Francis Picabia Quotes
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I'm not shy or reclusive. I just spend my time with people rather than journalists.
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I've wanted to be an actor for such a long time that I haven't had anything else in my thoughts. I think my family would have quite liked me to be a lawyer.
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People don't like to vote against something that's so incredibly popular.
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The American people know something is wrong as far as energy is concerned. They don't think they are being told the truth.
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I was raised looking at women who were strong, and they weren't really into playing race cards or playing gender cards. I didn't grow up around women who were like, 'Well, let the boys do that, and let the girls do that.' I didn't really see that in my house.
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I have, like, two and a half years of failed jokes that I know I wouldn't repeat, but I certainly have no comprehension of what definitely works. And the only gauge that I can go by is, 'This makes me laugh,' and is joyful... I like to, if possible, do things that people can enjoy and it doesn't take anybody down.
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Once every five hundred years or so, a summary statement about poetry comes along that we can't imagine ourselves living without.
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In sleep, you are safe from the revolting mechanics of living and being a prey to outrageous fortune.
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Investment in early education is not a Liberal or Conservative idea. Nor should it be decided along party lines.
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Polenta is to northern Italy what bread is to Tuscany, what pasta is to Emilia-Romagna and what rice is to the Veneto: easy to make, hungry to absorb other flavours, and hugely versatile.
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My first acting job was a Breck commercial.
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I just think that - when a country needs more income and we do, we're only taking in 15 percent of GDP, I mean, that - that - when a country needs more income, they should get it from the people that have it.
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Children are the most desirable opponents at scrabble as they are both easy to beat and fun to cheat.
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People used to say I'm weak in comedy. But, with 'Mahesh Khaelja' and 'Dookudu,' I have proved that I am good at comedy.
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Today, India is a nuclear weapons state.
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Refugees are the human dimensions of a failed state.
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There are artists who think they have to be on top all the time. I think that would be exhausting.
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Being Somali, being Muslim, it's always something I've been very proud of.
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I don't like to go to the gym very much if I can help it.
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The games industry is the only industry with the tools and the talent to create real-time immersive 3D environments.
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My kids are from different countries, but there's an understanding, you don't have to like a country just because you were born in it. You need to respect all countries. And be very open to each other's, of course.
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People with a sense of humor tend to be less egocentric and more realistic in their view of the world and more humble in moments of success and less defeated in times of travail.
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I'd love to do a period piece.
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The family spirit has rendered man carnivorous.
