Patty Duke Quotes
I've survived. I've beaten my own bad system, and on some days, on most days, that feels like a miracle.
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I was a little girl fighting as a partisan against Nazi-Fascism.
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Immaturity is the incapacity to use one's intelligence without the guidance of another.
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I think the Hajj tends to reflect the state of the Ummah. That's one of the things about the Hajj is that you get to see the Ummah. It's a microcosm of the Ummah's condition.
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In every society some men are born to rule, and some to advise.
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Fashion is very tough, and we shouldn't forget that before designers were money-makers, they were artists.
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Cinema gives you the opportunity to be both a grandparent and a grandchild whereas in life you cannot be both at the same time.
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I'm not a cheater, but if I win Olympic gold and people are looking at me and saying I am a cheat because I've won, it's hugely disrespectful given the hard work I've put in.
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In 2009, during my inaugural address, I expressed the importance of unprecedented partnerships. Since then, Utah's government, business, and education leaders in communities statewide have worked together more frequently and with better results than ever before.
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The presence of passion within you is the greatest gift you can receive. Treat it as a miracle.
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I'm trying to live every moment as much as I can.
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I am a very loyal man and always keep my promises when I commit to something.
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Where the roots of private virtue are diseased, the fruit of public probity cannot but be corrupt.
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I took religion much too seriously, however, and its overall effect was depressing. I would have really liked to discard it, but somehow I couldn't.
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I've tried my hardest to bribe my chef, but my team have been clever and hired someone who not only is not bribeable but who chases me round the house and makes sure I eat what he's cooked, and he lays out my vitamin pills and supplements in front of me so I can't 'forget' to take them.
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I've always been busy, but I wasn't always successful.
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Whenever I write a new song, it always happens when I come back from Europe or Egypt or something like that. It's always from travelling.
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I always like to do the things that I think are right. I am not trying to be a model, I am trying to be myself and do the right things. If what I am doing is a model, or is an example, is the right example, I am very happy, but I don't pretend that.
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My mum is a bit unconventional; she's outdoorsy and has more of an emotional intelligence, whereas my dad is pragmatic; he's a businessman.
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I had a career at home, and I just knew that it'd be okay if nothing happened in Los Angeles.
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People are like almanacs, Bonnie - you never can find the information you're looking for, but the casual reading is well worth the trouble.
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When somebody throws something out the car window, honk at them, but don't give them the finger. We've got to temper our negative feelings about people who desecrate the environment.
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Sometimes everyone does the right thing and there's still a mess left to clean up. Someone has to take responsibility for it.
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I've survived. I've beaten my own bad system, and on some days, on most days, that feels like a miracle.
