Bill Engvall Quotes
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The entertainment industry isn't a line of work encouraged in the Persian culture. When I called my dad to say I wanted to quit medicine, there was about three minutes of silence. I'm not sure he knew what to do with himself!
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I'm the little dog who goes the wrong way - under the hoop.
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I enjoyed climbing with other people, good friends, but I did quite a lot of solo climbing, too.
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There are a lot of dynamics and a lot of politics that go into records and getting played on the radio.
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Congress has a responsibility to make sure our taxpayer dollars are being spent responsibly and effectively, and at the same time, that our men and women in uniform have everything they need to carry out the War on Terror.
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India does not need to become anything else. India must become only India. This is a country that once upon a time was called the golden bird.
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It is salutary to train oneself to be no more affected by censure than by praise.
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I once went into a meeting, and every woman put her a million-pound bag on the table. Then I'm there with my tote bag and anorak. And I'm like, well, I'm still the most important person in the room right now.
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In international relations, in foreign policy, a great deal has to do with historical circumstances, a great deal has to do with the sense and perception of people.
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Relativism is not indifference; on the contrary, passionate indifference is necessary in order for you not to hear the voices that oppose your absolute decrees.
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I never had high expectations going into Hollywood. I went there just to work.
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I would kill to be on 'Dexter,' and I would double kill to be on 'True Blood.' I would pay them to let me come be a vampire or a vampire victim. No joke!
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I cannot recall a period when I did not draw; and at school, the studies that were distasteful to me, mathematics and grammar, were retarded by the indulgence of teachers who were proud of my drawing faculties, and passed over my neglect of uncongenial subjects.
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Call it the Tiger Mom effect: In the business world today, failure is apparently not an option.
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So long as the product is sold, everything is taking its regular course from the standpoint of the capitalist producer.
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Most of the luxuries, and many of the so-called comforts of life, are not only not indispensable, but positive hindrances to the elevation of mankind.
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Only the blue sky, green land alliance can make Taiwan better.
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The sinews of war are five - men, money, materials, maintenance (food) and morale.
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I know well enough in advance that you'll find my paintings perfect. I know that if they are exhibited they'll be a great success, but I couldn't be more indifferent to it since I know they are bad, I'm certain of it.
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Life is only a long and bitter suicide, and faith alone can transform this suicide into a sacrifice.
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A human act once set in motion flows on forever to the great account. Our deathlessness is in what we do, not in what we are.
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In the store, Bill is buying some pants.
