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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In some ways. I always feel between worlds, between cultures, and I think that's not necessarily a bad place for a writer to be. Writers are kind of on the fringe anyway, observing, writing things down. I'm still mostly American, but it's a nice tension.
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One thing I like about trying to write is that I can possibly write myself a role. Otherwise, you're at the mercy of whatever roles are out there that people are willing to give to you.
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When you're young, with less on the line, it's easier to be audacious, to experiment. So I introduced the concerns of my generation - politics, sex, drugs, rock-and-roll, etc. - to the comics page, which for many years caused a rolling furor.
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Israel is invading Lebanon and has killed thirty times more Lebanese civilians than have died in Israel, so it’s you who should be justifying the evident bias which is written on every line on your face, and is in every nuance of your voice, and is loaded in every question that you ask.
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In general, organizations are afraid to fire customers, no matter how unreasonable. This is a mistake. It's good for you.
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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.
