Jean de La Fontaine Quotes
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When Bush first got elected, the very first time there was talk of going to war with Iraq, the mainstream media gave his position total credibility. I didn't get it then, and I don't get it now.
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All my life, the naysayers have told me that I can't win because I'm a progressive... because I'm a woman... even because I'm a lesbian.
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No religion can long continue to maintain its purity when the church becomes the subservient vassal of the state.
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I kind of wanna be pro basketball, pro skateboarder.
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You gotta understand, you can't look at no pictures and look at the media and the critics and what they saying on no Internet.
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When I finished the trilogy of 'Pirates of the Caribbean' movies, I had a gear shift and thought, 'I need to take a moment to smell the roses.'
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I really didn't intend to be a musician when I left Japan.
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If you look at a lot of the songs I've been involved in, there's always been this retro vibe. I started getting worried that I wasn't moving forward very much, nor was I even in tune with the music today. I almost scoffed at it.
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Some say Hollywood movies that are made about boxing are just metaphors for other things, I think I've made one that's actually about boxing and not a metaphor.
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There has always been a saying in baseball that you can't make a hitter, but I think you can improve a hitter. More than you can improve a fielder. More mistakes are made hitting than in any other part of the game.
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We don't hate the media, it's just that when there's too much of it we get bored, but it happens to every human being. I don't think we even hated the media by the time that movie was made. We were just tired.
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Anyone can wear my dresses. They will look good on any figure, no matter what shape you are. I want to celebrate a woman's inner strength, to inspire real women and make them feel confident and beautiful.
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I don't necessarily like being defined by my profession.
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Birth was the death of him.
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I want to keep active, so when they called me to fight Nate Diaz, I agreed because I wanted to stay active. I got a little surprised because he was out so long, but he's a tough opponent.
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I have lots of memories of my father. He was an incredible father. We all loved him to death.
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I believe in sex on a first date. Otherwise, how do you know if a second date is worth the effort?
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I tell you, the paparazzi would not be sitting outside if they realized I was the most boring person in Hollywood.
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'Bruce Lee' is the fastest film in my career. But the quality is also very high. The last song was shot continuously for 24 hours. We worked like robots for that song, but the quality is outstanding.
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It's tempting, because as one senator said to me, 'We know if we invite baseball down, we'll draw a crowd'.
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All advertising advertises advertising – no ad has its meaning alone. (p. 145)
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I don't want to be constantly associated with tragedy. I think I'd like to be associated with the idea of 'hope'.
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But the shortest works are always the best.
