put a picture of him holding a gun on my Instagram for his birthday. He's definitely one of my favorite rock artists.
- Off
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- Nov 07, 2020
The gun went off accidentally.
- Dangerous
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- Nov 07, 2020
The rhetoric on the Hill is getting very heated and it's getting quite dangerous. The gun is at the head of the American economy and Congress is holding it and its got a hair trigger. We've got to pay our bills.
- Food
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- Nov 07, 2020
A gun can be dangerous. But a gun can protect you, you can hunt for food with it - you know, the tool itself is a tool. The intention of the party using the tool is a part of the process, right? You know: the knife cuts the steak, stabs the person, saves somebody from danger, cuts somebody out of a car.
- Nov 07, 2020
I was shot from the funny gun.
- Man
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- Nov 07, 2020
As a young man, every bone in my body wanted to pick up a machine gun and kill Germans. And yet I had absolutely no reason to do so. Certainly nobody invited me to do the job. But that's what I felt that I was trained to do. Now no part of my upbringing was militaristic.
- Anathema
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- Nov 07, 2020
What Andrew Cuomo said is, truly, a scandal. It's a scandal if he actually thinks it - that those who hold conservative views on abortion, gun rights and marriage are extreme, anathema and have no place in the state.
- Music
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- Nov 07, 2020
In the end, a gun is an instrument to make someone surrender to your will or die, and music is exactly the opposite - it's seductive and invitational.
- Crossover
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- Nov 07, 2020
What I would love is a crossover between 'Royal Pains' and 'Burn Notice,' that we could be involved in some sort of gun play intrigue. I would really love that because we have no guns. We have nowhere near enough explosions and guns on the set.
- Ensure
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- Nov 07, 2020
Surely there are common-sense reforms that we should, and must, take in order to keep our children and our communities safe. I take these recommendations very seriously, and will listen to the voices of my constituents to ensure I do everything I can to help prevent gun violence.
- Nov 07, 2020