![I have talked to more people who are in politics who have said to me, "[House of Cards] is closer than you can imagine. It's the most accurate description of how politics actually works that we've ever seen." I mean, West Wing - beautiful, wonderful idea of how democracy should work. But I've had more people in politics say they think House of Cards is closer. I - don't know whether to take that as a compliment or a sad state of affairs.](/assets/img/quote-photos/i-have-talked-to-more-people-who-are-in-politics-who-have-said-to-me-house-of.jpg)
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I allowed social media to define what I thought of my body. And now I realize that no matter how thin you are, someone will call you fat. No matter how beautiful you are, someone will call you ugly. But you can't spend your time worrying about that. You're just not going to please the world. Demi Lovato
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I tried to conform to what everyone thinks is beautiful. But my genetics gave me a curvy figure, and I've come to understand that in the Latina culture, that is beautiful.
beautiful believe needs
If I could turn back time, I would tell myself that I'm beautiful every day, because we all are! And we need to start believing it!
beautiful birds singing sunny wind
What is it about a beautiful sunny afternoon, with the birds singing and the wind rustling through the leaves, that makes you want to get drunk? 
beautiful beach sacrifice
One of the most positive things about America is just like what we're all doing here today. We're standing on Jensen Beach, we're watching a beautiful sunrise over the Atlantic. It's all because of men and women who were willing to make a sacrifice so that we can enjoy these freedoms. Allen West
beautiful littles firsts
Our first show, A Little Nightmare Music, encompasses a lot of zany humor with beautiful classical music. Aleksey Igudesman
beautiful mother daughter
And my daughter really likes Justin Bieber, so I think she'll have fun watching him. But I think Rihanna is the perfect match for the Victoria's Secret show because she's really beautiful, she's really sexy, and she's really talented. Alessandra Ambrosio
beautiful stars moon
In our village, folks say God crumbles up the old moon into stars. Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn
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mean organization two
Capitalism and socialism are two distinct patterns of social organization. Private control of the means of production and public control are contradictory notions and not merely contrary notions. There is no such thing as a mixed economy, a system that would stand midway between capitalism and socialism. Ludwig von Mises
mean share tolerant
Being tolerant does not mean that I share another ones belief. But it does mean that I acknowledge another ones right to believe, and obey, his own conscience. Viktor E. Frankl
mean opportunity worry
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mean mad his-love
Looking back, it was the thing in his life that shamed him the most: the times he was purposefully, calculatingly mean to Alice. It was those moments, and there had been many of them, that indicated to him that he was not a good person. He got mad at her for many things, but it was always really for the same thing: that she possessed his love and he couldn't seem to get it back. She didn't deserve it, which was to say she deserved better Ann Brashares
mean use tested
Perhaps like the many and various meanings of the word "we," liberals use the word "unsubstantiated" to mean "tested repeatedly and proved true." Ann Coulter
mean gay boys
You don't want the Republicans in power, does that mean you want a dictatorship, gay boy?
mean talking use
Words mean nothing to liberals. They say whatever will help advance their cause at the moment, switch talking points in a heartbeat, and then act indignant if anyone uses the exact same argument they were using five minutes ago.
mean presumption-of-innocence jail
The presumption of innocence only means you don't go right to jail.
mean vietnam hussein
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thinking issues want
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thinking religion trying
Never try to discourage thinking, for you are sure to succeed. Bertrand Russell
thinking able taxation
Thinking is one thing no one has ever been able to tax. Charles Kettering
thinking soul mind
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thinking interesting rhyme
I think it's interesting that cologne rhymes with alone. Demetri Martin
thinking blessing bed
I lay in the bed at the hospital and said, 'let's see what I have left.' And I could see, I could speak, I could think, I could read. I simply tabulated my blessings, and that gave me a start. Dale Evans
thinking healthy looks
I think I look very healthy. You've already seen what I've eaten, so I couldn't be anorexic, and I wouldn't throw up if you paid me $1,000, so I'm not bulimic. Okay, for $1,000 I would stick my finger down my throat, but throwing up is the worst thing in the world. Courteney Cox
thinking botox fantastic
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thinking media waiting-around
I think the great trick of doing my sort of thing is to learn to use your downtime, and of course in the media and especially in television, there's a heck of a lot of time of waiting around. And I think the trick is to use that. Clive James