Bob Packwood famous quotes
Last updated: Sep 5, 2024
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Judgement comes from experience, and great judgement comes from bad experience.
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You can tax the rich all you want. The problem is there aren't enough of the rich.
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Who would want to buy a good car when you can buy an American car?
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Historically, the Republicans have been geniuses at throwing away advantages.
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I'd asked girls out and they'd turn me down, and so finally it got to the place where you didn't want to be rejected. And so you just didn't ask.
-- Bob Packwood
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Promise me you'll always remember: You're braver than you believe, and stronger than you seem, and smarter than you think.
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When you are a Bear of Very Little Brain, and you Think of Things, you find sometimes that a Thing which seemed very Thingish inside you is quite different when it gets out into the open and has other people looking at it.
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If you know somebody is going to be awfully annoyed by something you write, that's obviously very satisfying, and if they howl with rage or cry, that's honey.
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Most people's major life changes don't come from reading an article in the newspaper; they come from reading longer-form essays or thoughtful books, which are much more convincing and detailed.
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Weeds are flowers too, once you get to know them.
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Oh when I was in love with you, Then I was clean and brave, And miles around the wonder grew How well did I behave. And now the fancy passes by, And nothing will remain, And miles around they'll say that I Am quite myself again.
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If nobody said anything unless he knew what he was talking about, a ghastly hush would descend upon the earth.
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Piglet noticed that even though he had a Very Small Heart, it could hold a rather large amount of Gratitude.
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The purpose of life is to amount to something and have it make some difference that you lived at all.
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I am not bound to win, but I am bound to be true. I am not bound to succeed, but I am bound to live by the light that I have. I must stand with anybody that stands right, and stand with him while he is right, and part with him when he goes wrong.
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