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almost fact founding government lived since united
The fact is, almost every year since the founding of these United States, our government has lived beyond its means. Paul Gillmor
almost existence revelation takes
All of us, at some moment, have had a vision of our existence as something unique, untransferable and very precious. This revelation almost always takes place during adolescence. Octavio Paz
almost people portrayed robot
I feel people think I'm almost like a robot - like an android... I just don't really get portrayed as someone who has feelings or who is sympathetic... like a self-absorbed ice queen. Megan Fox
almost avoid change continuity cultural egyptians entirely four great preserve thousand
Ancient Egyptians went to great lengths to avoid change; they couldn't entirely do so, of course, but did preserve a cultural continuity for almost four thousand years.
almost essential feeling future good history past run science
A feeling for history is almost an essential for writing and appreciating good science fiction, for sensing the connections between the past and future that run through our present.
almost averaged federal government increase joe nancy rein spending took
After almost 50 years in which federal spending averaged about 20 percent of GDP, Joe Sestak and Nancy Pelosi took federal spending to 25 percent. You know, that's a 25 percent increase in the size of the government overnight. That's what we - that's what we've got to rein in. Pat Toomey
almost blue country grass
I like almost everything, even country twang, disco, blue grass and accordions. Pat Mastelotto
almost bottom characters deep desire drives finger goes insecurity particular putting reason
If there is a reason I'm able to make unsympathetic characters human, it's because it's my desire to find what drives the unsympathetic behavior. Almost always at the bottom of it is some deep insecurity. Putting your finger on what each individual's particular insecurity is goes a long way to fleshing that person out. Pablo Schreiber
almost bit fan modern
I'm a fan of books that are almost languorous in their storytelling. That is a little bit lost sometimes in the modern media that we have. Patrick Rothfuss
almost encourage good jack myth order understand work writer
The myth of writer as, like, Asperger-style misanthrope, or, like, the Jack Nicholson, 'As Good As It Gets' - it just doesn't work, because writers, in order to write good characters, need to understand people. You need to understand your audience. You need to have so much empathy you could almost encourage empathy in others.
almost changing course eastern kept nine psychology religion studied took
I almost got a psychology degree, I almost got a philosophy degree. I kept changing it so they couldn't make me graduate. I studied anthropology and eastern religion, epistomology, and astronomy... I took every interesting course I could find for nine years.
almost discreet incapable life speaking states
I am incapable of speaking of myself and of my life and the states of my soul, I am discreet to an almost pathological degree, and there is nothing I can do against that. Milan Kundera
almost george happened president reform
Immigration reform almost happened under President George W. Bush. Twice. And it was comprehensive. Mark McKinnon
almost best fit good guys looking perform physically
Being fit is almost as important to me as my face. And for me, it's a combination of being spiritually and physically fit. There are guys who want to look good, and there are guys who want to perform at their best. Being fit is about being able to perform at your best, not necessarily just looking your best. Mark Wahlberg
almost conduct course entirely high imagine morality suggest upright
It is almost impossible to imagine that any one could be so insensible to the high morality of Mr. Mill's character as to suggest to him any course of conduct that was not entirely upright and consistent. Millicent Fawcett
almost following gas gulf katrina shut
The gulf coast, we all know now, after Katrina, is responsible for 25 percent of U.S. production of natural gas. Following Katrina and Rita, almost 75 percent of the natural gas production in the gulf was shut down and not producing. Mark Foley
almost distinct everybody exactly learned pop quite reflect
What we learned quite early on is what was really important to early British pop that we produced-and this is where we were distinct from almost everybody else in this respect-is that it had to reflect exactly what the audience wanted us to say. Pete Townshend
almost automatic bay home hour job photo pulled seconds staying train worked
When I worked as a newspaper photo engraver in the only job I ever had, many years ago, I'd get the train home to Pukerua Bay where I was staying with my parents. An hour ride, 16 stops, and almost always, I'd have automatic wake-up, seconds before we pulled into my station. Peter Jackson
almost perennial remade since sorts stories
There are perennial stories like 'Alice in Wonderland' and 'Sherlock Holmes' and those sorts of things, which have been around since almost as long as film, and 'Frankenstein' is another one. They're perennial favorites, which get remade every 20 years, and that's OK.
almost bad cgi drop people regard
People regard CGI as a gimmick; they almost blame CGI for a bad story or a bad script. They talk about CGI as if it's responsible for a drop in standards.
almost mean optical race relatively thin tolkien
It's almost like an optical illusion, 'The Hobbit.' You look at the book, and it is really thin, and you could make a relatively thin film as well. What I mean by that is that you could race through the story at the speed that Tolkien does.
almost feels high life time
From the time that I was in high school, my life really revolved around live theater, so it almost feels genetic.
almost ended regular series seven suddenly tv version
About a year after 'Bosom Buddies,' I was suddenly a regular on 'Newhart,' and I was there almost seven years. And then, somewhere in the mid-1990s, I ended up doing a TV series version of 'Honey, I Shrunk the Kids.' Peter Scolari
almost musical
There is a temptation for an actor to editorialize what they're doing. And you can't do that with Pinter. It's almost like a musical score. His lines are so specific, but they can mean different things to different people, like an alternating current. Peter Riegert
almost everybody people plenty recording whenever
Whenever people talk about Don and I recording again, which almost everybody usually mentions, I always say 'Well, there's plenty of things that you haven't heard! Plenty of things out there to discover!' Phil Everly
almost considered feet leather rigid rubber time wears
Almost everyone wears rubber on their feet these days, but there was a time when it was considered cheap. Luxury shoes had leather soles, which were rigid and heavy. Diego Della Valle
almost bobby both few minutes
With everything that is going on ... it's so important that if we have a few minutes with Bobby Harrell, that is really important. It's almost like you are torn. You need to be in both places.
almost ask dave hurt landed needs playing plays shoulder three waste year
While he was playing during the summer, Dave landed on his shoulder and hurt his shoulder. He wasn't able to play at all for three months, so this year has almost been a waste for him. But he does everything we ask of him and he plays hard. He just needs to get a little stronger. Chuck D.
almost best biological good home household parents statistics
While having two biological parents at home is, the statistics tell us, best for children, a single-parent household is almost as good. Sandra Tsing Loh
almost consumers gas highs hit hitting numbers offer oil questions retail sales
With oil hitting new highs almost every day, there are a lot of questions about how consumers are being hit at the gas pump. The retail sales numbers will offer some clues.
almost beginning ourselves second shot
(With) that flurry of threes at the beginning of the second half, we almost shot ourselves out of the game, but he was the only one to make one. Tubby Smith
almost bad luck mess roll sure wear white
Well, with the roll we've been on, it's almost like it would be bad luck to not wear the white jerseys. I'm not sure we want to mess with that.
almost american-businessman head mountains nightlife
When you are in Switzerland, and you have a weekend, you head for those magnificent mountains because nightlife is almost non-existent. Mercer Reynolds