Oscar Levant Quotes
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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.
Oriana Fallaci -
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.
Yaya Toure -
Discipline is not a nasty word.
Pat Riley -
I did not just fall in love. I made a parachute jump.
Zora Neale Hurston -
The first thing to do in life is to do with purpose what one purposes to do.
Pablo Casals -
Modern theory is about objects lower than man; even stars, being common things, are lower than man.
Hans Jonas
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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.
Bart Gordon -
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.
Haley Barbour -
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.
Aaron Klug -
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.
L'Wren Scott -
The problem with binge-watching on Netflix is that you lose three days of your life.
Harland Williams -
It's not enough to have economic growth. You have to distribute wealth throughout all of society.
Tabare Vazquez
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That is the effect of my sculptures in the public domain: people are making contact with each other again.
Florentijn Hofman -
There's nothing wrong with being fired.
Ted Turner -
If you're not careful, you can fall into a destructive cycle of self-pity.
Victoria Osteen -
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.
Ban Ki-moon -
In an unconstitutional partnership with the state, the church can impose the most irresistible, if covert, controls conceivable.
Madalyn Murray O'Hair -
You have to have sympathy for and an empathy with a character in order to play them.
Laura Carmichael
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No enterprise can exist for itself alone. It ministers to some great need, it performs some great service, not for itself, but for others; or failing therein, it ceases to be profitable and ceases to exist.
Calvin Coolidge -
I have to look at myself in the mirror and tell myself that I'm beautiful, even if I don't necessarily believe it.
Alex Morgan -
My mom did not have money. She was a single mom, on and off in periods between marriages. My husband, however, grew up on a wonderful farm in Tuscany, in Florence, and his family was so entertaining in terms of growing their own food and using the fruit of their land. We have very, very different experiences.
Debi Mazar -
I think some people think I'm, like, anti-label, and I'm not. I just wanted to sign a deal when the time was right. I'm anti being shot out of a rocket when you're not ready and the songs and image aren't there.
Iggy Azalea -
Sometimes in this whole Medicare prescription drug debate, we focus on the prescription drug benefit, and I am glad we do because it is the first time we have ever offered real help to seniors, especially the poor, those in need.
John Shimkus -
Every time I look at you I get a fierce desire to be lonesome.
Oscar Levant