Douglas Adams Quotes
Books are sharks... because sharks have been around for a very long time. There were sharks before there were dinosaurs, and the reason sharks are still in the ocean is that nothing is better at being a shark than a shark.
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There is a shortage of doctors, and the American Medical Association is aiming to keep it that way.
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I don't think I've ever sent a text to Gordon Brown because I'm confident that he would absolutely have no idea how to receive it. He barely managed to master WordPerfect 4.1.
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For most of my career, I've played roles that were written for other actresses.
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Because we're able to adjust for compatibility - and what that means is we've already normalized for how well we think each person is going to get along with the other person - the only factor left in determining response rate, really, is the aesthetic appearance of the person who sent you that message.
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In real terms, there is a greater disparity of earnings between the very rich and the very poor.
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I'm addicted to 'Scandal.' Joe Morton is the devil, and I love him. I am addicted to 'Boardwalk Empire.' Jeffrey Wright is the devil, and I love him.
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I don't know anyone who's suffered lung cancer.
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I always feel that most people out there who aren't sure if the gym is really for them aren't prepared to pay and find out.
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Power in politics, sovereignty in America is with we the people, and that is the path to turning this country around: empowering the people.
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I stand for freedom of expression, doing what you believe in, and going after your dreams.
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I think every movie is its own little world, and a director certainly sets the tone.
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I came to America to make it my home, and I did.
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Overall I enjoy a certain anonymity. I live a very normal, very ordinary life.
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I've had money thrown onstage, dollars, couple of five-dollar bills. I took the money, but it wasn't much.
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Going out for a meal, especially for young urbanites, is less about socialising over enjoyable food than about enjoying food as a way to socialise.
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I've got that Beethoven energy, that Stravinsky energy. And it's all a gift from the Creator.
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I think it's funny because on 'Glee Project,' there's that added pressure, but with 'Glee,' there's no element of competition. No one's trying to dance better than anyone. But there's that added pressure of, 'So many people are going to watch 'Glee' this week. If I don't nail this dance, I look like an idiot.'
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When I wake up every morning, I thank God for the new day.
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When I was younger, my goal in life was to work in special FX makeup. Liquid latex and fake blood! That was the dream!
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I had it in my contract with CBS, a very weird clause that was never written before and certainly not since, that if I wanted to do a variety show within the first five years of the contract, CBS would have to put it on for 30 shows.
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People like me sound like a lot of big cannons.
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I didn't feel like going any further in this scene with the boy. He was not a professional actor, and if I had pushed the scene any further it would have destroyed the tone of the movie.
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I am what I am as a writer because of Norman Lear and Spike Lee. Norman Lear in particular.
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Books are sharks... because sharks have been around for a very long time. There were sharks before there were dinosaurs, and the reason sharks are still in the ocean is that nothing is better at being a shark than a shark.
