Chris Elliott Quotes
I think the whole idea of me was that I wasn't going to be but that I wanted to be, desperately.
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I think it's less common in France that a man at the age of 50 buys a Porsche and gets a young girlfriend.
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You don't want to put all your lead on the target. You want to leave some arrows in the quiver.
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I certainly went to high school with some mean girls, and I would not wish that hell on anybody.
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I'm not a great one for looking back.
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People love teen movies because everyone can relate.
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I came home after a year and although my profession was only hairdressing, I knew I could change it.
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We are not won by arguments that we can analyse but by tone and temper, by the manner which is the man himself.
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Let me say that I think the economic history of the last 150 years clearly shows that if you want to industrialize a country in a short period, let us say 20 years, and you don't have a well-developed private sector, entrepreneurial class, then central planning is important.
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Getting a family into work, supporting strong relationships, getting parents off drugs and out of debt - all this can do more for a child's well-being than any amount of money in out-of-work benefits.
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Luckily, I don't have to be anybody but Yolanda, because people don't expect me to be anything other than who I am. For an artist, it's a great place to be.
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I'm not really part of any group or clique or gang because that's always been my nature.
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I ain't good looking And my hair ain't curls But my mother she give me something It's going to carry me through this world.
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I always say that a girl never really looks as well as she does on board a steamship, or even a yacht.
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So many I considered, closest to me,turned on a dime and sold me out dutifully,although that knife was chipping away at me,they turned their eyes away and went home to sleep.
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The national Log Cabin Republicans are ridiculous. They’re not conservative at all. I don’t even think they’re gay - they’re bi (partisan). GOProud is comprised of real conservatives who happen to be gay. (Same with the Texas LCRs, for whom I’ve been signing books for years.)
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A new principle cannot be put into effect without bringing with it new mistakes. But we may, however, be convinced that the laws of life - to which belongs the law that suffering follows the misuse of freedom - will finally be able to bring everything within its right limits.
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When you're a child, the most important thing is to be able to live a life of comfort. You want to be sure that the moon goes up at night and the sun comes up in the morning and dad comes home from work.
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The fact that the theatregoing public likes my music is no credit to me. There are many other composers who write better music that the public doesn't like.
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I'm a big 'Star Wars' fan and grew up watching the movies. I read all the books and have read 'Star Wars' fiction that went between the newest trilogy and the original trilogy and it was part of my childhood.
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I hope to take my Birthright trip.
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All religions are essentially the same in their goal of developing a good human heart so that we may become better human beings.
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There are any number of very hard working people in Hollywood who deserve recognition. Mostly its the artisans and crafts persons - the 'below the line' workers - whose only reward is to be pejoratively labeled 'below the line' workers. I say get them all on the next thing smoking to Vegas for an all expense paid weekend of whatever.
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'If The Weather Permits' was closer to my heart because it was a woman closer to my age, with a contemporary background like mine. I felt for that character. I've seen so many women like that - smart women who are a wreck when it comes to their emotional lives.
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I think the whole idea of me was that I wasn't going to be but that I wanted to be, desperately.
