Preston Sturges Quotes
The more you stand in the limelight, the more scarred you will become and the more you will love the limelight.
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Men know they are sexual exiles. They wander the earth seeking satisfaction, craving and despising, never content. There is nothing in that anguished motion for women to envy.
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I go to Malawi twice a year. It's where two of my children were adopted from, and I have a lot of projects there that I go and check up on and children who I look after. It's sort of a commitment that I've made to this country and the hundreds of thousands of children there who have been orphaned by AIDS.
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It may be added, to prevent misunderstanding, that when I speak of contemplated objects in this last phrase as objects of contemplation, the act of contemplation itself is of course an enjoyment.
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Just because you have a learning difficulty or difference doesn't mean you aren't smart.
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I've spent most of my mature life trying to prove that I'm not irresponsible.
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I know that there are many things I could do, but I'm not interested. It's more important to be loving and to have a lively mind.
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It's not easy, especially in our politically polarized world, to recognize both the structural and the cultural barriers that so many poor kids face. But I think that if you don't recognize both, you risk being heartless or condescending, and often both.
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My dad wasn't the biggest role model, but he was a great musician and I loved him very much. He was a character.
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I'm not over the top; I'm not wacky. I'm fairly understated, and that reflects in the way I sing.
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I'm afraid of the dark, so I have a lot of night-lights.
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If Ralph Nader runs, President Bush is going to be re-elected, and if Ralph Nader doesn't run, President Bush is going to be re-elected. We're going to run on the president's strong and principled leadership and his positive agenda for a second term.
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In order to get beyond racism, we must first take account of race. There is no other way. And in order to treat some persons equally, we must treat them differently.
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I have seen many ladies displaying different styles and different styles displaying ladies.
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If you die in an elevator, be sure to push the Up button.
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I can easily come up with ten really iconic stories/trade paperbacks for Superman, Batman, others... name me ten equally big, iconic Wonder Woman stories. Much harder. That ain't the character's fault, that isn't sexism, that's just not servicing the character.
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I remember taking my demo to every dance person in London. People were like, 'We don't know what this is!' The first people to champion me were a club in Manchester.
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Faithful to the word given and the idea had. All else is up to God!
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I am a graphic artist heart and soul, though I find the term 'artist' rather embarrassing.
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I think I am an adult.
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I was an all-around player - if I was just a scorer, there's no way the Hawks would have won 50 games four years in a row.
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Victories are easy and cheap. The only victories worth anything are those achieved through hard work and dedication.
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It's presumptuous to say you know how somebody feels.
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There is a time when every person who encounters Jesus, who believes Jesus is the Son of God, decides that they will spend their life following Him. Some people, like the Apostle Paul, make this decision the minute they meet Him, the minute they become a Christian. Others, like the Apostle Peter, endure years of half-hearted commitment and spiritual confusion before leaping in with all their passion. Still others may enjoy some benefits of God's love and grace without entering into the true joy of a marriage with their maker.
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The more you stand in the limelight, the more scarred you will become and the more you will love the limelight.
