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Said Quotes
Words spoken, decisions made.
This collection centers on moments of speaking up — reciting the rosary as part of a faith practice, warning lawmakers about foreign policy risk before Congress, and casting a vote that came with real consequences at the United Nations. For more on personal conviction, see our Know quotes.
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- Nov 07, 2020
When I called Clinton a Wall Street puppet, they called me a right-wing extremist. When I said the same about George W. Bush, they called me an anti-war communist. Now that I'm against Obama for the same reasons, mainline conservatives embrace me. When I attack the next right-wing 'savior,' they're gonna call me a communist again.
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- Nov 07, 2020
Sadly, I've learnt that prejudice still exists in parts of the entertainment industry - I did an interview with a magazine once, and the journalist quite openly said they wouldn't put a black person on the front cover because the magazine wouldn't sell.
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- Nov 07, 2020
When I joined the 'Strictly Come Dancing' panel in 2009, the controller of the BBC came into my dressing room and said they were proud to have a woman of colour on their panel. It was so nice that they acknowledged it.
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- Nov 07, 2020
It has been said that the Fed's job is to take the punch bowl away just as the party gets going, raising interest rates when the economy is growing too fast and inflation threatens.
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- Nov 07, 2020
I witnessed an MVP firsthand in Jose Altuve. I asked him what he did during the offseason, and he said he trains his core.
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- Nov 07, 2020
When I look at a season, and it's all said and done, and the thing I look for is, first off, did my team win?
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- Nov 07, 2020
I always said I was never gonna be an entertainer, Suicide was never supposed to be entertainment.
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- Nov 07, 2020
In 2008, Pistorius was the only guy who could run under 22 seconds at 200 m. So I said I would run as fast as that in London. I practised; I trained.
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- Nov 07, 2020
England in the '60s and the '70s was everything that history has said; it was phenomenally exciting, musically.
- Nov 07, 2020
I guess I should warn you, if I turn out to be particularly clear, you've probably misunderstood what I've said.
- Nov 07, 2020