Phyllis Diller Quotes
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A president can't go to every memorial service.
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Back in 1999 and 2000, a few of us... a very few of us... Douglas Clegg, Seth Godin and I... offered free electronic copies of our books in an effort to reach an audience we otherwise wouldn't have reached and to test out a new marketing concept for books. Despite the industry screaming we were crazy, it worked.
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Don't be afraid to give your best to what seemingly are small jobs. Every time you conquer one it makes you that much stronger. If you do the little jobs well, the big ones will tend to take care of themselves.
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The duty of the media is to observe truth and social responsibility.
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If the white man gives you anything - just remember when he gets ready he will take it right back. We have to take for ourselves.
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Seeing a catering truck feels like home.
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In all the areas within which the spiritual life of humanity is at work, the historical epoch wherein fate has placed us is an epoch of stupendous happenings.
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I'll tell you, I never thought I'd ever be going into law, and certainly not the same kind of law as my dad.
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If you don't ponder the end of the world on a regular basis, I don't think you're really human.
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I was only 11 when we filmed the pilot. The idea of a rapper being a star on a sitcom just wasn't heard of.
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I could do a franchise for the end of everything. 'The End of Dogs,' 'The End of Cats.'
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All I ever wanted to do is make music.
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Well, we've faced very difficult decisions and challenges in our country, every one of us have, as we - since September 11th, as we fought the war on terror, all of those decisions that the President had to make to put young men and women in harm's way.
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But acting just sort of happened and I found that I loved it. It was such a challenge.
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Being married to a psychologist, I realize that I learn more from imperfections.
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I think TV has been a little bit irresponsible in how they portray these people because homicide detectives are not brooding, tortured souls who are stained with the stink of the city and who have blood on their hands. They are real, live people that are incredibly entertaining.
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To destroy is always the first step in any creation.
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Ain't no place like New Orleans. It's one of kind.
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I'm going to continue doing what I want to do. And if it means I want to go and make a big movie, if it has something to say, I will want to make it. I don't want to spend my life wasting my time. If it's a big movie, I want to do it. If it's a small movie, I want to do it.
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Harmony is the inner cadence of contentment we feel when the melody of life is in tune.
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So then learn to conquer your fear. This is the only art we have to master nowadays: to look at things without fear, and to fearlessly do right.
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But an innovation, to grow organically from within, has to be based on an intact tradition, so our idea is to bring together musicians who represent all these traditions, in workshops, festivals, and concerts, to see how we can connect with each other in music.
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Most recently, I learned another hobby: baking. It's so much fun to mix all the ingredients and to see the cake come out nice. It's so rewarding when the cake comes out great and tastes great.
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My own laugh is the real thing and I've had it all my life.
