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I had the benefit of there being no stigma attached to the arts. My brother's a ballet dancer, and he never came up against anything.


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JACK STEINBERGER I remember Nazi election propaganda posters showing a hateful Jewish face with crooked nose.
JACK STEINBERGER It's great that people are interested in Mars.
JACK SCHMITT But I don't think we'll go there until we go back to the moon and develop a technology base ...
JACK SCHMITT It's like trying to describe what you feel when you're standing on the rim of the Grand Cany...
JACK SCHMITT My family has served the country in almost every major war since the Civil War.
JACK SCALIA There's a greatness in this country many of the kids today don't know.
JACK SCALIA I was raised with those principals and values and ethics that came out of the men and women that ser...
JACK SCALIA I remember fear and I remember the potential of nuclear war.
JACK SCALIA You gotta take care of the people that are part of the foundation. If you don't, it crumbles.
JACK SCALIA But this country is a great country and will always rebound.
JACK SCALIA Because if you have a strong foundation like we have, then you can build or rebuild anything on it. ...
JACK SCALIA Our firefighters are our last line of defense, baby.
JACK SCALIA I was an only child until I was 14, and there were no other kids around the area really. So I spent ...
JACK REYNOR I originally got into this because of a five-year-old's begrudgery of his teacher. Mrs. Lawlor c...
JACK REYNOR With 'Richard,' I was excited to make this film with such an amazing role for an actor. Play...
JACK REYNOR As a kid growing up, I put a lot of pressure on myself.
JACK REYNOR I couldn't even get an audition for network TV at home in Ireland.
JACK REYNOR If you have an opportunity to reach people on a broad scale, it's not enough to just entertain p...
JACK REYNOR 'Transformers' gives people the ability to relax and rest for three hours. That's a subs...
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