Penny Jordan Quotes
It's not very glamorous. People certainly wouldn't think so if they saw me sitting in my woolly socks at the kitchen table. Many times I sit at the typewriter and think, 'Why am I doing this?'
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I always said I'm not disappointed with Obama because I voted for him because he was black, and as long as he kept being black, I was a happy man.
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Being Premier is a 24/7 job, so it doesn't create many spaces in order to be able to build relationships.
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We have to surmount the difficulties that face us and work steadfastly for the happiness and prosperity of our country.
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Few men desire liberty; most men wish only for a just master.
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Comedy, we may say, is society protecting itself - with a smile.
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Hip-hop is an instant gratification, winners and losers circle, and often those who are losing give up after three or four, five years.
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We fear to know the fearsome and unsavory aspects of ourselves, but we fear even more to know the godlike in ourselves.
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Often, little situations trigger enormous reactions. Be there, present for it. Your partner will find it easier to see it in you, and you will find it easier to see it in them.
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I don't know the right way to retire.
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A good scare is worth more to a man than good advice.
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A religion that takes no account of practical affairs and does not help to solve them is no religion.
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That's one of my real goals is to keep theater in my life.
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It seemed like most of the memories faded before they had time to form. And after a while, my life with my father seemed like a familiar story or a distant dream.
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I love rock n' rollers.
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When I'm painting, I'm not aware of what I'm doing. It's only after a get acquainted period that I see what I've been about. I've no fears about making changes for the painting has a life of its own.
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I'm not really one of those people who believes that if you're a musician you can just leave that behind and start getting into politics.
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The idea of collaborating with anyone else was quite daunting. If Battles had any trepidation in asking me, I can assure you I had more after agreeing to do it.
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Some artists are working to buy the mansion or whatever the element of fame must bear, but I spend all my money on my show.
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Every new medium has, within a short time of its introduction, been condemned as a threat to young people. Pulp novels would destroy their morals, TV would wreck their eyesight, video games would make them violent.
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There are very few places in the world where you have to learn a language with no language in common. It's called a monolingual field situation.
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Whatever we do from government, we need to do what's best for America. If we do that, that's bringing power back to the people.
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I knew even then how rare that kind of love is. Only the luckiest people get to experience it at all.
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When I was younger, it was really difficult for me to get acting jobs, because you're a kid and you don't fit in the typical family.
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It's not very glamorous. People certainly wouldn't think so if they saw me sitting in my woolly socks at the kitchen table. Many times I sit at the typewriter and think, 'Why am I doing this?'
