Mel Brooks Quotes
The brilliance of Max Brooks is that he always quotes authorities at the back of his books that never existed. Like a Russian professor he made up that validates a story or character.Mel Brooks
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I was a little hesitant at first because there's so many ways you can get 'Straight Outta Compton' wrong. You know, it's such a great story; it's such a classic tale. I was a little nervous 'cause it's like a very narrow road to success with that type of story - you got to get it right - but when I read it, I was pleasantly surprised.
F. Gary Gray -
I take care of my flowers and my cats. And enjoy food. And that's living.
Ursula Andress -
The claim made by Team Obama that every dollar in stimulus translates into a dollar-and-a-half in growth is economic fiction. The costs of stimulus reduce future growth. No country has ever spent itself to prosperity. The price of stimulus has to be paid sometime.
Karl Rove -
Dark chocolate, and salt and vinegar chips are my weakness - but not together.
Gail Simmons -
The first thing I read was of my character on the phone talking to Sydney's fiance. Though short, it was so beautifully written, and it made me laugh. I thought if I wanted to play a character, this would be it.
Victor Garber -
But I don't want to sing everything out of the side of my mouth, I want people to understand what I mean.
Randy Newman
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I came to acting in a very circuitous way.
Victoria Pratt -
A good composer does not imitate; he steals.
Igor Stravinsky -
The men and women of my generation are heirs to that great collective success which has been admired worldwide and of which we are so proud. It is now up to us to pass it on to the coming generations.
Felipe VI of Spain -
You should always leave the party 10 minutes before you actually do.
Gary Larson -
I don't believe that human beings are necessarily monogamous.
K. D. Lang -
Often you see big companies, big banks who are eager to embrace crushing regulatory burdens because they drive up everyone's costs.
Ted Cruz
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I don't know the history of my sport. I'm not like those people who know everything.
Usain Bolt -
I don't let anything kill my spirit.
Uday Kiran -
I like cinema. I am very fond of it. But from time to time I feel like having some time on my own.
Patrice Leconte -
I don't think there are any men who are faithful to their wives.
Jackie Kennedy -
I've had a few ditty hits.
Carlene Carter -
There is not Communism or Marxism, but representative democracy and social justice in a well-planned economy.
Fidel Castro
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One of the most difficult parts of 'The Trans List' was coming up with a list of 11 people. For me, what was important was to ensure that we were as diverse as possible across a lot of different intersections.
Janet Mock -
The movies are not my first priority - the theater is.
Kevin Spacey -
Motivation is the key. More than training, more than experience or age, motivation counts. You have to ask yourself: 'Why am I racing?' I race because I like it, because I'm really enjoying it. I like to set up my bike and ride it on track. After 20 years in the GPs I'm still highly motivated. Everything else is a consequence.
Valentino Rossi -
Closely allied to the assumption that Democrats can't win because they're too secular is the view that they can't win if they're too liberal. This assumption has steered Hillary Clinton toward the center, following her husband. I tend to share this view myself.
Jacob Weisberg -
Never forget that you are one of a kind. Never forget that if there weren't any need for you in all your uniqueness to be on this earth, you wouldn't be here in the first place.
R. Buckminster Fuller -
The brilliance of Max Brooks is that he always quotes authorities at the back of his books that never existed. Like a Russian professor he made up that validates a story or character.
Mel Brooks