Daniel J. Boorstin Quotes
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I'm not a fan of any genre but am a fan of movies that are intelligent and/or funny. That goes across all genres: a horror movie, a zombie movie, alien invaders, chick flick, or raunchy comedy. If it's well done, I'm a fan.
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I look at 'Death Proof' and realize I had too much time.
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I wear the Jewish star, but I'm not - I haven't converted to Judaism, and I'm not - I'm not - I'm not Jewish in the conventional sense because the Kaballah is a belief system that predates religion and predates Judaism as an organized religion.
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There's a lot more to me than just power.
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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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I like to go to my simple cottage by the ocean or, really, any beach!
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Every piece has its own identity which we develop by the rule 'We know no limits.' We follow the inspiration of the moment and don't worry if what we're playing is alternative, progressive or fusion rock.
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Personally, it was a big honor for me meeting so many families of the fallen soldiers and hearing their stories.
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The old series of sittings with Mrs. Piper convinced me of survival for reasons which I should find it hard to formulate in any strict fashion, but that was their distinct effect.
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You have to be willing to ask questions that almost no one else would ask.
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I don't watch television. I'm not a TV guy.
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Father's Day each year makes me grateful for what my father did for me. This has little to do with our relationship, and much to do with what he taught me.
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You walk past people in streets, or they serve you in shops, and you know nothing about the horrors they may be living with.
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Oh the innocent girl in her maiden teens knows perfectly well what everything means.
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We really love to learn and explore things.
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All my life I have fought corruption.
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I have a lot of friends who do what I do. Either they're actresses or singers or things like that.
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I don't need fame and I don't need power and I don't need wealth. I'm in need of friends, which I have found in abundance.
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I know noble accents And lucid, inescapable rhythms; But I know, too, That the blackbird is involved In what I know.
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If I didn't start singing in the cabarets and on my albums, I could have never even tried something like 'Capone.'
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Little Bobby Jones of Atlanta is really a fine player, and shows every indication of becoming a tremendous great one, once he is master of himself, which must come with maturity.
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'Breaking Bad' - when I started watching that show, I thought it was terrific. I love the way it was shot. I love the writing. I love the arc of Bryan Cranston's character. I just thought that was just really, really a wonderful, wonderful show.
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Time makes heroes but dissolves celebrities.
