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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The book of your revolution sits in the pit of your belly, young Indian. Crap it out, and read.Instead of which, they’re all sitting in front of color TVs and watching cricket and shampoo advertisements.
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How do people move on after they've lost the love of their life? It's a really interesting thing to look at. It happens to people every day: you see people... even in the worst, most war-torn places, people get up and continue with their lives. And it's a fascinating thing about human nature. That ability to just continue on.
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My children teach me to slow down and enjoy life.
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It was nerve-wracking [to unleash 'Life of Pi' to the world]. The first show to the journalists, that was the first one, so I was very uptight. Then I felt okay about the reception because we did a press conference with good and friendly questions, although people looked serious. So really, after the show you went to - the premiere - that reception tells me I think the movie worked, so that was a relief. I started to feel deflated.
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No child should die in the dawn of life.
