John Avlon Quotes
First, I think more Americans need to declare their independence from partisan politics on both sides. The more that Americans declare their independence, the more the parties will have to compete for their votes using reason rather than the hateful appeals.
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What's great about stand-up is that you can say whatever you want and go around the country, and sometimes the world, and work on it and see how people react. You don't need Standards & Practices or notes from lawyers or producers to tell you what's funny.
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Nothing endures but personal qualities.
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Especially if you're endeavouring daily to write your own books, you read with a degree of - well, it's hard to forget you're a writer when you're reading.
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I wouldn't dream of working on something that didn't make my gut rumble and my heart want to explode.
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The ultimate search engine would basically understand everything in the world, and it would always give you the right thing. And we're a long, long ways from that.
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I really enjoy laughing at work, and I find that it's easier to do that when you're shooting a comedy.
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I really do feel now that the way I dress onstage and for work is a true reflection of my own sense of style as well.
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I was the last one to screen test for The Hardy Boys. I'd like to play that's not as clean-cut as Frank Hardy. I play him as straight as possible.
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I started learning everybody's riffs, from Donny Hathaway to Jeffrey Osborne to James Ingram. That helped me create my own style of singing.
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Pop is a little bit theatrical. That's the whole vibe. That's the point - is that it's great music, great melodies, great hooks. But, on top of it, it's a presentation. There's a showmanship about it. And that's why I wanted to be a pop star.
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Mike Bibby's my brother.
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My mom read French 'Elle' when I was a little girl, and so, when I was 15 or 16, I said, 'I want to work in fashion.'
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With two people and luggage on board she draws four inches of water. Two canoe paddles will move her along at a speed reasonable enough in moderate currents.
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I love crop tops and love the way Taylor Swift teams them. Her style is relaxed; I can relate to it.
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Talent is what you possess; genius is what possesses you.
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Neither soldiers nor money can defend a king but only friends won by good deeds, merit, and honesty.
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What position didn't I play last season?
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You don't feel as self-conscious if your clothes fit.
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It's odd to say we had our first African American president before our first African-American-owned movie studio, but we're making progress.
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I know how critical it is to make sure that people with pre-existing conditions have affordable insurance, and states are able to do that.
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Children cannot be fooled by empty praise and condescending encouragement. They may have to accept artificial bolstering of their self-esteem in lieu of something better, but what I call their accruing ego identity gains real strength only from wholehearted and consistent recognition of real accomplishment, that is, achievement that has meaning in their culture.
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Oh, life would be all right if we didn't have to put up with these damned creditors who keep pestering us with the demands of their ideals.
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If there is such a phenomenon as absolute evil, it consists in treating another human being as a thing.
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First, I think more Americans need to declare their independence from partisan politics on both sides. The more that Americans declare their independence, the more the parties will have to compete for their votes using reason rather than the hateful appeals.
