Patti LaBelle Quotes
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Mr. Speaker, from hurricanes and floods in Latin America to earthquakes in Asia, natural disasters are increasingly becoming a regular feature of life for large numbers of people around the globe.
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Catholics and evangelicals need to remain allied, and in solidarity, against the increasingly aggressive secularism of our age.
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As the years go by, I've added a few pounds on, and I like it. I like it that I look a little softer.
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Good cinema is what we can believe, and bad cinema is what we can't believe.
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I feel at home in a lot of places, but I am truly an African-American.
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I love entertaining and doing Martha Stewart stuff.
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I am more afraid of those who are terrified of the devil than I am of the devil himself.
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I was living as a young single mom. I was 19 when I was divorced, and my daughter was a year old, and I waited tables here three to four nights a week for several years while I was trying to support myself and my daughter and the day I got that acceptance at Harvard Law School was an unforgettable day.
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Playing evil is just not interesting. I don't think anyone who does evil stuff thinks they're doing evil stuff. That's the scary part.
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My sculptures cause an uproar, astonishment, and put a smile on your face.
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I was into basketball, but then once I found contact sports, it was over. I never played basketball again in my life.
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When people refer to 'Back in the Day,' it was a Wednesday. Just a little fun fact for you.
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A cynic is a man who, when he smells flowers, looks around for a coffin.
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Not everyone can be successful selling fashion at $25,000 for a wedding outfit. Certain designers are able to do that. And there is only a certain amount of consumers who can do that. The real opportunity is in that $25 garment.
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Darwin's idea of natural selection makes people uncomfortable because it reverses the direction of tradition.
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At 93, I'm not looking forward to fame and fortune.
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I found it more challenging to act in a small scene, especially if it has no dialogue and if it is a close-up with only expressions.
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I started writing 'The Lord of Opium' in 2008 and produced about 80 pages before disaster struck. Three eye operations nearly put an end to my career.
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A goal is a dream with a deadline.
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Not a 'Mad Men' guy. Never got into it. I'm kind of a contrarian that way. If something gets too popular too fast before I can get on it, I just get really annoyed. Everybody tells me I'm an idiot; it's supposed to be amazing. I saw some of the second season; I loved it, but I was just detached. I didn't get into it.
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I've been looking to do TV for a while. I've always done guest starring stuff. I've done a couple of multi-episode arcs, and I've always loved the experience.
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I think the best directors rarely lose their temper.
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He was fussy and very childlike. He'd be a handful, ... He'd have you so angry, but then he'd come up and hug you. He was just aggravated and somewhat fearful about the key. But we knew if we made him stretch, he'd have to invent something for the performance, slide off into a little falsetto, and it just worked.
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I never wanted to go on stage alone because if you mess up, who can you blame?
