8 Quotes by Jim Rees


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    He had a charisma, and charisma is not just the way the face looked. It's how he moved, how he stood.

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    I think all the drawings show a strength and determination, if you will, that the Gilbert Stuart portrait (on the dollar bill) is lacking.

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    Our visitors instinctively know that he's great. But they think he's stiff, formal, lackluster, and sometimes they use the word 'boring.' Nothing could be further from the truth.

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    Abigail Adams just goes on and on and on about the presence of Washington, about what it was like to be around him, which I'm sure drove her husband just crazy.

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    After talking to the insurance agent, we can't do it. The insurance company wanted $1 million for liability insurance in West Des Moines.

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