Preston Sturges Quotes
When the last dime is gone, I'll sit on the curb outside with a pencil and a ten cent notebook and start the whole thing over again.
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Every time a congressman or pundit says its 'class warfare' to increase taxes on the wealthy, it's a massive lie.
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Dartmouth is such a special college with its rich history, dedicated student body, and, as I've been learning more recently, colorful customs.
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What is this thing called love? This funny thing called love? Just who can solve this mystery? Why should it make a fool of me?
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Nolite te bastardes carborundorum.
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I love the idea of coming into a struggling franchise and seeing if I can help them win. First off, I hate to lose. At anything. Secondly, who doesn't want to be the guy to help turn something around?
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I'd be nothing without my wife. She's the coolest. She's the greatest. She is the smartest. She's the funniest. I love her so much. She's like the - it's like your best friend for the rest of your life.
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It's stupid to have a simple-minded view.
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My great-grandfather was a self-taught man, and his library was extraordinary. I read the lot.
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Many counties in Maryland are above the average unemployment rate for both Maryland and the United States. We need representation in Congress who will make creating jobs the No. 1 priority so the people of Maryland can get back to work.
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For the amount of talent I had - and I couldn't dance, act, or tell a joke - I enjoyed a tremendous career.
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Snow, snow over the whole land across all boundaries. The candle burned on the table, the candle burned.
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Industry executives sacrificed art for what sells and mega-stars now saturate the market with the same tired lyrics.
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Successful people form the habit of doing what failures don't like to do. They like the results they get by doing what they don't necessarily enjoy.
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What makes things exciting in life is to overcome your challenges and get creative and think outside of the box.
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The central event of the twentieth century is the overthrow of matter. ...The powers of the mind are everywhere ascendant over the brute force of things.
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I am still far from being what I want to be, but with God's help I shall succeed.
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Men of sound sense have Law for their god, but men without sense Pleasure.
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I find that people today tend to use them interchangeably. I use African-American, because I teach African Studies as well as African-American Studies, so it's easy, neat and convenient. But sometimes, when you're in a barber shop, somebody'll say, "Did you see what that Negro did?" A lot of people slip in and out of different terms effortlessly, and I don't think the thought police should be on patrol.
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Ah! Those strange people who have the courage to be unhappy! Are they unhappy, by the way?
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I don't have a dime left. I am dependent on my friends for food and a small old-age pension.
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When the last dime is gone, I'll sit on the curb outside with a pencil and a ten cent notebook and start the whole thing over again.
