Jack Abramoff
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Well, I think the great tragedy in American politics is what is legal, not what is illegal. JACK ABRAMOFF I did this within a philosophical framework, and a moral and legal framework. And I have been turned... JACK ABRAMOFF A senator will come off Capitol Hill and they'll be barred from two years from lobbying in the S... JACK ABRAMOFF If you chose to serve in Congress or on a congressional staff, you should be barred for life from wo... JACK ABRAMOFF As a result, I've been portrayed as a cynical barbarian preying on the very clients I was charge... JACK ABRAMOFF You can't beat somebody with nobody. JACK ABRAMOFF has no knowledge of the facts of the murder. JACK ABRAMOFF This is a disaster in the making, ... This is the casino we discussed with Steve and he said that it... JACK ABRAMOFF I have profound regret and sorrow for the multitude of mistakes and harm I have caused. All of my re... JACK ABRAMOFF mayor of Capitol Hill. JACK ABRAMOFF I only hope that I can merit forgiveness from the Almighty and those I have wronged. JACK ABRAMOFF This cannot be shared with anyone not on this distribution list, JACK ABRAMOFF Call Grover, tell him I am in Michigan and that I have two checks for him totaling 160 and need a ch... JACK ABRAMOFF Words will not ever be able to express my sorrow and my profound regret for all my actions and mista... JACK ABRAMOFF All of my remaining days, I will feel tremendous sadness and regret for my conduct and for what I ha... JACK ABRAMOFF Had I known these facts about Kidan, I would never have signed JACK ABRAMOFF Any ideas on how we can make sure she does not get it? Can you ping Karl on this? JACK ABRAMOFF one of my closest friends. JACK ABRAMOFF You can't take a congressman to lunch for $25 and buy him a hamburger or a steak or something li... JACK ABRAMOFF A conservative is a liberal who's been mugged, and a libertarian is a conservative who's bee... JACK ABRAMOFF What are you benching, buff guy? JACK ABRAMOFF As a lobbyist, I was completely against term limits, and I know a lot of people are against term lim... JACK ABRAMOFF I got into lobbying kind of against my will at first. I frankly didn't want to be a lobbyist, bu... JACK ABRAMOFF As a lobbyist, I thought it only natural and right that my clients should reward those members who s... JACK ABRAMOFF We would sit and talk about the Bible. We would sit and talk about opera. We would sit and talk abou... JACK ABRAMOFF I am much chastened and profoundly remorseful. JACK ABRAMOFF Tony would say to members, 'Oh, you're getting phone calls on this? I better go tell the whip.' Lou ... JACK ABRAMOFF Almost any important Republican who ... says they didn't know me is almost certainly lying. JACK ABRAMOFF That's quite a statement, coming from a pro-life Republican. JACK ABRAMOFF I am much chastened and profoundly remorseful. I can only hope that the Almighty and those whom I ha... JACK ABRAMOFF Good news. I think she (Norton) knows Grover, JACK ABRAMOFF Many artists and writers have used cannabis for creative stimulation - from the writers of the world... JACK HERER I hope people think of me as a bit older. I do have a beard. That makes me look very old. JACK WHITEHALL JACK NICHOLSON JACK REED JACK PALANCE Perfectionists are their own devils. JACK KIRBY JACK WELCH JACK CANFIELD JACK WELCH JACK KEROUAC JACK NICKLAUS It was only after the Grimms published two editions primarily for adults that they changed their att... JACK ZIPES Though the Grimms kept about 100 of the tales from the first edition, they changed them a good deal. JACK ZIPES In 1995, I founded a storytelling program for children called Neighborhood Bridges in collaboration ... JACK ZIPES I have a daughter, Hanna, and I never read fairy tales to her. But I did tell her bedtime tales and ... JACK ZIPES 'Once Upon a Time', 'Mirror Mirror' - those shows and films focus on women and their... JACK ZIPES Fairy tales are with us day in and day out, not just in commercials, but references in the theater, ... JACK ZIPES The Grimm collections were never intended for children. Not because kids were excluded, but because ... JACK ZIPES Almost every single commercial on television for shampoo, sports shoes, drinks, food, clothes, perfu... JACK ZIPES What the Greeks and Romans considered myths, we consider fairy tales. We can see how very clearly th... JACK ZIPES Until I was diagnosed with mouth cancer, I'd never heard of it. JACK WILD I guess I'll go to my grave as the Dodger, but at least I've made my mark on show-business h... JACK WILD I'm thought of as a celebrity. Everything I've ever done... has been for children. As long a... JACK WILD I look at what I've gone through in my career and I really shouldn't be talking to you now. ... JACK WILD I'd definitely be up for 'EastEnders.' Just the same as I would if 'Coronation Stree... JACK WILD It's very hard not to let fame affect you because you are continually being told how good you ar... JACK WILD There is no buzz like performing for a live audience. JACK WILD At an age when most youngsters are preparing for their GCSEs, I was suddenly a jet-setter, briefly t... JACK WILD My lifestyle had made me a walking time bomb. JACK WILD I know who Jack Whittaker is. And some days I don't like who I am. JACK WHITTAKER It doesn't bother me because I can tell everyone to kiss off. JACK WHITTAKER If I had to do it all over, I'd be more secluded about it. JACK WHITTAKER I'd do the same things, but I'd be a little more quiet. JACK WHITTAKER I won the lottery. I don't care what it costs. JACK WHITTAKER I'm simply a businessman who has seen his share of failures and successes. JACK WHITTAKER Part of doing stand-up is to get things off your chest. It's a bit like being in a psychiatrist&... JACK WHITEHALL I want to write a film. I need to think of the right idea and focus on that; I love writing. JACK WHITEHALL Once you start doing a lot, you don't ever want to stop working. It feels weird if you're no... JACK WHITEHALL My dad doesn't hug me enough! JACK WHITEHALL I'd like to scale back the television. I'm constantly told that I'm over-exposed, and I ... JACK WHITEHALL My mother giving birth to me was just like Lady Sybil giving birth, except that there wasn't suc... JACK WHITEHALL I'm very conscious of other people's opinions and of people not liking me. JACK WHITEHALL I've definitely become smuttier. When I first started out, I had these aspirations: 'I'm... JACK WHITEHALL I never know what defines you as being posh. I went to a posh school, definitely. JACK WHITEHALL There's a real sense of camaraderie with sitcoms. JACK WHITEHALL I eat healthily, as it keeps my energy up. JACK WHITEHALL Society is so divided in its perception of public school people. Most people who went to public scho... JACK WHITEHALL I don't like comedians who don't have conviction, and with stand-up, it is always best to ha... JACK WHITEHALL Live stand-up is my thing. I love being on stage and just messing around. JACK WHITEHALL When I was younger, I was insecure for about 10 years: I wore glasses, had a cow's lick, buck te... JACK WHITEHALL Some comics have long routines to get them in the mood - I just prefer to sit down, write out the sa... JACK WHITEHALL I acted at school but got very bad parts - things that they'd made up in Shakespeare plays like ... JACK WHITEHALL If I could look like anyone, it would be Jamie Redknapp - even up close, he's amazing. JACK WHITEHALL I wish I was a bit shorter, as I think shorter people have better walks. Freddie Fox, the actor, is ... JACK WHITEHALL I vote for whoever will annoy my dad. JACK WHITEHALL When I'm on stage, I'm quite over the top - I'm quite flamboyant and camp. JACK WHITEHALL I'm not actually posh; I'm really rough and from the wrong side of the tracks. I grew up in ... JACK WHITEHALL I like to think I'm a bit smarter than I sometimes let on. JACK WHITEHALL I think people respect honesty rather than hiding it. JACK WHITEHALL If I'm in an uncomfortable situation, I think I can say something funny to defuse it. Sometimes ... JACK WHITEHALL JACK WHITE JACK WHITE JACK WHITE JACK WHITE JACK WHITE JACK WHITE JACK WHITE JACK WHITE JACK WHITE JACK WHITE JACK WHITE JACK WHITE JACK WHITE JACK WHITE JACK WHITE JACK WHITE JACK WHITE JACK WHITE JACK WHITE JACK WHITE JACK WELCH JACK WELCH JACK WELCH JACK WELCH JACK WELCH JACK WELCH JACK WELCH JACK WELCH JACK WELCH JACK WELCH JACK WELCH JACK WELCH JACK WELCH If it's anything I can't stand, it's yes-men. When I say no, I want you to say no, too. JACK WARNER I don't want it good. I want it Tuesday. JACK WARNER 'General Hospital' was so massive in the 80s and that's when people my age or even young... JACK WAGNER I was fortunate enough to hook up with Quincy Jones and had a lot of success. But the music of the &... JACK WAGNER I kind of went into soap opera with 'General Hospital' in the '80s. It's like theate... JACK WAGNER By patting somebody on the back, a boy or a girl, a professional dancer, male, female, it really mak... JACK WAGNER Peter Wagner, my son, just won the Bel-Air Junior Club Championship. Parred the last three holes. On... JACK WAGNER I was always very independent and looked out for myself. I think that ability really helped me in la... JACK WAGNER We all grew up, our grandmothers and mothers had about three channels to watch, so we watched those ... JACK WAGNER My all-time low is 62 at Bel-Air, but it was in match play, and I had two putts given to me from fou... JACK WAGNER My mother has been the greatest influence on my life, morally. When I get right down to it, my mothe... JACK WAGNER My parents weren't extremely successful financially, but they were happy people. They gave me co... JACK WAGNER Reality is the leading cause of stress for those in touch with it. JACK WAGNER Obviously sex and nudity sells, but that's what people go to cable for but that's not going ... JACK WAGNER My kids are at a point in their lives where I'm a moral compass for them. God help them both. JACK WAGNER JACK VANCE JACK VANCE JACK VANCE JACK VANCE JACK VANCE JACK VANCE JACK VANCE JACK VANCE JACK VANCE JACK VANCE JACK VANCE JACK VANCE JACK VANCE JACK VANCE JACK VANCE JACK VANCE JACK VANCE JACK VANCE JACK VANCE JACK VANCE JACK VANCE JACK VANCE JACK VANCE JACK VANCE JACK VANCE If movies are causing moral decay, then crime ought to be going up, but crime is going down. JACK VALENTI Foreign capital to build new cinemas will help modernize China's aging cinema infrastructure, at... JACK VALENTI Every parent in America has the total power to control all television programming that is dispatched... JACK VALENTI I sleep each night a little better, a little more confidently, because Lyndon Johnson is my presiden... JACK VALENTI There isn't anything in the world that can't be made better. JACK VALENTI The public's nerves are raw and edgy. You have to be discreet and understanding about the films ... JACK VALENTI The only group in America that deserves to scrutinize what we are doing... are parents. JACK VALENTI Film-makers must decide what story to tell and how to tell it. JACK VALENTI No one today knows what is indecent. JACK VALENTI There were five children in my family, and arguing was how we used to entertain ourselves. JACK STRAW It's extraordinary what children put up with. I happened to see two of my uncles put my father u... JACK STRAW In 1933, the Nazis came to power and the more systematic persecution of the Jews followed quickly. L... JACK STEINBERGER In the evenings I studied chemistry at the University of Chicago, the weekends I helped in the famil... JACK STEINBERGER I feel I learned as much from fellow students as from the professors. JACK STEINBERGER I reverted easily to my wild state, that is experimentation. JACK STEINBERGER I had no new ideas on the physics we might learn, and I could not compete with the younger generatio... JACK STEINBERGER I studied chemical engineering. I was a good student, but these were the hard times of the depressio... JACK STEINBERGER In 1934, the American Jewish charities offered to find homes for 300 German refugee children. We wer... JACK STEINBERGER I joined the Army and was sent to the MIT radiation laboratory after a few months of introduction to... JACK STEINBERGER I remember Nazi election propaganda posters showing a hateful Jewish face with crooked nose. JACK STEINBERGER It's great that people are interested in Mars. JACK SCHMITT But I don't think we'll go there until we go back to the moon and develop a technology base ... JACK SCHMITT It's like trying to describe what you feel when you're standing on the rim of the Grand Cany... JACK SCHMITT My family has served the country in almost every major war since the Civil War. JACK SCALIA There's a greatness in this country many of the kids today don't know. JACK SCALIA I was raised with those principals and values and ethics that came out of the men and women that ser... JACK SCALIA I remember fear and I remember the potential of nuclear war. JACK SCALIA You gotta take care of the people that are part of the foundation. If you don't, it crumbles. JACK SCALIA But this country is a great country and will always rebound. JACK SCALIA Because if you have a strong foundation like we have, then you can build or rebuild anything on it. ... JACK SCALIA Our firefighters are our last line of defense, baby. JACK SCALIA I was an only child until I was 14, and there were no other kids around the area really. So I spent ... JACK REYNOR I originally got into this because of a five-year-old's begrudgery of his teacher. Mrs. Lawlor c... JACK REYNOR With 'Richard,' I was excited to make this film with such an amazing role for an actor. Play... JACK REYNOR As a kid growing up, I put a lot of pressure on myself. JACK REYNOR I couldn't even get an audition for network TV at home in Ireland. JACK REYNOR
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Eventually I came across another passage. This is what it said:
To kill a mockingbird. If you haven't read it, I think you should because it is very interesting. 
I will never forget the vision of Jamie walking towards me. 
As these images were going through my head, my breathing suddenly went still. I looked at Jamie, the... 
You don't have to learn much out of books, it's like if you want to learn about cows, you go milk on... 
You can't really get to know a person until you get in their shoes and walk around in them. 
All I ever did to that apartment was hang fifty yards of yellow theatrical silk across the bedroom w... 
The best thing you can do for your kids is to show them God working in you on a daily basis. 
You know," Daddy said, "it's some that can live their whole life out without asking about it and it'... 
I believe that there is a Matrix and... to be more accurate I am in the Pornography Matrix. 
What is it that makes you so angry, bothers you so deeply, that you're compelled to act? 
Why, darling, I don't live at all when I'm not with you. 
He said we were all cooked but we were all right as long as we did not know it. We were all cooked. ... 
After Rilke's Letters
Yes, their reasons are overwhelming. They are as big as hope and as deep as revolt. They are the rea... 
Words always take on the color of the deeds or sacrifices they evoke. 
No, no. Don't make that face. Every time I propose to you, you make that twisty, unhappy face. It we... 
Dreams can change histories and songs can alter destinies. 
You must have traveled all night,” she heard herself say. 
I'm asking God to bless you with something that unsettles you, disturbs you, and upsets you. 
What do you want a meaning for? Life is a desire, not a meaning. 
Remember that everything that is happening around you, good or bad, is in some way conspiring to hel... 
There are things we never tell anyone. We want to but we can’t. So we write them down. Or we paint... 
Before we do, I suggest you take a break. If you need to go to the bathroom, this is a good time. If... 
This land on which so many centuries have left their mark is merely an obligatory retreat for you, w... 
Some people never take a chance and never know what it's like to live life to the full. 
Jonn Deire picked up eight yellowed and dog-eared cards from the pile, grumbling ‘garrn’ under h... 
I believe that life is a journey towards God, and that no one has the right to insist that you go a ... 
Now I don’t know how many people like to drive a Beetle at that kind of speed (on purpose) but I k... 
I think that many people will intentionally overlook all of the lifeless facts about their relations... 
To love is to act. 
I know now: what is is all that matters. Not the thing you know is meant to be, not what could be, n... 
Life is a re-discovery. 
It is a lie. 
The environment I was raised in, you had to, to survive. 
How do you know if something is real? That’s easy. Does it change you? Does it form you? Does it g... 
How to be a Poet (to remind myself)
Beware the irrational, however seductive. Shun the ‘transcendent’ and all who invite you to subo... 
We cherish martyrs not because they died for truth, but because they died for what they believed in ... 
With my sunglasses on, I'm Jack Nicholson. Without them, I'm fat and 60. 
The financial crisis is a stark reminder that transparency and disclosure are essential in today'... 
The only two things you can truly depend upon are gravity and greed. 
Control your own destiny or someone else will. 
I believe that people make their own luck by great preparation and good strategy. 
Mankind is like dogs, not gods - as long as you don't get mad they'll bite you - but stay ma... 
If I have a weakness, it's probably ice cream. That's where I get lax, sloppy. I'll snea... 
Playing drums feels like coming home for me. Even during the White Stripes I thought: 'I'll ... 
A lot of people in the media, and some everyday people, really aren't in search of the truth. Th... 
I think that sometimes love gets in the way of itself - you know, love interrupts itself. We want th... 
One of the jobs of a manager is to instill confidence, pump confidence into your people. And when yo... 
Public hangings are teaching moments. Every company has to do it. A teaching moment is worth a thous... 
I haven't been to a movie since somebody gave me free tickets to Star Wars, which I went to. 
I haven't sold to the movies. In other words, I haven't gotten any enormous checks yet. 
I just wrote what I felt like writing since they seemed to sell. 