John Sterling Quotes
Pain has its own noble joy, when it starts a strong consciousness of life, from a stagnant one.
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My wife asked me if I ever thought I would ever retire from stand-up. And I thought about it, and I was like, 'No, because it's my job; it's what I do, and I enjoy it.' It's still the most challenging thing for me to do.
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My life has been forged by middle class values: faith, hard work, deep respect for America and all that she stands for.
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I would enjoy having dinner with the poet/playwright Derek Walcott.
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We don't grow older, we grow riper.
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Well, we've faced very difficult decisions and challenges in our country, every one of us have, as we - since September 11th, as we fought the war on terror, all of those decisions that the President had to make to put young men and women in harm's way.
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Being an actress can be a little like being a girl in the '50s: You're stuck waiting by the phone, hoping that the boy you like will call.
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I want medical experiments on animals stopped. They don't do anything, and they don't work.
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Green is one of my favorite colors - emerald green.
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I'm not trying to be macho, I promise you.
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I used to be six foot four. Now that I'm old, I slouch. So, I'm six foot three.
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The sage does not hoard. The more he helps others, the more he benefits himself, The more he gives to others, the more he gets himself. The Way of Heaven does one good but never does one harm. The Way of the sage is to act but not to compete.
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I don't know why people have divided the whole world into two groups, west and east. Education is neither eastern nor western. Education is education and it's the right of every human being.
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Few Indians only had breech cloths, most being wrapped in buffalo robes, otherwise quite naked.
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History develops, art stands still.
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I personally like to do independent films.
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It's as simple as you can explain all of 'Dallas.' We're a dysfunctional family forced to stay together.
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What is morality in any given time or place? It is what the majority then and there happen to like, and immorality is what they dislike.
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Love is the law, love under will.
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Since its founding, I've been friends with ModCloth's cofounders and many of its executives and investors. I have long imagined we would one day belong under one roof with that brand as a force in the future of apparel.
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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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My style advice to other girls is to be experimental but always have a 'home base' and stick with your comfort style.
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I'll always be American in my world view and allegiance. American in the naive way I go to other countries and tell them how they should treat their poor or clean their water.
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I've never really spent too much or put too much gravity or placed too much importance on being a pop star. It's like, OK, great, does that mean I don't have to do anything anymore except walk around and be a pop star?
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Pain has its own noble joy, when it starts a strong consciousness of life, from a stagnant one.
