James Thurber Quotes
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When I die, it will be a shipwreck, and as when a huge ship sinks, many people all around will be sucked down with it.
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I dare anybody to look at me and say I'm anorexic. I'm so totally not.
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People have become shallower. They view spending, entertaining, seeking leisure and enjoying as the main objectives of their life.
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My hair and my accent are sort of my main assets.
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You can learn from anyone even your enemy.
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The Second Amendment is an integral part of the Bill of Rights.
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Probably the only type of cosmetic surgery I'd consider is having my bust reduced. It's alright for my current role in 'The Marquise' because it's a costume drama, which means boned corsets and a bit of cleavage, but it's a drag otherwise.
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I love the novels of Didion and Bret Ellis and consider them L.A. writers because they write about L.A.
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If what I read doesn't reflect my life - whether I'm gay or Latino or on welfare - doesn't that really mean that my life is not valuable?
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The American free market system is the greatest engine for prosperity and opportunity that the world has ever seen. Freedom works.
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The guys today are just too strong and back then they would take many hard punches to land one.
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I tend to opt for relaxed family holidays when I can.
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I think of life as a good book. The further you get into it, the more it begins to make sense.
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I got a lot of problems, but I'm really good at intuiting what I need to do to be happy with whatever I create. I know when to stop myself, I know when to start, I know when to leave something alone. I guess I just kind of indulge that completely, and so I just take my time.
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When I was in Denver, guys came into the team, and we started at a pretty high level.
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I think of myself as an actor and not a movie star. I like doing movies; I enjoy it. But, essentially, I'm a theater actor. That's the only place I feel like I actually am a star. In the theater, I can put people in the seats and sell tickets.
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I could put you in a condo, all the way up in Toronto
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Science is what we know, and philosophy is what we don't know.
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The country makes me more paranoid, you know? I think the crazy people out there are little crazier.
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There are many people making a difference. I mean, Dr. King never held an office. Gandhi never held an office. There are people who are archetypes in our society who have never held office and made a difference.
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My son asked for very little - a kickstand, with a motorcycle attached.
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Setting up a college fund would be a great way to redirect the tangible evidence of Daddy's love.
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Power is not only what you have but what the enemy thinks you have.
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One martini is all right. Two are too many, and three are not enough.
