George Ade Quotes
In the city a funeral is just an interruption of traffic; in the country it is a form of popular entertainment.
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I'm not an anti-capitalist, or anarchist. I want capitalism to work.
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My parents always encouraged us to get an education and establish a profession. However, my brothers and I grew up with considerable freedom, whether it was saving or spending our tips from the restaurant or our career choices.
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I think music needs danger; it needs risk.
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Gun owners and non-gun owners alike agree on expanding background checks, making gun trafficking a serious crime with stiff penalties, making it illegal for all stalkers and all domestic abusers to buy guns, and expanding mental health resources so the mentally ill find it easier to receive treatment than to buy firearms.
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ISIS is at war with America, but America is not at war with ISIS - not the president, nor the Congress, and certainly not the American people.
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The civil rights movement wasn't easy for anybody.
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When there's no push back against Islamophobic rhetoric, people see that as tacit endorsement of anti-Islamic rhetoric.
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My big love was the Beatles. I was more into music.
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Anybody that believes that a country can be maintained that has no ethnic core to it or no linguistic core to it, I believe, is naive in the extreme.
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No one is above the law, not even the president. I believe perjury does meet at least the definition of high misdemeanor.
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When you assume negative intent, you're angry. If you take away that anger and assume positive intent, you will be amazed. Your emotional quotient goes up because you are no longer almost random in your response.
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Maven is very much a haunting presence in 'Glass Sword.' His influence is everywhere, and he dogs Mare and Cal like no other. He's my favorite character to write because he's so complex, but also because he affects everyone else so deeply. He's kind of like the source of gravity. Everyone moves around him and what he's done.
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Everybody knew that I could type pretty well.
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I don't mind being described as vanilla in certain ways.
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I was very close to my mother, and her death, which left a gaping hole in my life, has been very difficult for me and my father in a lot of ways.
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To me, being in your prime means playing your best and feeling your best, too.
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The pressure on women to be thin is like a plague. I have gone through my life, like a lot of women, rating my experiences on the basis of, 'Was I thin at that time or fat?' And it doesn't seem to let up.
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Formation of a new race takes place when, over several generations, individuals in one group reproduce more frequently among themselves than they do with individuals in other groups.
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I'm not a kid trying to make an impression in the business. I do have 600 films out there that are playing constantly.
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I do have a stunt double because there are certain things that they won't let me do. Like they won't set fire to me. They won't like let me jump off a 20 story building. There are certain big stunts that it's just impossible to get insurance to let me do, but for the most part I'd say I do probably 75% of my stuff.
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The hand is the visible part of the brain.
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I look forward to being part of the ASUS family and its fascinating growth journey in India.
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An idea can be as flawless as can be, but its execution will always be full of mistakes.
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In the city a funeral is just an interruption of traffic; in the country it is a form of popular entertainment.
