J. F. C. Fuller Quotes
The governments of the Western nations, whether monarchical or republican, had passed into the invisible hands of a plutocracy, international in power and grasp. It was, I venture to suggest, this semi-occult power which....pushed the mass of the American people into the cauldron of World War I.
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I took my acting very seriously. I did over 40 films, and naturally, some of them were called B-movies because the woman was at the top of the billing. Women couldn't star in their own movies.
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My first job ever was on 'Peak Practice.' I just had to walk up the stairs. They kept the take where I slipped slightly, which was annoying.
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Even though I'm Hispanic, I'm so white.
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I could live very quietly, do advertising to earn money.
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My work has always been the thing that justifies my life.
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Blues is a tonic for whatever ails you. I could play the blues and then not be blue anymore.
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There's nothing called a perfect pick-up line. Men always have to face the risk of rejection.
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Everyone wants me to be perfect, but I am so far from perfect!
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Winemakers have to adapt to what they're given by nature: the vines, the fruit, the soil and the weather.
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Fear was absolutely necessary. Without it, I would have been scared to death.
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I started out doing theater when I was really young, and I completely fell in love with it. I knew that this was what I wanted to do.
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Oh, isn't it cool? It's so cool being an actor! It's so cool having my face on a bus.
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Designer clothes worn by children are like snowsuits worn by adults. Few can carry it off successfully.
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The beauty of the Democratic Party is in the mix.
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India may be a land of over a 100 problems, but it is also a place for a billion solutions.
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For the most part, the real work is done in the songwriting stage and recording; the next step is presenting to people.
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Parsi theater was known for melodrama.
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To copy others is necessary, but to copy oneself is pathetic.
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We [Americans] are a nation of immigrants. We all understand what this country has become because talent from all around the world wants to come here, people who are willing to take risks, people who want to build on their dreams and make sure their kids have an - even bigger dreams than they have.
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Jackson possessed the brutality essential in war; Lee did not. He could clasp the hand of a wounded enemy, whilst Jackson ground his teeth and murmured, 'No quarter to the violators of our homes and firesides', and when someone deplored the necessity of destroying so many brave men, he exclaimed: 'No, shoot them all, I do not wish them to be brave.'
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This is absolutely bizarre that we continue to subsidize highways beyond the gasoline tax, airlines, and we don't subsidize, we don't want to subsidize a national rail system that has environmental impact.
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Once I start shooting that jumper, I feel like I will be one of those guys that is hard to stop.
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His words … like so many nimble and airy servitors trip about him at command.
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The governments of the Western nations, whether monarchical or republican, had passed into the invisible hands of a plutocracy, international in power and grasp. It was, I venture to suggest, this semi-occult power which....pushed the mass of the American people into the cauldron of World War I.
