M. H. Abrams Quotes
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I see my daft surname as a positive thing. It first dawned on me that I had a comical name when someone called me 'Fishface' on my first day at school. I've heard all the fish jokes since then, many times over.
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Actors are always the last to see what they have created.
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When we were younger, we sang at the dinner table. We started doing two part harmony, then three part, and then we added back up tapes and instruments.
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Since 1989, we have been deploying on an average of every 18 months.
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I figure the faster I pedal, the faster I can retire.
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Most kids at 10 or 11 love science, but I never outgrew it.
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I think if you're everyone's cup of tea, that probably means you're a little bit boring, or you're not pushing yourself. Creativity happens where it's dangerous and scary: where you're not comfortable.
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The ADA is the living testament to our Nation's commitment that we will always stand up for our neighbors' right to live fulfilling lives.
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I always wanted Han Solo's confidence and swagger. My personality is way more C-3PO, but Han was always who I wanted to be.
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I think the world looks down on Republicans for their socially conservative views, which includes religion in government.
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I make a lot of money and I'm worth every cent.
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If the artists would just keep hammering away - unify, stick together - then music will become the king again, which is what it should be.
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The reason I want to show shocking things is that they always pose an ethical question.
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I have no idea what advantages I truly get, but I know people talk to me and give me time of day because they like how I look.
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I had stories that needed more space than the hour and a half or two hours a movie gives you.
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If you don't have a functioning financial system the world economy won't be revived. All the major economies have their responsibility to assist at a pace which is required to clean up the balance sheet of the banking system and to ensure that credit flows are resumed.
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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.
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Working on 'Girls' opened up a lot of opportunity for me. It's like a dream job. It's a dream.
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I am a lucky man. I have had a dream and it has come true, and that is not a thing that happens often to men.
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If your cloak was a gift, I appreciate it; if it was a loan, I'm not through with it yet.
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Holy Scripture could never lie or err...its decrees are of absolute and inviolable truth.
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At a distance this fine oak seems to be of ordinary size. But if I place myself under its branches, the impression changes completely: I see it as big, and even terrifying in its bigness.
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Politics is a thing that I follow because it determines what is going on in my country, but I vote and deal with politicians with a great degree of jaundiced eye.
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Jews had an outsider's eye on a lot of Western tradition.
