California Quotes - Page 9

• For 25 years, it has been my privilege to represent the city of San Francisco and the great state of California; to work to strengthen our vibrant middle class; to secure opportunity and equality.

  Nancy Pelosi

  Opportunity, Years, Class

  The House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi's speech at the Democratic National Convention in Charlotte, North Carolina, www.huffingtonpost.com. September 5, 2012.

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• Crucial to understanding federalism in modern day America is the concept of mobility, or 'the ability to vote with your feet.' If you don't support the death penalty and citizens packing a pistol - don't come to Texas. If you don't like medicinal marijuana and gay marriage, don't move to California.

  Rick Perry

  Moving, Gay, Marijuana

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• California, here I come, right back where I started from.

  Al Jolson

  "California Here I Come" (song) (1924).

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• I learned how to sign because when I was growing up in California in order to get into college you needed two semesters of language to get into a University of California school.

  Camryn Manheim

  Growing Up, School, College

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• As a fluke, my great-grandfather hit one of the largest oil reserves in California.

  Armie Hammer

  Oil, Grandfather, Flukes

  Biography/Personal Quotes, www.imdb.com.

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• We agreed that we cannot let personal political attacks get in the way of doing the very best we can for California's children.

  Rob Reiner

  Children, Political, Way

  "Reiner Resigns From Calif. Preschool Commission in Spending Flap", www.foxnews.com. March 29, 2006.

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• I felt like I was an outsider. I think what happened to me made me develop this street sense of watching people and working out what made them tick, wondering whether I could trust them or not. I went to a lot of schools along the coast in California, made few friends and stayed with aunts, uncles and grandparents while my folks tried to make ends meet. It was tough. We had no money.

  Tobey Maguire

  Uncles, School, Aunt

  "Tobey's Lonely Childhood Will Help Him In Spider-Man Role" by wenn.com, January 31, 2001.

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• Despite all the wonderful advances that have been made, it's still dangerous for an actor to talk about that in our extremely misguided culture. Look at what happened in California with Proposition 8. Please, don't pretend that we're suddenly all wonderfully, blissfully accepted.

  Richard Chamberlain

  Actors, Culture, Looks

  "Richard Chamberlain Advises Other Gay Actors: Stay in the Closet" by Bryan Alexander, www.hollywoodreporter.com. December 27, 2010.

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• Life is the longest death in California.

  Rufus Wainwright

  Life Is

  Song: California, Album: Poses, 2001

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• Im also performing regularly in Southern California with two bands. As a solo artist doing acoustic sets and a member of the Jenerators, my rock n roll band that has been around for a long time now.

  Bill Mumy

  Artist, Rocks, Two

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• Californias red-legged frogs are part of our historical, literary and cultural heritage, ... It is critically important that we ensure that there will always be frogs jumping here in Calaveras County, and in other places, too.

  Robert Stack

  Jumping, Historical, Important

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• When I finish as the host of 'Jeopardy!' I'm going to go up to Taft in central California. They have a small college there that teaches you about oil drilling.

  Alex Trebek

  College, Oil, Taft

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• I remember when I was very little my idol was Britney Spears. I had just come to California and that's just who I wanted to meet. So I was in a store and she walked in and my jaw just fell to the floor. I started like sweating. I could not believe that I was meeting her. She told me that I was very cute. And I lost it — I was so excited.

  Dakota Fanning

  Cute, Believe, Idols

  "Dakota Fanning Pushes the Limits". The PARADE Magazine Interview, parade.com. February 2, 2009.

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• I had fallen in love with California.

  DeForest Kelley

  Fallen

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• I was born in Orange, California and I grew up in Huntington Beach. I started skateboarding when I was five and continued to do so off and on over the years.

  Jason Lee

  Beach, Years, Orange

  Interview with Kenneth Plume, www.ign.com. October 2, 2000.

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• California is full of Mexican culture and Mexican music.

  Harry Dean Stanton

  Mexican, Culture, Mexican Culture

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• In California, the fabulously rich support the poor with government jobs, paid for by the middle class which is now living in Arizona.

  Ann Coulter

  Jobs, Government, Class

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• I mean, I love California, but LA to me is still a strange place.

  Scott Speedman

  Mean, Strange Places, Advocating

  "Scott Speedman for “xXx: State of the Union”". Interview with Paul Fischer, www.darkhorizons.com. April 26, 2005.

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• California is the most reactionary state in America. Fascist sentiments are very strong here.

  Ilya Ilf

  Strong, America, States

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• The Next Right Thing has humanity, humor, and insight to burn. Author Dan Barden takes the clay of the California hard-boiled novel and shapes it into something new.

  George Pelecanos

  Humanity, Shapes, Next

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• Vegas is definitely a place where we can win. We had a good run here last year, and I feel even more confident about the car we're taking this time. We're taking the car that we raced in California two weeks ago, and it was obviously a good car.

  Greg Biffle

  Running, Winning, Vegas

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• Being president of the University of California is like being manager of a cemetery: there are many people under you, but no one is listening

  Mark Yudof

  People, Listening, President

  "Big Man on Campus". Interview with Deborah Solomon, www.nytimes.com. September 24, 2009.

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• I was raised in the West. The west of Texas. It's pretty close to California. In more ways than Washington, D.C., is close to California.

  George W. Bush

  Humor, Texas, Political

  "The misunderestimated president" by John O'Farrell, www.theguardian.com. January 19, 2001.

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• California is the only state in the union where you can fall asleep under a rose bush in full bloom and freeze to death.

  W. C. Fields

  Fall, Rose, Unions

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• Among many U. S. wine consumers, California holds a strong position.

  Pete Rose

  Strong, Wine, Consumers

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