Burgess Meredith Quotes
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I have learned to be patient.
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I've always thought that I'm sexy in my own right, but not in a way that people thought was bankable.
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I had done some TV movies that were great experiences but, no, I wasn't looking to do a series.
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Bondage is - subjection to external influences and internal negative thoughts and attitudes.
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A serious problem in America is the gap between academe and the mass media, which is our culture. Professors of humanities, with all their leftist fantasies, have little direct knowledge of American life and no impact whatever on public policy.
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It's been tough for me being away from the game.
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We tend to talk about death as if it is losing a battle, but that assumes living is winning and dying is not.
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The big things I've had are things I bought myself.
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So being two different people in one day unnerved me to no end.
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Of course, no one wants to ban the vote. Voting should remain available for sporting and recreational purposes. But certain types of votes clearly should be curtailed - 'assault votes,' for example, in which the only purpose of the vote is to harm others.
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The biggest part of my job now is to quickly develop successors, and around the world I am working to develop new business leaders in the company.
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I have been called 'The American De Maupassant.' Well, I never wrote a filthy word in my life, and I don't like to be compared to a filthy writer.
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I'm very involved in the writing on every level.
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There is no way to prosperity, prosperity is the way.
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Enjoy every sandwich.
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I never met a woman I didn't like. I love 'em all, in their different ways.
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If you happen to start a new country in the 1990s, you have the advantage of drafting new laws with the knowledge that the Internet is out there.
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What we need is an electronic encyclopedia of life, with one page for each species. On each page is given everything known about that species.
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I was married to Margaret Joan Howe in 1940. Although not a scientist herself she has contributed more to my work than anyone else by providing a peaceful and happy home.
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I know what it felt like to walk into school and have kids say, 'Mr. Spangler's here!' And I thought, what if I gave that power to a parent so the kid looks at them and says, 'Dad, let's make a smoke ring launcher in the garage today.' What parent doesn't want to be a rock star?
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I don't believe that anybody has come to a conclusion on why something is funny. It's funny because it's ridiculous and it's ridiculous for different reasons at different times.
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'Game of Thrones' has multiple story lines, multiple countries, and it's complete fantasy.
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The whole schizophrenia angle interested me. When I first started working on it, I thought I would play up that angle more than I ended up doing. The religious aspect of the story was also a draw.
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Kids ... Can't live with 'em ... Can't shoot 'em!
