Frederick Lewis Allen Quotes
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Between the ages of 24 and 27, I read Freud's complete works, everything that had been translated into English. It was very stimulating intellectually. But I did not accept his view of neurosis or of human nature.
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Mercury is a potent toxin that interferes with the human nervous system. Reducing this hazard will be a major public health breakthrough.
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I want to do everything in the world that can be done.
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I've never judged anybody by how they look or how they dress. I basically judge them on their character. And that's how I lead my own life.
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I have been blessed with roles that allow me to express something very personal at a specific time in my life. I seek them out; acting is my therapy.
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I wouldn't want a manicure. I'm a man's man!
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For me, doing a show is great, but I want women to be able to wear the clothes easily as well.
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My father was a misanthrope who slept all day and stayed up all night so that he wouldn't have to see people. He ran a business with a large staff but would go there at night and leave things for them to do during the day when he wasn't there.
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The shortcomings of America's political leaders do not stop at our borders.
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I don't believe in ghosts.
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Many who resort to crime ultimately can't read or write.
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The first time I went on stage as an adult was touring with the Johnny Cash Show. I'd sang as a child. But my grown-up initiation was as part of that band.
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I've never been a Clinton fan. He's had some accomplishments, and he's very skilled at politics, but, you know, he's had some successes and a very good economy. And the question is how much or how little of that does he deserve credit for.
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There's so much excellent new music around that I can't afford to buy it all and I haven't the time to review as much as I'd like. I can't remember a better time to be a musician or to listen to music!
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Judging is a lonely job in which a man is, as near as may be, an island entire.
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Our blood will turn from red to blue, although our money is but new.
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I loved campaigning for Obama.
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If you're going to have to swallow a frog, you don't want to have to look at that sucker too long!
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Since the end of the Cold War, America has been grasping left and right for an identity.
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I feel much better, and I thought this was a real test. This was the first real test where somebody came that was legitimate, not going to back down, and demonstrated that they play the same game all the time. So, it was nice to see that.
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People always talk about the nausea that comes with chemotherapy. For me, it's more like a queasiness. And it can be intense. It's an uncomfortable, gross kind of 'blech' feeling.
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Those for whom words have lost their value are likely to find that ideas have also lost their value.
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It is easier to tear down a code than to put a new one in its place.
