Joel Chandler Harris Quotes
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I hate it when guys wear really tight t-shirts. It's just so horrible, especially when you can see their bellies.
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There's a whole element of human interaction and character interaction that I really enjoy doing.
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Interestingly, one thing I've found that neither women nor men give up on is the idea of men as protectors. Even in cases where the woman is earning more, they'll often tell me that if there were a fire or something, they would expect the man to be the one to protect them.
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But the Western countries that link their partnership with the poorest countries with respect for democracy also have to consider that they have obligations towards these countries.
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I was very rebellious.
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Granted, I've changed internally as I've gotten older - I take it easy, I know when to stop and take care of myself, I laugh much more and with my belly and soul - but this comes from the confidence and acceptance that comes with maturity.
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I myself have already spent a third of my life in Germany, first in Cologne and then, since 1994, in Berlin.
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I don't know where my fashion sense comes from, exactly. I've always been interested in, not necessarily being unique, but not necessarily sticking to the preexisting paradigm - whether it be clothes or music or whatever.
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Those who live are those who fight.
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The Jews would have us believe that God had this bias to this little small tribe in the middle of the Sinai Desert, and all the rest of humanity is just rubbish. I mean, that is the basic doctrine of the Jewish religion, and that's why it is a most racist religion.
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My original aim after 'The X Factor' was to earn enough money in a year to make the whole experience worth it - you know, buy a car, a flat.
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In the practice of tolerance, one's enemy is the best teacher.
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I don't want any competition; I've finally made it! I don't want any young bucks knocking me off and taking my job, so stay in school! Stay in school and get a nice job working in an office!
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Somewhere on this globe, every ten seconds, there is a woman giving birth to a child. She must be found and stopped.
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A Grammy is really nice, but having lots of fans is really nice, too. I think just getting a record out is a success on its own.
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Failure means a stripping away of the inessential.
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It's a good thing that when God created the rainbow he didn't consult a decorator or he would still be picking colors.
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When we play at the World Cup, any African will back any African team. Because we want to hear the different approach to African football. We want to hear that Africans can do well, and Africans do well.
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And every shepherd tells his taleUnder the hawthorn in the dale.
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I am from the poor people; I represent the poor people. I like workers. I like people that suffer because these people have a different approach to life from the people that have everything and don't know what suffering is.
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I wish the Bald Eagle had not been chosen as the representative of our country; he is a bird of bad moral character; like those among men who live by sharping and robbing, he is generally poor, and often very lousy. The turkey is a much more respectable bird.
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I read fashion magazines all the time. It's fun, but I don't take it very seriously.
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I think what is nice about 'Elf,' and why it doesn't play as one long sketch, is that the character actually grows up during the course of the film. It's not just a character that you can keep checking in on and keep doing sketches about. It's a story. I'm pretty proud of how we told it.
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Jay-bird don't rob his own nes'.
