Douglas Adams Quotes
'My name is Kate Schechter. Two 'c's, two 'h's, two 'e's, and also a 't', an 'r', and an 's'. Provided they're all there the bank won't be fussy about the order they come in. They never seem to know themselves.'
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I'm a collecting maniac and I buy a lot of books and records. I have over thousand cds.
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You're on your own in college, but you get sheltered a little bit more with the coaching staff and everything.
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I've been very ill. You just have to trust the Lord.
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Washington has, with some justification, gained a reputation for being hopelessly mired in partisan gridlock.
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At a certain point in your career - I mean, part of the answer is a personal answer, which is that at a certain point in your career, it becomes more satisfying to help entrepreneurs than to be one.
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If you go through any culture that has had wars, go to the bomb shelters, and you'll hear some amazing stories. Yes, it's a necessary thing that we actually both distract ourselves and it's a way to bond.
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In life, there's a ladder sometimes, and maybe at the top, there's a mirror. You take a step up, then maybe three steps down... just because you don't want to face the decloaking in the mirror.
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Food still isn't my thing, but I've learned to respect its power and significance.
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You have to get out of your comfort zone in order to grow. And as an actor, you don't become Meryl Streep by doing the same type of comedy. You get there by being challenged. And unfortunately, there's a lack of roles for women of color, so you actually have to be the engineer creating some of those roles.
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Civilization, to be worthy of the name, must afford other methods of settling human differences than those of blood letting.
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There's more to life than football, right?
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Sex is not sinful, but sin has perverted it.
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I have a lot of Chinese fans who buy my movies on the street and watch them, and I'm OK with it. I'm not OK with it in other places, but if the government's going to censor me, then I want the people to see it in any way they can.
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When we made 'Shaun of the Dead,' it was our first feature, and we were just lucky to make a film, full stop.
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'You can win the rat race but you're still a rat.'
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'I am a material to be used that will not cost you any money. I am afraid to collect money from you because if I collect it, it will affect the gift and grace of God in my life.'
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My father, he really encouraged me to really get into acting. He loved it so much, and he taught all the basics.
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We shall never change our political leaders until we change the people who elect them.
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Charm is the true gift of the Fairies.
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Live disasters are wonderful attractions when you're safe on the other side of them.
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Sixteen years as a freelance features journalist taught me that neither the absence of 'the Muse' nor the presence of 'the block' should be allowed to hinder the orderly progress of a book.
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'My name is Kate Schechter. Two 'c's, two 'h's, two 'e's, and also a 't', an 'r', and an 's'. Provided they're all there the bank won't be fussy about the order they come in. They never seem to know themselves.'
