Charles Fourier Quotes
Once upon a time people talked about the infallibility of the pope; today it is that of the merchant which they wish to establish.
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They think my life is glamourous. It's not true. I obviously get to come in and do radio interviews. That's the glamour. But other than that, I eat and sleep and that's it. Eat, sleep and do shows.
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I don't carry a wallet. I keep my cards in my pocket and cash in my boots.
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I don't know if foreigners will take to my novels or not. It may be that my books appeal only to a particular gender or age group rather than convey a more universal appeal.
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The names are bigger, the show is worldwide, but I get a royal pass into life in the broadcasting business.
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Usually I trundle about in trainers and baggy jeans, looking about as attractive as a potato.
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If writers, like comedians or singers, could only hear themselves bombing as they worked, it's likely that certain books would be cut short after the first few leaden sentences.
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More and more, we're used to taking things in through the eyes rather than through the ears, and opera is more of a spectacle.
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In the wealthy industrialized nations, effective drug therapies against AIDS became available - AZT as early as 1987, then combinations of antiretroviral agents in 1996. The new drugs offered hope that fatal complications might be staved off and AIDS rendered a chronic condition.
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The world is indeed a mixture of truth and make-believe. Discard the make-believe and take the truth.
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I try to play serious scenes a little funny and the comedy a little serious.
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In general, I tend to laugh too much. I always try to tell myself not to, but I think that's just part of getting through the job. It's not rocket science. I want to have a good time!
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I joke that we're not dissimilar to a rock band in the '70s.
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I am about safety for the people and the planet.
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Essentially what photography is is life lit up.
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One of the reasons I love devils so much is not based in my faith, but because as a kid, I grew up loving heavy metal and horror movies, and the devil is such a huge presence in both.
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We should not look at terrorism from the nameplates - which group they belong to, what is their geographical location, who are the victims. These individual groups or names will keep changing. Today you are looking at the Taliban or ISIS; tomorrow you might be looking at another name.
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I've never been specifically attached to westerns, but there are those I like - one of the best westerns I've seen is 'Unforgiven.' I think the genre has something extremely powerful that can allow them to talk about good and evil in a very straight way.
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Affirmative action is a little like the professional football draft. The NFL awards its No. 1 draft choices to the lowest-ranked team in the league. It doesn't do this out of compassion or guilt. It's done for mutual survival. They understand that a league can only be as strong as its weakest team.
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And it raises a fundamental question: How long can we move the world in one direction while we move in another direction, and do we want to backslide into an era that we finally emerged from where we had a nuclear weapon for every tactical mission?
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I'm still a fanboy geek. I always will be. In many ways, if my work still resonates with the audience, it's because I'm still writing from the point of view of the fan, so I'm geeked out constantly.
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I had my first concert in front of 80,000 people at the International Soca Monarch Finals.
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If actors could actually make a living doing theater, that would be my first choice. Sitcoms are the closest thing to being onstage in front of an audience. If I had to choose, it would be theater and doing the occasional movie once in a while, and spending time doing nothing.
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People always think that happiness is a faraway thing … something complicated and hard to get. Yet, what little things can make it up.
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Once upon a time people talked about the infallibility of the pope; today it is that of the merchant which they wish to establish.
