Kurt Vonnegut Quotes
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I always focused on being an actor. I did stand-up briefly, but I also did a lot of dramatic work. But since I've been on 'The Daily Show,' people think I'm a comedian. That's not how I see myself.
Aasif Mandvi -
Any man whose errors take ten years to correct is quite a man.
J. Robert Oppenheimer -
Most of my songs have names of people I've met or are dear to me. There are people who have privacy issues and about people knowing about their private life. But for me, I like to include few special names and few details about them to make the song very special to me.
Taylor Swift -
I am not the first man who wanted to make changes in his life at 60 and I won't be the last. It is just that others can do it with anonymity.
Harrison Ford -
In the South, there was absence of any leadership corresponding in breadth and courage to that of Abraham Lincoln.
W. E. B. Du Bois -
It's really not my thing to go after what comedians are doing. Because I always feel like we're jesters at the end of the day.
Larry Wilmore
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We should always remember that it is by His invitation that we come to His holy house, the temple of the Lord. We should respond to His invitation by being worthy, by being prepared, and by having the temple as a priority in our lives. While in the temple we should act as if we are in His holy presence.
L. Lionel Kendrick -
It seems to me that Halloween is the perfect time to get all over steampunk.
Gail Carriger -
I prefer to connect with fans from the stage. Like, I don't have a Twitter page, or anything like that. So for me, that's what the show is about. For me - is a way to interact with fans; being up onstage and showing them, through music - which is all I really know - the best way to say thank you.
Nate Ruess Fun. -
Producing is hell, writing is frustrating, acting is really satisfying, directing is heaven.
Salma Hayek -
I love what I do, so it's not tiring. If I worked at a computer or drove a truck, I'd be dead in a week.
Karen Black -
The corporate right fires up the religious right against gay marriage and abortion and uses their votes to push their deregulation and tax cuts for the rich. It's an old trick. The House of Saud has the same arrangement with the Mullahs in Saudi Arabia.
Adam McKay
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We want an Afghanistan that is shaped by the dreams of the great Afghan people, not by irrational fears and overreaching ambitions of others.
Narendra Modi -
I love a challenge. So when I did 'Friday,' I didn't want to do another comedy back-to-back. With 'Set It Off,' that was a little different from 'The Negotiator' and 'The Italian Job.' So for me, it's all about challenge. It's all about challenge and about just learning.
F. Gary Gray -
Some movies to me are like vampires – they suck all of the energy out of me and I don't like that. I like to give the audience energy if I can.
Sam Raimi -
I guess music is very global.
Yuna -
I don't cover my face because I want to show my identity.
Malala Yousafzai -
In setting goals and executing a strategy, Wanda is sophisticated. We have good systems and departments. If targets are not reached, a yellow light goes off.
Wang Jianlin
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I thought I might be a band instructor, someone who plays all the instruments and teaches others.
Adrian Belew -
I wish I wrote 'Don't Speak' by No Doubt. I mean, that is a classic heartbreak song; it gets me every time.
Bonnie McKee -
When I was in college, I was madly in love with a girl. But unfortunately, her father didn't approve of the match. He didn't like me because I was on the verge of joining the film industry.
Varun Dhawan -
There seems to be a theme running through the women I play. They take their circumstances and try to make the best of them.
Kim Raver -
I try to think of a way to get there without going past it. There are lots of ways, but they all have me walking a little farther. And that's stupid, I decide. What am I, a little kid? I can stand to see something it hurts to want. I can see it and then just keep walking. It happens to lots of people everyday. We all survive.
Catherine Ryan Hyde -
My father said 'When in doubt, castle.'
Kurt Vonnegut