Paul Shaffer Quotes
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The reason can only be this: heroic poetry depends on an heroic age, and an age is heroic because of what it is, not because of what it does.
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I can do whatever I want.
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Contrary to popular belief, I'm not always trying to stand out.
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Writing is much, much harder than taking pictures because you have to man-haul it all out of your insides.
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If an organization values innovation, you can assume it's safe to speak up with new ideas, leaders will listen, and your voice matters.
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Since I became Secretary-General, five years ago, I have seen youth participate at the United Nations as never before.
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Travel, of course, narrows the mind.
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A lot of people I've played with see me as a scorer and a shooter. I'm still fast and everything like that, but then, when they see me dunk, it's like 'Oh, damn.'
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I want to be someone who is a great representation of a black woman in Hollywood, a black woman in the entertainment industry.
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The name Jack was given by an American tourist.
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I think a good dollop of sadness is quite a useful thing in comedy sometimes. I think if everyone's happy all the time, it's a bit dull. It's like salt and caramel - you wouldn't imagine they would go well together, but they do.
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Many a man is saved from being a thief by finding everything locked up.
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Ironically, I wouldn't say I'm a massive horror fan. I love thrillers.
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Judicial abuse occurs when judges substitute their own political views for the law.
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The Cannes film festival is about big-budget films but also remarkable films made in different political regimes by film-makers with little resources.
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I actually am very hands-off on my face. I like to use oil to take everything off, and then I cleanse after.
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I am very harsh on myself. I can point out a list. My nose is very strange. I have a very round face. I sound so ungrateful. Obviously I'm being hard on myself. Whether it's body dysmorphia, or whatever it is, I can always find something wrong.
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This world of 'Star Wars' is just so accepting and beautiful that the idea a droid and a human are trying to waddle their way into a relationship is something that's celebrated.
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One important lesson is this: It is okay to try and fail at something, but it isn't okay to not try. Parents need to encourage their kids, and it all starts in the home.
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One day, I saw a magic show, and I was like, 'I have to learn how to do this!' Every time I went to Las Vegas, I had to get at least two or three tricks from the magic shops.
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The struggle of my life created empathy - I could relate to pain, being abandoned, having people not love me.
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Who writes your name in letters of smoke among the stars of the south? Oh let me remember you as you were before you existed.
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When we are no longer able to change a situation - just think of an incurable disease such as an inoperable cancer - we are challenged to change ourselves.
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Writing never had the immediate gratification I was looking for.
