Betty Parsons Quotes
We are born in the world because we have to learn something through whatever we're born into. Although it might be awful. That's why it's an illusion to think that we really run our lives. We don't.
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Pursuit and seduction are the essence of sexuality. It's part of the sizzle.
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There is one thing women can never take away from men. We die sooner.
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Once a Cubs fan, always a Cubs fan.
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I'm an honest, open father.
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In reality, serial killers are of average intelligence.
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The gamble of literature is that I make the best work I can; the most truthful, the most representative of how I see things. I try and do that, and then I put it out there and say to you, 'What do you think?' I hope that you think well of it, obviously.
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If I were to pray in Arabic, I'd pray to Allah. If I were to pray in English, I'd pray to God.
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I would never recommend losing on a bye, so that one definitely stays with you.
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What makes America special is that people come here, assimilate and become American with all of the rights and responsibilities citizenship bestows.
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Albanians are a nation of freedom fighters who know something about living under oppression.
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In army, I went to Kashmir and did well, which was a challenge. In sports, I went to Olympics at a time when no one believed that we can actually win. Coming into politics was also a challenge as I wanted to push the youth to achieve gold in various fields of life.
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I've had bad luck with both my wives. The first one left me and the second one didn't.
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I was thinking 'Love Story', obviously, was a romantic film of that time.
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The world changes, but I want that change to be necessary or respectful of what has happened before. Everything changes, and that's quite right.
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I was not only typecast as a Russian, but I was typecast as Yakov Smirnoff. This is understandable, and I was very happy to get the roles, but it would be nice to be in a movie where I could be someone else.
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I've often felt I've been born out of my time, and when I started Fairground Attraction in the 1980s, I wanted to be a 1940s jazz singer.
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Fashion will take on added stature one day, but try not to be stifled by it. You will learn, as you mature, to swap heels for Stan Smith trainers, minidresses for crisp white shirts. And you will never be one of those people who just roll out of bed.
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I am determined to live without illusions. I want to look at reality straight. Without hiding.
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It kind of varies according to what I'm doing and what my situation is, but, most of the time, I have no idea what I'm doing until the day of.
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Production wants a miracle on every movie. They want us to do something new and amazing - but then they give you a 55-year-old actor with sciatica who doesn't want to train.
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I can be a lady - surprise!
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In jail I was just like everybody else, I was sitting there praying, feeling caged.
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When I look back I can't believe how my parents managed, but the cliche is true. We didn't have money, but we were rich in so many other ways.
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We are born in the world because we have to learn something through whatever we're born into. Although it might be awful. That's why it's an illusion to think that we really run our lives. We don't.
