Jean de La Fontaine Quotes
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The will is commendable though the ability may be wanting.
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When you get older, you have to stay a bit rock n' roll so that young people will still be interested in you. The way you move, the way you talk, maybe the way you have your hair in your face a little bit - this keeps you interesting.
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As soon as street art got popular, I was just like, 'I'm out of here.'
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I'm no good with chords. I'm horrible with chords.
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Hors D'oeuvre: A ham sandwich cut into forty pieces.
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We are all here on earth to help others; what on earth the others are here for I don't know.
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I try to support stories that enable us to see the difficulties in our society and the challenges we face, which is why I've also produced documentaries like 'Brick City' and 'Serving Life.'
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The reason that last-ditch political maneuvering has become business as usual in Washington is that the actors involved are drunk on blame and are convinced that the voting public is, too. They count on outrage, thereby spreading numbness. They cherish the prospect of partisan fury, thereby inspiring nonpartisan disgust.
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I'm a historian in my own mind.
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South African literature is a literature in bondage. It is a less-than-fully-human literature. It is exactly the kind of literature you would expect people to write from prison.
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I don't know how I got out of some of the scrapes I was in. But I know that there's some sort of plan.
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People just kind of associate me with kicking some ass.
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You know, if you're at home with children, you lose twenty-five IQ points.
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The one thing I loved so much about making 'Pitch Perfect 2' - especially in comparison to a movie like 'Ten Thousand Saints' - is you can go and be yourself, and you just know that all your weirdness and craziness and imperfections are completely embraced and accepted.
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Before I begin talking about the threats we face, the vulnerabilities that we have, and frankly the courage of the men and women in uniform that stand in harm's way on behalf of a very grateful Nation, let me first honor the sacrifices of September 11.
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I love music. I still play cello a few times a week.
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I do find that it's easier to get Latino-themed movies... but I don't think there's that stigma anymore. I think that what's harder is to be a woman, not to be a Latina.
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Speaking purely from a musical standpoint, I think I am a great performer.
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The Dolls were an attitude. If nothing else they were a great attitude.
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You might say that Richard Wagner was the Queen Victoria of Europe. He had musical children everywhere!
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When I ran for Congress I promised to help make health care affordable again.
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I don't know, a lot of people go crazy about 'Breaking Bad,' but I don't like the soap opera aspect of it and only following one character. I like the context to all of it, all the pieces, like 'The Wire.' It's more about the state of things; it's not about the narrative of a person.
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We must laugh before we are happy, for fear we die before we laugh at all.
