E. V. Lucas Quotes
In betting on races, there are two elements that are never lacking - hope as hope, and an incomplete recollection of the past.
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If the interview was done in the studio, Frank McGee would automatically do it. But if I went out and got it, then the interview was mine. So I was considered a pushy cookie, because I would get the interview.
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When your conscience says law is immoral, don't follow it.
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Our bombs are smarter than the average high school student. At least they can find Kuwait.
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Wealth is the ultimate panacea to poverty.
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Don't be surprised if you find me doing some charity work in another country.
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I wouldn't mind having my heart broken because it would mean that I had that much feeling connected to somebody. And that would be really great.
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Family quarrels are bitter things. They don't go according to any rules. They're not like aches or wounds, they're more like splits in the skin that won't heal because there's not enough material.
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My valleys are higher than most people's peaks. I stay at that level.
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North Korea is probably the only country in the world deliberately kept out of the Internet.
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I worked hard in gymnastics since the time I was six years old until I retired at 23 years of age.
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I was excited to get the opportunity to sing something in a movie 'cause I love musicals and I would love to be able to do more movie musicals, in the future.
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If God hadn't meant for us to eat sugar, he wouldn't have invented dentists.
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If you are constantly making judgments based on superficial affiliations, your world gets to be pretty small.
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The universe, when you leave it alone, is going to be beautiful.
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My music is the chicken soup kind. I want people to get a good feeling in their soul from these songs. Roots rock, heartland rock... whatever you want to call it is OK with me.
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I enjoy music that is commercial. I think that in order for music to be heard in a lot of different situations, you have to always consider that. Commercial music, for the most part, is popular music, and you always have to keep that in mind. It's not so much financial as making sure it gets the shot and is heard on the radio.
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Tricks you need to transform something which appears fantastic, unbelievable into something plausible, credible, those I learned from journalism. The key is to tell it straight. It is done by reporters and by country folk.
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I cry, sometimes, because I'm not 20 years younger, and I'm not healthy. But if I were, I would even sacrifice my writing to enter politics.
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I think 'tradition' is in the past - and how can someone really 'fear' a color? A man may prefer navy to turquoise, but a self assured man could wear any color and he knows that. It's a distinction of confidence.
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Ego is a structure that is erected by a neurotic individual who is a member of a neurotic culture against the facts of the matter. And culture, which we put on like an overcoat, is the collectivized consensus about what sort of neurotic behaviors are acceptable.
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Capitalism and democracy are the opposite of each other. Capitalism is a system that guarantees that a few are going to do very well, and everybody else is going to serve the few. Democracy means everybody has a seat at the table. Everybody.
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That's a nice thing about being a topical standup: you can add in things to keep it fresh.
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In betting on races, there are two elements that are never lacking - hope as hope, and an incomplete recollection of the past.
