John Buchan Quotes
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Cuba needs a dose of perestroika.
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America tends to worship the modest talent because it doesn't put us in an uncomfortable position vis-a-vis the artist.
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I was always interested in the kind of history they didn't teach you in school.
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I love to beatbox and have been doing it before I even knew what it was.
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One of the most important tools we have at the Small Business Administration (SBA) to reach high growth entrepreneurs is the Small Business Investment Company (SBIC) program.
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Anything - a destination, a person - that has some mystery around it becomes exciting and attractive.
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The progress of India is the destiny of one-sixth of humanity. And it will also mean a world more confident of its prosperity and more secure about its future.
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Black women, whose experience is unique, are seldom recognized as a particular social-cultural entity and are seldom thought to be important enough for serious scholarly consideration.
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One of the unsung freedoms that go with a free press is the freedom not to read it.
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I got a chance to work with Mel Brooks on two of his films: Silent Movie and High Anxiety.
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In particular, I found praying very disturbing, like swimming with bricks tied to your feet. And yet I was drawn to it constantly.
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I'm not 'Will's brother' anymore. Will is my brother. I'm paving the way for all middle children out there.
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It is better that one's customers come to one's shop than to have to look for them abroad.
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People can be inspired the way I've been inspired by music.
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A mystery is a whodunit. You know what happened, but not how or who's behind it. A thriller, or a suspense, is a howdunit. You know what happened, and you usually know who did it, but you keep reading because you want to know how they pulled it off.
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Our best comes out when we have honest discussions.
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Love is a credulous thing.
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When I was a kid, it was a huge insult to be a geek. Now it's a point of pride in a weird way.
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'Desperate Housewives' is an ensemble cast, where I played a tertiary character. I made a lot of great friends, but that show didn't keep me very busy.
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Texas is not really a red state - it's just a non-voting state.
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In L.A., I played with Joe Pass and Gabor Szabo. Mick Goodrick plays guitar in the Liberation Music Orchestra, and he's a real special player. Then I did a duet concert with Jim Hall at the 1990 Montreal Festival.
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You'd think I'd have been happiest in my life playing music in front of 50,000 people at Gillette Stadium. But let me tell you, it's an odd feeling to feel alone in the spotlight.
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I am glad. I am now an Olympic medallist.
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Her voice had a thrill in it like music, frosty music.
