Jamie Farr Quotes
I was thrilled as a kid to point out my sister as she danced and sang on the stage, and she was pretty good artistically. She was a great inspiration to me. She was the one who sort of led me into show business.
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Traditionally, open-minded secular liberal rationalists have not made a case for tolerance.
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I don't have any superstitions, but what I always travel with is my pillow and my coffee.
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Realism hasn't fallen out of favor with most people, who are interested in people's lives rather than gymnastics of style or literary trends. It's a certain kind of academic who undervalues realism, largely because it is not amenable to endless exegesis.
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Furniture is meant to be used and enjoyed.
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I worked from 10 p.m. until 1 a.m. every night for a year to write the first 'Chicken Soup for the Soul' book.
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I found out that there was this project called the 'Great Green Wall' where they wanted to plant trees across the Sahara desert, and the idea was born that I wanted to create a support structure for that initiative.
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I got to grow up in an incredibly artistic family.
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Like the old Italian saying goes, 'It ain't rocket surgery.'
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'The Old Social Classes and the Revolutionary Movement in Iraq,' by Hanna Batatu. Few may wish to take on this massive, obscure work, but it changed my life, and I love it.
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While marriage is historically associated with dire obligation and clipped wings, I've found that it actually liberates you to take on adventure and achieve your dreams. I like to call my husband 'my person.' Find your 'person,' and you can do anything!
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Be your true self. Because if you're not, there are consequences to be paid.
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I never thought for a second that anything I ever did was going to make someone cringe. That never occurred to me.
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All wisdom does not reside in Delhi.
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Americans are good at pursuing happiness. And the Americans who pursue happiness most diligently show that we're also good at running it down and killing it.
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Fresh air is good if you do not take too much of it; most of the achievements and pleasures of life are in bad air.
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Progress in human affairs is more often a pull than a push, surging forward of the exceptional man, and the lifting of his duller brethren slowly and painfully to his vantage ground.
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I have a multicultural background, so I tend to have an open mind about things, and I find other cultures interesting.
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My 2020 Vision for India is to transform it into a developed nation. That cannot be abstract; it is a lifeline.
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My dad was a geologist and my mum was a nurse who directed amateur theatrics.
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That may be one of the qualities a lot of owners have. They thrive on times that are challenging and changing because you have to grasp the big picture.
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I know the commitment that TV requires but it's nice to come to work and have fun.
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I gravitate towards anything that has a grain of comedy to it.
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Men must be able to engage in business and go to war, but leisure and peace are better; they must do what is necessary and indeed what is useful, but what is honorable is better. On such principles children and persons of every age which requires education should be trained.
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I was thrilled as a kid to point out my sister as she danced and sang on the stage, and she was pretty good artistically. She was a great inspiration to me. She was the one who sort of led me into show business.
