George Burns Quotes
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If anyone has followed my career, they know that there's been a lot of obstacles and a lot of ups and down through my career. But day in and day out, and in the square circle, I went out there and always did my best.
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I didn't follow big box office ideas. That eventually led me to witches. It's led me to find interesting roles.
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I don't want to stand in front of a whole lot of fakeys. If I'm going to meet someone and say hello, I want to feel like I'm really meeting that person, not a masked version. I want to give that to people when they meet me. You don't have to like it. I'm not looking for you to like it; I'm looking to be myself.
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I just want to do the best things I can do on the field, do the things I know how to in baseball, have fun.
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I have super-supercurly hair, and it's a constant struggle.
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I watched so many movies when I was a kid, and I'd watch them over and over.
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A 'conservative believer' must be someone who believes that Jesus was truly human as well as truly divine.
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I don't have a favorite song that I've written. But I do have a favorite song: 'Always on My Mind,' the Willie Nelson version. If I could sing it like he do, I would sing it every night. I like the story it tells.
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I don't like business talkers, you know, people who are constantly like, 'Blah blah blah movies.' I find it incredibly boring.
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As prime minister, I changed Israel's position on peace negotiations. I made it clear that we are ready to go along with Resolution 242 of the U.N. Security Council, which specifies withdrawal to secure and recognized boundaries in the context of peace.
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Orthodox Christianity, by playing upon the emotions of man, is able to accomplish wonders toward keeping him in order and relieving his mind. It can frighten or cajole him away from evil more effectively than could reason.
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I'd had 35 professional fights and mentally I was tired of it. I'd sort ot fallen out of love with the sport.
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I never dreamed I would one day work at it White House.
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Fashion should be playful.
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I don't like politics. I am not aligned to any political party. I have friends in all political parties.
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Sorrow is a fruit. God does not make it grow on limbs too weak to bear it.
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Making sounds that literally no one has ever heard before because the software and the technology's never been there, and pairing that with great songwriting, then that's what's exciting for me. That's what I wanna do.
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Amanda Bynes and I have become close since filming 'Hairspray.' It's so weird because I grew up watching her.
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Gandalf is in Middle-earth to keep an eye on everybody, and that can be a rather serious matter.
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Id rather have a fake smile than a nasty stare.
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What happens when an art form becomes ambiguous, I think, is that the standards are lowered. You can say anything is jazz. So I think it's important to reflect on what made jazz so special.
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Sincerity - if you can fake that, you've got it made.
