Mark Kurlansky Quotes
People in America think of it as a sad and downtrodden place, and I guess it could be, but it's not because that's not who Cubans are. In Cuba, you get a good story every day you go out walking. People are so funny.

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I come from an immigrant family, but I know no other nationality apart from British.
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Advertising is what you do when you can't go see somebody. That's all it is.
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I know every politician spins the truth a little.
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I think I'm a critic of corporate power, whether locally or globally. And the term 'globalization' I've never found all that helpful.
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After having children, life becomes about living beyond yourself; about being bigger and better.
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I've never been that guy who says, 'Ooh, I have to play King Lear'. First off, that'd be a disaster anyway. I tend to read something and see who's involved, and then know I want to be part of it. But I don't think I'm through with comedy. I still love to make people laugh.
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I've personally never had the chance to go to Lambeau Field.
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There's no first impressions anymore. You go to a job interview, and they'll probably Google you. It's a shame - people should play it a little closer to the chest as far as what information they release to the world. If I'm angry about something, I'm not going to take to my Twitter.
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Any organization or any individual that targets civilians and kills them for political agenda is a terrorist organization.
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I have no superstitions. I don't have to have a Sunday outfit. I don't have socks or underwear I have to wear.
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It only looks like I get to eat a lot of food on TV. I really just get the one bite and the crew and guests eat everything else.
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As long as I love Beauty I am young.
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America's grossly unfair tax system won't lead to class war. Or, if it does, the war will be brief.
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When you're young and you're in love and it doesn't work out - it hurts.
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People don't have a good intuitive sense of how to weigh new information in light of what they already know. They tend to overrate it.
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We are quick to stick labels on others - especially those who don't fit in with the norm. 'Harold Fry' is about a broken marriage; 'Perfect' is about a broken person. They are both about finding kindness where you least expect it.
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It would almost be sinful to say that I regretted doing 'Charlie's Angels' because it did so much for my career.
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Violence is a tool of the ignorant.
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I'm a painter. I was a graffiti artist, and I painted all over the world.
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Our mission, as set forth by the Congress is a critical one: to preserve price stability, to foster maximum sustainable growth in output and employment, and to promote a stable and efficient financial system that serves all Americans well and fairly.
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Now women in comedy is a trendy topic, and people are hungering for women's voices in a way that they haven't before.
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As a kid, I had to be funny.
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All the way through, we have been willing to take risks, provided at the end of it we can get a decent lasting settlement in Northern Ireland
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People in America think of it as a sad and downtrodden place, and I guess it could be, but it's not because that's not who Cubans are. In Cuba, you get a good story every day you go out walking. People are so funny.