Douglas Alexander Quotes
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I find it quite boring when people do things that are very considered and thought through. I like things best when they're just done because they're fun or beautiful, or simply because they are what that one person wanted to do at that one time.
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I'm a big soccer fan, so any soccer player that I meet, I always get star struck. I've met a lot of big stars - Justin Timberlake, Michael Buble - and I don't ever get starstruck, but when I met famous ex-football players, I just got completely starstruck.
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There are many reluctant young readers who haven't yet found books that make them laugh.
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Our enemies can deal a blow to us any time they wish. They did not wait for permission to do this. They do not deal a blow with prior notice. They do not take action because they can't.
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There's a plaque on our wall that says we've sold over 65 million albums, and I don't feel I've accomplished anything. I feel like I'm just getting started.
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What happens with every role, you have to trick yourself, you have to creatively find ways to explore the mental state of your character.
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Well, I think the Republican Party is the more populist party.
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I can tell you that when you're counting every penny, knowing that you are a single bad decision away from bankruptcy, you inevitably lose focus on what really matters for your business.
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I've always said to my men friends, If you really care for me, darling, you will give me territory. Give me land, give me land.
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Musical types tend to combine the burden of the author with the burden of the actor.
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Harvey Korman was like a private tutor to me. He was such a mentor.
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That was my first introduction to BMWs in 1978, when my friend bought it for me as a surprise with my money. And ever since then, I've stuck to BMWs.
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I think listening to real classic soul material made me learn how to feel music that's sung.
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I don't like piano solos.
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You don't think it was because a white man wrote it, a black man wrote it, a green man wrote it. What - doesn't make a difference! Doesn't make a difference. I think he did a good job.
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Every father and son have conflicts.
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Looks is a matter of perception. At Cannes, Europeans think I am good looking, while in India, I am not.
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From the age of 11, I was cleaning floors, washing dishes, making sandwiches and being a cashier. Survival was the name of the game. Life was so hard that I had to struggle to keep up my standards. Under these conditions, I didn't think about science too much.
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I love my job and my relationship with the viewers who watch my shows.
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I'll come no more behind your scenes, David Garrick; for the silk stockings and white bosoms of your actresses excite my amorous propensities.
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I think - I think I've always been kind of - I used to think of myself as a piece of rubber when I was a kid because I was kind of very shy and very - very emotional about things, but I kind of would bounce back.
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The desire is thy prayers; and if thy desire is without ceasing, thy prayer will also be without ceasing. The continuance of your longing is the continuance of your prayer.
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Even for practical purposes theory generally turns out the most important thing in the end.
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Solidarity is the basis of my politics.
