George Plimpton Quotes
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For his own vindictive purposes, Jeffrey Sterling carelessly disclosed extremely valuable, highly classified information that he had taken an oath to keep secret.
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I've never gotten thick skin. If you close yourself off and you get this protective armor, there is a price you pay with that - of not feeling. And feeling is important when you are a songwriter.
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The difference between a violin and a viola is that a viola burns longer.
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The Catholic Church was the church of the colonial fascist regime.
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Teaching children about entrepreneurship is much like imparting any other skill or piece of knowledge. You will provide them with ways to experience how entrepreneurship works, and you guide them toward the subjects or areas they seem to show an interest in.
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Back in the day, cooking definitely was the thing where you could make a lot of money. Also, it was something that I liked to do.
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I consider a CD or a comedy collection as a record of what I've been doing, and I try to wrap it up and start new material.
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I always say: To be well dressed you must be well naked.
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I'll take my destiny, whatever that may be, but I'm going to fight for my dignity and my honor.
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On 'Swingtown,' I think that's when I was able to blend the character-slash-leading lady roles, and that's what I'm doing on 'Once Upon a Time' as well. She's a leading lady, but she's also this character.
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I'm enslaved to writing to the point where I sacrifice almost everything else.
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I think seeing some of the past can be helpful, especially if you're into crime solving.
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When I'm working, even though it's sometimes challenging and difficult, there's still no place I would rather be.
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The importance of certain problems concerning the facts will be inherent in the structure of the system.
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One of the Republicans' major products is dream making. People are dying to get into this country... not out of it.
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The contest for ages has been to rescue liberty from the grasp of executive power.
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Just keep thinking about the good side of ADD - the creativity and the originality it can stimulate.
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We are a mission-driven company. In order to do this, we have to build a great team. And in order to do that, you need people to know they can make a bunch of money. So we need a business model to make a lot of money.
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First Lady Michelle Obama - I admire her confidence, integrity, intelligence, compassion, and her overall vibe - she is such an inspiration.
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What is certainly true is that the United States has to have a presence to promote the values that we care about.
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I think I am a complete player. I can play well on all the surfaces. For me, the clay might be easiest, but I am not a specialist on clay.
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I think early on I knew what I was going to do and it was based a lot on familiarity but it was also because I didn't have a lot of skills. There was nothing I wanted t be. I didn't want to be a doctor. I wanted to be in show business.
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Love, I take it, must look toward something not quite accessible, something not quite understood.
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I have never been convinced there's anything inherently wrong in having fun.
