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The stigma that was once attached to things society deemed unhealthy served the purpose of making them undesirable. With the stigma gone, many people see little reason not to do whatever feels good at...

Credit ratings and risk weightings must undergo a thorough process of review and revision. No security or instrument on the planet should have a zero risk weighting.

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Raymond Chandler once wrote that Dashiell Hammett gave murder back to the people who really committed it.

I'm a very observational type of comedian that points out everyday absurdities.

I think Kanye West is a hilarious writer.

I don't know any people that like watching themselves. I prefer not to.

You've got to bring yourself to any character you do.

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I'm a little bit of a control freak when it comes to my music, unfortunately.

I don't have a lot of friends; most of the friends I have, I've had since high school.

Why would you want to just make up a middle name when the name should be coming from family and previous generations? I think it's really important.

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As a general rule, I wouldn't put anything in a text or e-mail or on social media that I wouldn't want the whole world to see.

As Americans, we have the right to decide who lives within our borders, and we can't let unscrupulous employers to undercut honest business owners by exploiting cheap labor.

I'm constantly trying to strip away layers of perceived thought or cliche.

If you want to keep your side dishes warmer than room temperature, consider buying a small steam table for the home, with the Sterno cans underneath.

When I leave a room, it's gonna be footprints of funk wherever I stepped, because I'm a soul-funk crusader.

My father came here from Mexico.

Everyone is so desperate to get attention for their project, they will do almost anything, and the corporate world has always encouraged this.

Part of being a former abortion clinic worker is learning how to deal with your past sin.

Our Democratic Women's Caucus looks and sounds like America - full of diverse, bold, and outspoken women not afraid to take up space and lead.

There are people who are seekers and people who aren't.

Fishing is a hard job. Fishing at night. Rain. Day, night. You have to be wise and smart. And quick.

Being a parent is too complicated and emotional a task for magical techniques and miracle cures.

My goal is to live to be 100.

When you have mastered numbers, you will in fact no longer be reading numbers, any more than you read words when reading books. You will be reading meanings.

The family name hasn't fostered my prospects - ever.

At Home in the World is the story of a young woman, raised in some difficult circumstances, and how she survives. It tells a story of redemption, not victimhood.