Preston Sturges Quotes
It was actually the enormous risks I took with my pictures, skating right up to the edge of non-acceptance, that paid off so handsomely.
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Cuba needs a dose of perestroika.
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Thomas Friedman's 'The World is Flat' sold more copies in India than in the U.K. The market for go-getting business books or wonkish tomes by corporate moguls posing as philosopher kings has grown dramatically in modernising China and India.
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In a democracy, allegations will never improve situations. So, I'm against allegations, but I always welcome criticism.
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I like bangers and really testosterone-fueled stuff.
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I tend to think that cricket is the greatest thing that God ever created on earth - certainly greater than sex, although sex isn't too bad either.
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I don't write under the ghost of Faulkner. I live in the same town and find his life and work inspiring, but that's it. I have a motorcycle and tool along the country lanes. I travel at my own speed.
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'The New World Haggadah' is meant for American Jews in the 21st century.
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I don't think about my fame very much.
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There is but one man to whom I am willing to entrust their future and that man's name is George Bush.
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Politics is largely a matter of heart.
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I love the horror genre and the thriller genre, so I've got no problem with playing a psycho.
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I've always had tremendous support from my parents. I think there's a myth that gay people have lousy relationships with their parents.
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I eat two breakfasts, two lunches, and two dinners throughout the day. It's always eating.
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I think being called a cat lady is a compliment. It means you have adopted a tiny little maniac into your life.
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'Whiplash' scared me. I feel you should only do projects that scare you to some degree. I get motivated by those sorts of feelings.
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I don't think Christ becomes real to us until we hit a low point in our lives and realize just how much we need Him. That's why faith affects every area of your life.
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The tongue is the only tool that gets sharper with use.
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I feel very English. I'm proud of it. I wanted there to be a thread connecting everything, the songs, clothes, artwork, even the string arrangements. It all creates a certain atmosphere.
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Yeah - I wanna be the sister to Khaleesi in 'Game of Thrones.' I wanna be a dragon lady; that would be really fun!
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I'd rather have a lot of talent and a little experience than a lot of experience and a little talent.
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Something got screwed up in terms of your priorities if you think it's more important to get rid of the dividend tax than it is to take care of 11 million kids.
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Every player should be accorded the privilege of at least one season with the Chicago Cubs. That's baseball as it should be played - in God's own sunshine. And that's really living.
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For me, it's always a failure of the imagination. I have that anxiety that time is passing, that everything is ultimately fleeting and impermanent. I better take advantage of every single moment.
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It was actually the enormous risks I took with my pictures, skating right up to the edge of non-acceptance, that paid off so handsomely.
