"I think the federal government really should be supporting Louisiana and ensuring that every person from that area has an opportunity to vote on what will occur in the area."

-- Stephanie Tubbs Jones

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“Great ideas are not charitable.”

Source : Henry de Montherlant (1951). “The Master of Santiago: And Four Other Plays”, New York : A. A. Knopf
“But as the business grows, you get more attention, and then you realize that the whole world is trying to get time from you. Which is amazing. But every time you give it to the world, you give less to what you’re doing.”

Source : "Secrets Of The Most Productive People". www.fastcompany.com. November 18, 2014.
“Isn't it amazing that the Germans call their city halls 'rat houses'? That's what we should call our city halls!”
“Hugh Laurie was intimidating, but he's the greatest guy. He's so wonderful and smart and funny and serious, and he sets the bar high. So if I was scared, it's because I wasn't measuring up.”
“Lastly (and this is, perhaps, the golden rule), no woman should marry a man who does not smoke.”
“Wouldn't it be great if we could be a little less judgmental and a little more forgiving of each other's humanness? We're only here a short time. Let's pay more attention to the good and not the bad in one another.”
“Stand-up is like a row boat: it's fun and romantic when you're choosing to do it. But if you have no other choice than to be in a row boat it's not as enjoyable; that's survival.”
“Kobe [Bryant] had the biggest contract for a high school kid. He was the first one to get more than a million a year.”

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