Duane Chapman Quotes
And I used to say, 'I'm black, too.' In other words, I - my whole life I've been called a half-breed, a convict, king of the trailer trash, this and that. I take that and stand.
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Not all ideas will be accepted, but every idea deserves its own space, and every idea deserves to be expressed.
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Everywhere I go, I will make a good payday. But we got to choose the right opponent and the right time and the right venue.
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I always say three things make a writer: inspiration, obviously; perspiration, doing the work. But the third is desperation. I'm not really fit for anything else, or to have a real job. That fear drives me. The pressure has always been self inflicted.
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I think people are able to relate to my appearance. They think of me as the girl next door.
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Having companies like PotashCorp based in Saskatoon or Cameco based in Saskatoon that have worldwide presence but have the head office jobs, the head office managers and head office employees in your local economy are important from a job creation and wealth creation point of view.
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Literature is one of the most interesting and significant expressions of humanity.
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My life has been forged by middle class values: faith, hard work, deep respect for America and all that she stands for.
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It makes you vulnerable to win an award. It's nice to get the attention, but your neck is stuck out.
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I saw Mercury Prize-winners Alt-J for the first time recently, touring their debut album 'An Awesome Wave,' and I'm still riding the high: they're the most musically dynamic and exciting band to have poured tune into my lug holes live since Bellowhead.
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I think when you suffer a tremendous loss, everybody needs love and support in tangible ways. And that's what people have done for us.
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Politics is not an exact science.
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Harpo Marx looks like a musical comedy.
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One has to have the courage of one's pessimism.
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Being an actress can be a little like being a girl in the '50s: You're stuck waiting by the phone, hoping that the boy you like will call.
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Enjoy every sandwich.
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I would have been completely brainwashed by this lopsided and racist view of the world if it weren't for my father. He was a deep thinker and an irrepressible problem solver. He was a Black Socrates, asking why and then spoiling ready-made replies.
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Publishing for me is a business, not an ideology.
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Some people are tied to five hundred words a day, six days a week. I'm a hesitater.
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Singing seems to be inherent in Filipino, just as it is in my race. That's why I have this affinity with Filipinos.
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God give us men! A time like this demands. Strong minds, great hearts, true faith, and ready hands; Men whom the lust of office does not kill; Men whom the spoils of office cannot buy; Men who possess opinions and a will; Men who have honor; men who will not die.
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It is evident that the grip of 'The Return of the King' on Mr. Jackson is not unlike the grasp the One Ring exerts over Frodo: it's tough for him to let go, which is why the picture feels as if it has an excess of endings. But he can be forgiven. Why not allow him one last extra bow?
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Costume is a massive thing. I think costume makes you stand differently.
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I never go into a scene - ever, ever, ever - thinking, I have to make myself more empathetic toward the audience. Once you start doing that, you get into really dangerous territory. I think you start to become kind of untrue to the character.
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And I used to say, 'I'm black, too.' In other words, I - my whole life I've been called a half-breed, a convict, king of the trailer trash, this and that. I take that and stand.
