John Jacob Astor Quotes
The first hundred thousand dollars – that was hard to get; but afterward it was easy to make more.
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There is something about my aura or essence, or whatever, that draws the ex-wife characters to me. I don't seek them out, but people tend to think of me for that particular archetype, or whatever you want to call it, and I don't mind it. I think there is a strength to it.
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Rock was always part of my heart and soul. But the times just changed and everybody wanted to dance.
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Men admire the man who can organize their wishes and thoughts in stone and wood and steel and brass.
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What separated Ed Murrow from the rest of the pack was courage.
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Elections have consequences, and at the end of the day, I won. So I think on that one I trump you.
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Every great man nowadays has his disciples, and it is always Judas who writes the biography.
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The industry cannot long offer unneeded or overpriced insurance if people will not buy it.
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If God creates a world of particles and waves, dancing in obedience to mathematical and physical laws, who are we to say that he cannot make use of those laws to cover the surface of a small planet with living creatures?
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The way I run my business seems to be easier than the way I run my life.
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Desire is normal. Attention is normal, and that's okay.
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No man should be on Facebook. It's an invasion of everyone's privacy. I really cannot stand it.
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A lot of people who have gone to music school have gotten their individuality stomped out of them. It becomes harder to find those instincts.
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When somebody's calling you 'Mommy,' it's a wonderful thing. But also to have that responsibility and to know that you and your partner have this little thing that's totally relying on you - and it made me, I suppose, less selfish. Not that I was mega-selfish to start with, but it's lovely having that responsibility. It's scary.
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I was a class clown since second grade.
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I live by 'Go big or go home.' That's with everything. It's like either commit and go for it or don't do it at all. I apply that to everything. I apply that to relationships, I apply that to like sports, I apply that to everything. That's what I live by. That's how I like it.
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If you give me half an hour on the Internet, I can hate myself completely by the end of that 30 minutes.
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The Smithsonian Festival of American Folklife, actually, was an effort to put something on the mall in Washington so American tourists could walk through America, and in their minds everything on the mall would be American.
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Anytime James Carville, Paul Begala and David Axelrod hold hands and jump for joy, it's worth pondering how to turn their joy into tears.
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We created Apple Music to make finding the right music easier for everyone - men and women, young and old.
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It is entertainment; we mustn't forget that. Dance is entertainment. You can have the best technicians in the world, but they'll be boring to watch. It has to be about entertainment as well, but it's quality, grace.
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Here pity only lives when it is dead - Virgil
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I disagree strongly with the concept of separation of church and state. It was not written into the Constitution.
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My father and I have a very good relationship. We always got along. But I always scold him.
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The first hundred thousand dollars – that was hard to get; but afterward it was easy to make more.
