H. L. Mencken Quotes
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More than trends, consumers need functionality. Everything needs an element of fashion, but that's more like a spice.
Tadashi Yanai -
Being a star has made it possible for me to get insulted in places where the average Negro could never hope to go and get insulted.
Sammy Davis, Jr. -
Prior to the Civil War, most libraries were either privately owned or housed in universities or churches.
Karin Slaughter -
I'm very obsessed with 'The Real Housewives' franchise. It's a bad obsession.
Vanessa Marano -
I cook British food, but it doesn't mean I'm jingoistic about it. People can cook very good fusion food.
Fergus Henderson -
The C student starts a restaurant. The A student writes restaurant reviews.
P. J. O'Rourke
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I miss my friends in public school, but it's kind of a part of something that you have to give up. I'd rather perform than go to public school.
Jackie Evancho -
Novels are my favorite to write and read. I do like writing personal essays, too. I'm not really a short story writer, nor do I tend to gravitate to them as a reader.
Dani Shapiro -
With legitimate journalists I've always had a great time - I've never gone out of my way to court the press. That's probably cost me some money, but I've always had the respect of my peers.
Val Kilmer -
I'm no producer's kid.
Tanya Fischer -
A man's got to do what a man's got to do. A woman must do what he can't.
Barry Hannah -
I love to make a one-pot meal - think stir-fry but in the French Fricassee. I start with what takes the longest to roast and then add vegetables, fresh herbs, and starch until the meal is complete in one shot.
Daniel Boulud
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Questions structure and, so, to some extent predetermine answers.
A. R. Ammons -
I never thought of Kim Basinger in terms of age. For me she embodies woman with her subtleties and intricacies. She's sensual and intellectually engaging, elegant with a very strong personal style.
Camilla Belle -
Life isn't about quantity, it's about quality.
Malorie Blackman -
You get to a point where you really can't manage more artists, because representing artists takes a lot of time.
Larry Gagosian -
Lester is the Rock of Gibraltar. Nothing can rattle him. I am not. I was always flying off the handle about things. And the one person who could calm me down and make me realize that none of this silliness mattered was Lester Holt.
Brown Campbell -
Time and again we see leaders and members of religions incite aggression, fanaticism, hate, and xenophobia - even inspire and legitimate violent and bloody conflicts.
Hans Kung
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I'm such a big TLC fan, so I love singing 'Waterfalls' in the shower.
Becky G -
Narrow banks could restart effective intermediation and ensure that consumers and employment-creating small and medium-size enterprises are adequately financed and can contribute to the reactivation of the economy.
Edmund Phelps -
Assume responsibility for outcomes as well as for the processes and people you work with. How you achieve results will shape the kind of person you become.
C. K. Prahalad -
I have music in my brain all the time, all sorts.
Daniel Barenboim -
A cynic is a man who, when he smells flowers, looks around for a coffin.
H. L. Mencken