Oscar Levant Quotes
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I wish the world could better know this country for what it really is. Not just a greedy economic giant crouching fearfully behind its walls, not just a panoplied warrior nervously fingering his weapons. What is this, is a people who gather together in thousands to give a people's government its essential vitality.
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Khomeini was not a puppet like Arafat or Qaddafi or the many other dictators I met in the Islamic world. He was a sort of Pope, a sort of king - a real leader.
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To be honest, proper recognition has only come from the fans. I don't want to be hard, and I don't want to be negative, but I want to be honest.
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Discipline is not a nasty word.
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I did not just fall in love. I made a parachute jump.
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The first thing to do in life is to do with purpose what one purposes to do.
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Modern theory is about objects lower than man; even stars, being common things, are lower than man.
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If our country is serious about reducing our dependency on foreign oil, we need to get serious about mobilizing the infrastructure necessary to distribute and dispense the next generation of fuels.
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I'm not a performer who will come on stage and tell you everything about my life. It's just not who I am.
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Most Americans are more concerned about the economy and job creation. And they can't understand why the Obama administration or the Democrat majority in Congress wants to pass a bill like the cap-and-trade tax that will cost us jobs, that will hurt our economy, that will drive up costs for families, as well as for small businesses.
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Cambridge was the place for someone from the Colonies or the Dominions to go on to, and it was to the Cavendish Laboratory that one went to do physics.
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I think everyone evolves over the years, but I have always had the silhouette that I know suits me. I am never going to wear a frothy, poufy thing that sticks out because I have found a style that works for me, and I stick with it.
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The problem with binge-watching on Netflix is that you lose three days of your life.
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It's not enough to have economic growth. You have to distribute wealth throughout all of society.
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That is the effect of my sculptures in the public domain: people are making contact with each other again.
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There's nothing wrong with being fired.
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If you're not careful, you can fall into a destructive cycle of self-pity.
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Europe and Africa share proximity and history, ideas and ideals, trade and technology. You are tied together by the ebb and flow of people. Migration presents policy challenges - but also represents an opportunity to enhance human development, promote decent work, and strengthen collaboration.
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Hungry people almost never have to be pushed by a manager to work harder, because they are self-motivated and diligent. They are constantly thinking about the next step and the next opportunity. And they loathe the idea that they might be perceived as slackers.
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I've been a writer for 42 years and, yes, it is a full time job for me. Not a hobby, but serious work.
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Campaign ads are the backbone of American democracy if American democracy suffered a gigantic spinal injury.
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I love doing characters that challenge me. I'd love to do something that requires me to change physically or learn a skill.
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In my time and neighborhood (and in my soul) there was only one standard by which a woman measured success: did some man want her?
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Every time I look at you I get a fierce desire to be lonesome.
