"I think anyone that thought that we were coming in as a bunch of liberal Democrats to deliver more large-scale social programs was nuts. I sure didn't expect it."

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"I think anyone that thought that we were coming in as a bunch of liberal Democrats to deliver more large-scale social programs was nuts. I sure didn't expect it."

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"I was in Liverpool city center and I thought I broke one of my toes, just by jumping on buses. I put my arm in the door on the outside, and the bus just drives away with me naked."

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"I had no idea that it was gonna take off the way it did. I thought we made a good movie."

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"Was it only by dreaming or writing that I could find out what I thought?"

Joan Didion, American Author

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"I can't think of anything specific growing up that pointed me toward NASA at all. I was interested in the Moon landings just about the same as everyone else of my generation. But I never really thought about being an astronaut or working in space myself."

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"While I do not suggest that humanity will ever be able to dispense with its martyrs, I cannot avoid the suspicion that with a little more thought and a little less belief their number may be substantially reduced."

John B. S. Haldane, British Scientist

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"I thought people would ask me really personal questions because I've shown more of myself, but it's a comedy, and people understand that it's a game we play."

Charlotte Gainsbourg, French Actress

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"I thought Winston Churchill was a young man of promise, but it appears he is a young man of promises."

Arthur Balfour, British Statesman

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