George Eliot Quotes
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I know I'm in the exceptional position of having money, but I didn't have it for many decades. I'm always trying to get shows put on for 25 per cent less production costs.
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I don't think the media circus has ever been a shock to my life seeing as I was with Richard Burton and Elizabeth Taylor when I was 17.
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I like being my age. I kind of have a political thing about it.
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I've always believed that a good twist is one that, when it is presented to the audience, half of them say, 'I saw that coming.' And half of them are completely and totally shocked. Because if you don't have the half that saw it coming, then it wasn't fair: You never gave the audience a chance to guess it.
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I am a Zionist.
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It is a debt we owe to the purity of our religion to show that it is at variance with that law which warrants slavery.
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There's a monster outside my room, can I have a glass of water?
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I probably follow all sports a little bit. I like hockey quite a bit. I like football. I like college basketball when it gets down to March Madness. I like baseball. I enjoy them all. I watch them all.
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The greatest power that a person possesses is the power to choose.
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You can't get there alone. People have to help you, and I do believe in karma. I believe in paybacks. You get people to help you by telling the truth, by being earnest.
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And when you look at the Turtle's movie there is something there, definitely something there.
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The great problem there is we have to have the cooperation of those other Asian countries.
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Therefore, if we are a Nation of laws and a Nation of immigrants, immigration should occur within a legal framework, not through the machinations of illegal schemes and scams that threaten our national security.
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I always believe that every one of us is working hard not only for our own performance but also to give something significant back to the societies we live in.
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'Halo' I wrote with my grandpa in his nursing home. When I went to visit him, he'd often comment on my halo. But of course, I couldn't see. And he always - he had pictures of Jesus with these beautiful halos. And so I asked him if he'd write a song with me about Jesus' halo.
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I had great mentors in my parents who always sought to understand the world around them. And they would push me to really think things through.
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If supporters of equality for women want to vote for the best candidate, they must look to a person regardless of gender and must disregard the gender of political opponents.
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I just think there's a general interest in the world of computers.
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When I was younger, everyone thought I was Courteney Cox.
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The thing is, when you see your old friends, you come face to face with yourself. I run into someone I've known for 40 or 50 years, and they're old. And I suddenly realize I'm old. It comes as an enormous shock to me.
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It's very special that the Olympics is in London. As a first Olympic experience, it's going to be pretty incredible.
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I'm funny at home too, but not deliberately. My wife is usually laughing at me rather than with me.
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I love Yamaha Clavinovas. I have them at home, in the studio and on tour with me. I find them ideal for all sorts of things: silent practice with headphones at home; writing; arranging and... just playing the blues!
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"Abroad," that large home of ruined reputations.
