Bobby Riggs Quotes
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Most of the good people of my generation... had offers to become editors, but the thought of going inside was just absolutely horrifying.
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A book is not an example of 'women's writing' simply because it is written by a woman. Writing may become 'women's writing' when it could not have been written by a man.
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If you're not a parent, if you're an aunt or uncle or neighbor, books are an amazing gift.
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I loved being on the radio. Being paid to talk? It's like being paid to eat.
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There really is no difference between the bully and the victim.
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Every time you make a film, you create a world. You make decisions about sets and costumes, and you create a universe connected to reality, but not reality itself.
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Personally, I think universities are finished. So much rubbish gets taught.
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As an actor, you have to give up all control to the director. He's the boss and has all the power. I'm a control freak, so that's really hard for me. Then when you see a film later, it can be infuriating, really disappointing. I've been very lucky, though, and so many of my early experiences were great.
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Even if I'm making music for people for $20 a night, at least I'm making music.
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As soon as I get home, all I want to eat is seafood.
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Certainly there are great men whose age circumscribes them so completely that we lose interest.
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Afghanistan is a land-locked country.
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Let's face it, us '60s folks had pretty high expectations.
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I couldn't have attended half the parties that I was supposed to have been to according to the newspapers. It bothers me.
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Suppose that 'Unsolved Mysteries' called you with news of a long-lost identical twin. Would that suddenly make you less of a person, less of an individual? It is hard to see how. So, why would a clone be different? Your clone would be raised in a different era by different people - like the lost identical twin, only younger than you.
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The battle against cancer has made me strong. It's like winning a war! When I was diagnosed, I was told by doctors my kidney, liver and other organs could fail. It was tough. I didn't know if I could save my life. But I was positive, and because of that, the doctor told me that I would be a man who would never have cancer.
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Let me encourage you, if someone has wronged you, and you still get that cringing feeling on the inside when you see or think about that person, take it to God and allow Him to keep your heart soft and sensitive.
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In terms of the music, it feels almost like trouble's a good thing - you never know when a song is going to surprise you. We look for these subversive moments in songs.
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I really love laughing.
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I know my dad's proud that I've done it on my own, and I'm happy with that.
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In our era of celebrity, where every life is made public through email, blogs and Facebook, one of the greatest oddities may be that there is not a livelier discussion about the individual's basic need for a more private space.
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I have an unbelievable assistant who handles all of my scheduling! It's like a Tetris game.
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I am the finest defensive player in the game.
