James Earl Jones Quotes
You sang in church, you know, and you didn't act at all. You tried not to act, you tried to tell the truth. The idea of being a troubadour on the road singing for your supper was very disturbing to him.James Earl Jones
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When we manage a restaurant, we start making money from the first day. When we own a place, it's often five years before we earn the first penny that is clean of debt.
Daniel Boulud -
In the Gulf War, U.S. Marine Corps wheeled vehicles were killing Iraqi T-72 tanks.
Ralph Peters -
I want 'The Lady' magazine to be restored to its traditional place in the pantheon of weekly magazines.
Rachel Johnson -
Susan B. Anthony must be turning in her grave if she knew that millions of women who have the right to vote are not exercising it. Why? Because they haven't got the interest or the time, or they have just given up hope.
Madeleine M. Kunin -
We have to be careful not to have a form of militant secularism in our country, which is counter-productive for children we would like to see - adhere - to secularism.
Najat Vallaud-Belkacem -
I find my earliest memories covering the anachronistic features of a previous incarnation. Clear recollections came to me of a distant life, a yogi amidst the Himalayan snows. These glimpses of the past, by some dimensionless link, also afforded me a glimpse of the future.
Paramahansa Yogananda
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If you're the person living closest to the parent who's going to need help, and you take on the whole role of primary caregiver, you can be pretty sure your sibling who lives farthest away is going to call you and say, 'You don't know what you're doing.' Because they're not on the spot, and they probably feel guilty.
Gail Sheehy -
I wish more people felt that photography was an adventure the same as life itself and felt that their individual feelings were worth expressing. To me, that makes photography more exciting.
Harry Callahan -
I just do whatever I do, and put it out there without tryin' to cater to anybody. If you like it, you like it.
Action Bronson -
I guess I have a certain willingness for audacity.
Sally Mann -
We shook up the industry with our landscape-changing deal to acquire Time Warner, the logical next step in our strategy to bring together world-class content with best-in-class distribution which will drive innovation and more choice for consumers.
Randall L. Stephenson -
Lauren Goode and I have agreed that the next version of the Mac software - all of them are named after places in California - should be named either Bridgeport or Warwick.
Walt Mossberg
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Our regulatory bodies strive to create honest dealings, fair trades, and a situation in which no one has an advantage over anyone else. But human beings aren't honest. And all trades are made because one person thinks he's getting the better of the other, and the other person thinks the same.
P. J. O'Rourke -
That's my opportunity to hide behind that old lady and say what I want to say.
Vicki Lawrence -
I actually think that the economy has got some positives. It's got the market. It's got consumer confidence and it's got banks throwing - I mean central bankers throwing money at it around the world.
Jack Welch -
Every newspaper editor says the heart of the paper is the reporter - which is true - except for the pay!
Jack Germond -
No matter the bad things that happened in past time, let's try to live the best we can now.
Ziggy Marley -
It is not enough just to wish well; we must also do well.
Saint Ambrose
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The age thing really bugs me. Do people have more of a right to not like what I say because I'm 19?
Fiona Apple -
I admire Pat Shortt as a businessman. Such acumen is unusual for an entertainer. He did all his own deals. I learnt a lot from Pat when I was on the road with him for a year.
Deirdre O'Kane -
I see the church as a field hospital after battle. It is useless to ask a seriously injured person if he has high cholesterol and about the level of his blood sugars. You have to heal his wounds. Then we can talk about everything else.
Pope Francis -
'You are certain you can keep the truth from her?' 'Sure,' Ed said confidently. 'I know I can.' 'All right.' The Old Man nodded slowly. 'I will send you back. But you must tell no one.' He swelled visibly. 'Remember: you will eventually come back to me - everyone does, in the end - and your fate will not be enviable.'
Philip K. Dick -
You sang in church, you know, and you didn't act at all. You tried not to act, you tried to tell the truth. The idea of being a troubadour on the road singing for your supper was very disturbing to him.
James Earl Jones