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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The mere crossing of species, unaccompanied by selection, wise supervision, intelligent care, and the utmost patience, is not likely to result in marked good, and may result in vast harm. Unorganized effort is often most vicious in its tendencies.
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There is nothing more worrisome to ISIS than cooperation between 'the West' and the Muslim world, for it defies the narrative of a clash of civilisations the group is trying to revive.
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I am honored that they would include me in the Cabinet as a member and contributor.
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One time we played a concert in Antwerp, Belgium. At least I thought it was Antwerp, Belgium. Turns out it was a Stop 'n Shop in Wisconsin somewhere, but it was fun man.
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Winners make a habit of manufacturing their own positive expectations in advance of the event.
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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.
