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Instead of putting Americans to work, the Teamsters have been busy yanking members off projects and idling construction projects from California to Indiana to New… — Michelle Malkin
I was shy. Bookish. The kind of 13-year-old girl who, instead of having a boyfriend, would have a crush on a dead, 19th-century author! — Natalie Merchant
The country will also need 'new forms of social welfare' instead of its current system which is excessively centred on pensions. — Giorgio Napolitano
Now I look back and think if I'd spent more time enjoying myself instead of crying into my pillow over men, my 20s would have… — Denise Van Outen
And at NYU, I went to the Atlantic Theater Company, and they have two main points. One of them is to always be active in… — Elizabeth Olsen
I was quietly rebellious. My parents thought I was very good but secretly I did things like saying I was staying in one place and… — Frances O'Connor
I feel that for the first time in a long time, educated Pakistanis are returning to their country to start up educational projects, to start… — Sharmeen Obaid-Chinoy
A journalist also needs to be disciplined, and so do I. I am, essentially, lazy. Without discipline I'd be just a mass of gummy bears… — Louise Penny
But for me at any rate it was all part of dissolving the God trip or father-figure trip. Facing up to reality instead of always… — John Lennon
We do not create marriage from scratch. Instead, in the elegant language of the marriage ceremony, we 'enter into the holy estate of matrimony. — Nancy Pearcey
Twenty years ago I wanted to move to a nice place so our Charley would grow up a nice boy and learn a profession. But… — Abraham Polonsky
I had the honor of speaking with Asimov. The album ended up being something not directly related to Asimov, but related instead to the concept… — Alan Parsons
It's long past time we started focusing on the solutions that actually keep women healthy, instead of using basic aspects of women's health as a… — Martha Plimpton
I'm probably an actor that tends to, instead of putting things on, think about it more in terms of taking away what's not in the… — Molly Parker
Candidate Obama was either exceptionally naive or willfully disingenuous when he vowed to change the way Washington works. The very promise of Hope and Change… — Reince Priebus
Instead of focusing on growing jobs and reigniting our economy, President Obama focused on growing government and tried to remake the United States into the… — Rob Portman
With the growing reliance on social media, we no longer search for news, or the products and services we wish to buy. Instead they are… — Erik Qualman
NASA works for the White House. There are many at NASA that wish they were building a modern replacement for the Shuttle. However, they had… — Burt Rutan
I'm really lucky I'm still around. Everybody expected me to die next... But it was always someone else instead of me. — Dee Dee Ramone
It was extremely useful to grow up in front of the camera. It gives the camera no significance. I think it helped me have perspective… — Giovanni Ribisi
Picking winners among the many young companies seeking money is a tough business, even for the most sophisticated investors. Indeed, most professionally run venture funds… — Steven Rattner
So for everybody who allows themselves to be separated from me because I said 'African' instead of 'Nubian' or 'Black' or 'Kemet' or 'original' or… — Sister Souljah
No candidate dares to look for a new campaign model that could really enhance the democratic process. Instead we are left with the current one… — Greta Van Susteren
If someone confronts you about draining them it could be a "double reverse." They are draining you and accuse you instead of draining them, just… — Frederick Lenz
What I don't like from the president's administration is this sort of, 'I'll put my boot heel on the throat of BP.' I think that… — Rand Paul

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