e. e. cummings Quotes
To like an individual because he's black is just as insulting as to dislike him because he isn't white.
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The only thing that's going to free Huey is gun powder.
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The marketability, the success of a book, ultimately rests with whether or not people will find the concept/characters/title/cover appealing.
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Ever since I was a kid, I wanted to make films. That's really all I ever wanted to do.
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What I know is, is that if you do work that you love, and the work fulfills you, the rest will come.
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Creating a character and living truthfully through her is a whole different ball game. It's all part of the same person but it's a much newer medium for me.
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I was a dancer first, which made me realize how much I loved performing.
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I'm an Oscar nominee. I love saying that. Whatever happens, I'm going to sing that 'I'm an Oscar nominee' part.
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Living in the lap of luxury isn't bad except that you never know when luxury is going to stand up.
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It's hard to say, 'I don't believe in God.' I would love to know if God exists. But it's a very difficult thing for me to believe.
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I have a lot of friends and fans in Canada and as a matter of fact I met a fan from there that came down to my office. It was nice and we took pictures and had a nice talk.
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Let the people on both sides keep their self-possession, and just as other clouds have cleared away in due time, so will this, and this great nation shall continue to prosper as before.
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If everybody in this town connected with politics had to leave town because of chasing women and drinking, you would have no government.
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I am all in favor of growing the American economy and engaging in trade with the world, but not at the expense of American workers. The North American Free Trade Agreement is a perfect example of this. Ask the textile workers of North Carolina how NAFTA worked out for them - if you can find any.
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The other aspect of American identity worth focusing on is the concept of America as a nation of immigrants. That certainly is a partial truth. But it is often assumed to be the total truth.
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Nobody wants to read a 600 page book in which the author is fabulous throughout.
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I knew at a young age that I wanted to do comedy, and maybe part of that was trying to fit in at school because I had a weird name, and my parents had these accents, and I was definitely a late bloomer.
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I have many debates now with friends on the changes, and the continuing confusion over bringing up your children, instilling values, letting them make the right choices.
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In theatre, you've got to make the connect with your audience in the first three minutes. If you haven't, you know you've almost lost them.
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I want to be the best daughter, sister, friend and wife I can possibly be - because when I die, I am not going to be buried with my Oscar.
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Fighting was something inside of me that I didn't realize was there.
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These reasonings are unconnected: "I am richer than you, therefore I am better"; "I am more eloquent than you, therefore I am better." The connection is rather this: "I am richer than you, therefore my property is greater than yours;" "I am more eloquent than you, therefore my style is better than yours." But you, after all, are neither property nor style.
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According to Richard Clarke, the former White House counterterrorism chief, Bush was so obsessed with Iraq that he failed to take action against Osama Bin Laden despite repeated warnings from his intelligence experts.
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It is undeniable that a woman's ability to stretch and pursue her total competence outside the home and get paid what she's worth for it makes for happier and more fulfilled women.
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To like an individual because he's black is just as insulting as to dislike him because he isn't white.
