Mark Twain Quotes
They spell it 'Vinci' and pronounce it 'Vinchy'. Foreigners always spell better than they pronounce.
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I told my father I wanted to play the banjo, and so he saved the money and got ready to give me a banjo for my next birthday, and between that time and my birthday, I lost interest in the banjo and was playing guitar.
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I see Americans of every party, every background, every faith who believe that we are stronger together: black, white, Latino, Asian, Native American; young, old; gay, straight; men, women, folks with disabilities, all pledging allegiance under the same proud flag to this big, bold country that we love. That's what I see. That's the America I know!
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Fashion and music have always played off each other and certainly do for me; I love both so much. But there are definitely those moments when you're playing the right song at the right time in the right place, and it feels like the best job in the world.
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It seems very safe to me to be surrounded by green growing things and water.
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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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You're creating new things in movies and people are going to steal them.
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The hardest thing is the idea. Ideas come from somewhere but as far as we know they come from nowhere.
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I'm not really interested in promoting 'Olive' as a series about depression or mental illness.
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I can't really dress rock 'n' roll any more because I'm the wrong side of 40, but I want that to be the fashion.
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When you love somebody, and they have a child, you love their child. You just accept it as a part of who they are, and you care about them and theirs.
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When I'm out the street, I get people whispering behind me, 'Isn't that Jennifer Lawrence?' I should start doing autographs - although if you stood us side by side, you wouldn't make that mistake.
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The Englishman never enjoys himself except for a noble purpose.
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Winter testing is essential but there comes a point where you have had enough of all the rehearsals and the pretend racing. You just want to get down to the real action.
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You feel like you need to deal with a lot if you're from Cleveland, so you learn to let things roll off your back, and you learn that humor is the best way to deal with it.
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I fight because I like challenges.
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War is not an exercise of the will directed at an inanimate matter.
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Would they call me a diva if I were a guy?
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What's really good is African drum music.
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I was turning actually 15 at the Olympics in '76... I don't think that one year makes a huge difference.
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Indian hotels are doing well globally because they understand hospitality.
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All my games were political games; I was, like Joan of Arc, perpetually being burned at the stake.
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Giving back is the right thing to do, whether it's donating clothing or even just a smile to someone who needs it.
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Acting in film, you know, I hear all the time, people say 'You did so much better than I thought you would.' So there's an added element of surprise in film, different than in music.
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They spell it 'Vinci' and pronounce it 'Vinchy'. Foreigners always spell better than they pronounce.
