E. B. White Quotes
Commas in The New Yorker fall with the precision of knives in a circus act, outlining the victim.
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We are not going to turn our backs on people who have been persecuted, turn our backs on people who have been threatened by terror.
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I just feel so flattered, because the cosplayers really make sure every detail is there. I don't think I've ever cosplayed a character before, but if I were to, I'd probably go as a Klingon from 'Star Trek.'
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I have got prostate cancer, and I have to keep monitoring that. It's no problem, it's under control and I'm very cool about it, but other people are dying from it.
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I've never used my weight to get a laugh. That is, used my size as the subject for humor. You never saw me stuck in a door-way or stuck in a chair.
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I never felt a need to manipulate my career from the outside - try to be someone I wasn't to get ahead.
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I had $20,000, and I started up JYSK.
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Son, give 'em a good show, and always travel first class.
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OKCupid's model is almost entirely based on advertising, which is the way most online media is monetized these days, whether it's the news or whether it's sports, and we think online dating is going to evolve in the exact same way.
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Explosions are not comfortable.
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When you have this many losses, you don't have a following.
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America isn't Congress. America isn't Washington. America is the striving immigrant who starts a business, or the mom who works two low-wage jobs to give her kid a better life. America is the union leader and the CEO who put aside their differences to make the economy stronger.
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Wearing underwear on the outside of your clothes can turn a tedious trip to the store for a forgotten carton of milk into an amusement park romp.
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During a transformation, it's understandable to be hesitant about moving too fast, especially at the outset.
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When you are a photographer, you work all the time, because your eye is the first camera.
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I am always worried that over-planning and outlining will kill the magic of writing; most of the world I created in 'California' occurred via good old sexy sentence-making.
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I've made these films, and I'm really proud, but my lifestyle hasn't changed.
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The important thing is to be there, score when needed. It's better if the goals are beautiful, better still if they are important.
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We are effectively destroying ourselves by violence masquerading as love.
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I would love to be doing more voice-over work. It's such a fun and free playground to take risks, play around, and get sort of ridiculous.
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I was sixteen when suddenlyI wasn't that little girl you used to see.But your eyes still shined like pretty lights,And our daddies used to joke about the two of us.They never believed we'd really fall in love.And our mamas smiled and rolled their eyesAnd said oh my my my...
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Promise me, Amelie, that you’ll crucify me with silver before you allow me to fall in love.” “I hardly think there’s any chance of that,” Amelie said. "I doubt you have the capacity.
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Never look backwards or you'll fall down the stairs.
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Commas in The New Yorker fall with the precision of knives in a circus act, outlining the victim.
