John Gay Quotes
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No matter how much money I make, no matter how many hit songs. I still perform like a street performer.
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When we direct our thoughts properly, we can control our emotions.
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I don't listen to the radio too much, but usually I listen to Stanley Brothers and Ralph Stanley more than I do anybody!
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There is nothing you can do to assuage your conscience when you commit sins. Crime is a spiritual assault on the soul.
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Common wisdom dictates that the vice president should provide balance to the ticket by representing a different part of the country, another set of experiences, or a basketful of electoral votes.
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China is still the fastest growing economy in the world, but we need to learn how to use money in a better way, and it's about quality, not quantity.
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I believe the Thai people are patient, and the people at least give me a chance to prove my ability to help them.
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I love samosas filled with mincemeat. My mum makes really great ones.
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My dad has always been really helpful. He taught me that talent is a bonus, but persistence is what wins out.
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I don't need fame and I don't need power and I don't need wealth. I'm in need of friends, which I have found in abundance.
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Stay calm and aggressive.
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Happiness quantification sounds a bit wishy-washy, sure, and through a series of carefully administered surveys across the globe, economists and psychologists have certainly confronted a fair number of sticky issues around how to measure, and even define, happiness.
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You have to let it all hang out, let go of the ideas that were more comfortable and embrace some of the sadness in your life.
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Basically, my parents messed up because it was the Sixties, and they both had affairs, but they had a great love for each other. I saw that when my father flew over from Los Angeles when he knew my mother was going to die.
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Maybe I'll write an episode of 'Black-ish' about a guy being fired in late-night.
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Building a home for neglected senior citizens is my long time dream.
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It was extremely hard going from being a parent of one to a parent of three, because now all these instant decisions have to be made about how you balance out the time and attention between them.
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I have been lucky enough to travel a lot, meet great people in many lands. I have liked almost everyone I met along the way.
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The dog is the perfect portrait subject. He doesn't pose. He isn't aware of the camera.
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Nothing funny about happy people. I don't know, you just look at a situation or a life, and you can kind of pick up the areas of conflict and delve in there, because that's where the most story is. If someone's happily married for 20 years, that's great, but it's not that funny.
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If I had to compare myself to another artist, I wouldn't. I feel like my lyrics are really strong. I'm good at painting pictures and telling picture stories.
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Perhaps all the dragons of our lives are princesses who are only waiting to see us once beautiful and brave.
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As an actress, you have to give your character a life, a history, and make it full and rich for yourself.
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Cowards are cruel, but the brave love mercy and delight to save.
