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RACHEL JOHNSON English people are famous for never speaking out but only saying what they really feel about you beh... RACHEL JOHNSON I went freelance in 1996 and my children are now teenagers and it seemed right. RACHEL JOHNSON Our parents provided us with the essentials, then got on with their own lives. Which makes me realis... RACHEL JOHNSON In Germany, salads are assemblies of ham and mayonnaise, not trendy tossed leaves. RACHEL JOHNSON I think everyone can recognize the one-upmanship and the competition that go on wherever you are, es... RACHEL JOHNSON Being blonde means people decide on sight that you are much prettier and nicer than you really are, ... RACHEL JOHNSON Don't worry about never having time to write. Just write what you can in the time you do have an... RACHEL JOHNSON With so many forty- and fifty something mums and dads in Converse stalking the streets, I can see wh... RACHEL JOHNSON Of one thing there is no doubt: if Paris makes demands of the heart, then Munich makes demands of th... RACHEL JOHNSON I am a total coffee snob and bore. If anyone makes the mistake of offering me 'a coffee' the... RACHEL JOHNSON I just see religious freedom, as a category, as just being a black hole. GARY JOHNSON The idea of being at home and picking up kids from school and cooking dinner and then the husband co... DAKOTA JOHNSON Tax bills create wealth. They help people live better. NANCY JOHNSON Once I got to the OTC they knew more about the physical aspects of shooting, and knew which muscles ... NANCY JOHNSON We usually use that mostly on the weekends because we have access to the range during the week. But ... NANCY JOHNSON How do I handle it? I would say more times than not, if I have a bad shot, I just get angry and almo... NANCY JOHNSON I mean, one shot you treat like you have forty little matches instead of one forty shot match. It ma... NANCY JOHNSON No, I think I used to be pretty superstitious about certain things, but I'm really not anymore. ... NANCY JOHNSON House passage is good news for the Northwest corner and our environment. NANCY JOHNSON Yes, I mean, I used to be into the big bulk thing, and that's why my legs look like those of a c... NANCY JOHNSON I climbed Mount Everest. I don't quit. GARY JOHNSON Using a broad brushstroke, I think Libertarian - most of America are socially accepting and fiscally... GARY JOHNSON I don't think you can climb Mount Everest with a broken leg, but I did break my leg prior to goi... GARY JOHNSON At the earliest age, when I saw a 'wet paint' sign, I had to touch the paint to see if it wa... GARY JOHNSON I don't smoke marijuana anymore. I don't drink. Marijuana is a handicap. So is alcohol. Alco... GARY JOHNSON Every time you pass a law, it is a little bite out of freedom. GARY JOHNSON We have the highest incarceration rate of any country in the world. 'America, land of liberty an... GARY JOHNSON