Danny Thomas Quotes
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Time has lost all meaning in that nightmare alley of the Western world known as the American mind.
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When you look at the light bulb above you, you remember Thomas Alva Edison. When the telephone bell rings, you remember Alexander Graham Bell. Marie Curie was the first woman to win the Nobel Prize. When you see the blue sky, you think of Sir C.V. Raman.
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It's very easy to have slogans and rhetoric that people will follow, but eventually the slogans fall away.
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One doesn't have a sense of humor. It has you.
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There is no chance and anarchy in the universe. All is system and gradation. Every god is there sitting in his sphere.
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If I can help a kid discover a liking, or even a passion for music in their life, then that's a wonderful thing.
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The ball whizzes past like a bumblebee and the Indians are in the sea.
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Most Americans probably have no idea how hostile anti-abortion sidewalk counseling outside clinics can be. There's a reason pro-choicers volunteer to escort patients as they make their way past angry crowds to the clinic door.
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We don't want to be treated any differently, and we want to continue with our lives and our careers.
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I'll tell you something: my dad was a nuclear engineer and he was really bright, and I've always said that because of negotiating at such a young age with my dad, it was really such a gift because I could then negotiate with very difficult personalities - and not end up being the scapegoat. I learned to really pick and choose my battles.
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I don't get this whole super-skinny obsession. I really think women look more beautiful when they let their curves show.
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Christmas is a season for kindling the fire for hospitality in the hall, the genial flame of charity in the heart.
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I left home at 17 and I've been on the road ever since.
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I consider everybody who takes themselves seriously to be a little bit off. And Silicon Valley seems to be the most effusive about how important their contributions are to society.
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As I view the Republicans in Congress, I don't see them as a real reflection of many Republicans in our country.
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I love having wine with my meals. And if I splurge, I'm going to splurge big, because if I deny my cravings, it just ends up backfiring on me, you know?
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I just picked up a lot of classic-rock, melodic influence from my mom, music that she listened to, like 10,000 Maniacs, Led Zeppelin, REO Speedwagon and Yes.
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Bring it on. Dissent is central to any democracy.
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Black films and television are growing and getting the recognition... and the opportunities.
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When I moved out to Los Angeles to get some film and television work, and couldn't get any... I became a little isolated, a little terrified, and it's a good place to get writing, because you're so bored. So I wrote a few screenplays, and people notice those.
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I don't need friends.
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Weddings are important because they celebrate life and possibility.
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Cleanses and products don't make you look more beautiful. They certainly help, but if you reach contentment, you're set. My makeup artist, Melanie Iglesias, couldn't figure out why my skin looks so good. I think it's because I'm happy!
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No child should die in the dawn of life.
