- Farmer
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- Nov 07, 2020
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.
- Last Updated on May 30, 2021
- Here
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- Nov 07, 2020
At one of the live events somebody had a sign that said 'If Eva Marie Is Here We Riot.' I thought that was pretty cool.
- Parents
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- Nov 07, 2020
I'd be lying to you if I said at 8 I went up to my parents and said, 'Listen, I'm going to become an actor.' That was not the case.
- Damn
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- Nov 07, 2020
The first thing I said if I sat on the Iron Throne would probably be, 'Ouch!' It's actually painful because it's made of swords. But my first Royal Edict would be, 'Somebody get rid of this damn chair!'
- Dance
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- Nov 07, 2020
They said that Etta James is still vulgar. I said, Oh, how dare them say I'm still vulgar. I'm vulgar because I dance in the chair. What would they want me to do? Want me to just be still or something like that? I've got to do something.
- Mind
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- Nov 07, 2020
I talked to the record company about what I had in mind. They said they wanted something lush. I figured the best thing to do was let them hear what I had in mind.
- Confidence
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- Nov 07, 2020
I'd be lying if I said I had confidence in every choice I've made, that I have faith in every film I do on every shot.
- Peace
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- Nov 07, 2020
I sleep in peace, even if only in the company of lice, behind bars. The same could not be said of my incarcerators though they sleep in warm beds, next to their wives, in their homes.
- Government
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- Nov 07, 2020
This government has always said increasing pay is something for something.
- Plan
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- Nov 07, 2020
Romney said that his tax reform proposal is 'very similar to the Simpson-Bowles plan.' How I wish it were.
- Indeed
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- Nov 07, 2020
Much is said about the burdens and responsibilities of married men. Responsibilities indeed there are, if they but felt them: but as to burdens what are they?
- Mother
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- Nov 07, 2020
I was terrible at straight items. When I wrote obituaries, my mother said the only thing I ever got them to do was die in alphabetical order.
- Crazies
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- Nov 07, 2020
It was unimaginable what happens to you when you get known for a book that everybody reads, or that everybody has heard of. If the book is said to be sexy, the crazies come out of the woodwork.
- Demonstrating
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- Nov 07, 2020