Harry Lorayne Quotes
Curiosity killed the cat, but where human beings are concerned, the only thing a healthy curiosity can kill is ignorance.
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I think you can say anybody uses anything as a gimmick. Is Adele's not having gimmicks her gimmick? It's hard to say, isn't it? Really, I think that everybody has something that people like or that's great about them.
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These activists who support immigrants inadvertently become part of this international human-smuggling network.
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I started playing piano when I was 6, ukulele at 7.
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Being able to breathe underwater would be sweet.
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Low unemployment numbers are clear indicators that Republican tax relief and economic policies are spurring growth and helping businesses hire new workers while providing American families with job security.
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People know who I am or are fans of 'Chelsea Lately,' and that makes my shows more fun. People know I'm silly and are on board with what I'm bringing to the table. I see the boyfriends who got dragged to the show by their girlfriends, and by the end, they're laughing harder than anybody. That's the best feeling: 'I knew I was going to get you.'
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I consider myself more a European director who is from Iceland than an Icelandic director.
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September 11 is one of our worst days but it brought out the best in us. It unified us as a country and showed our charitable instincts and reminded us of what we stood for and stand for.
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I remember being in tears at the hospital after Chloe was born, at the thought that someday she would have to leave home.
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For me, when I start a novel, I only have a general sense of what I am going to do - usually three or four big scenes or something to which I can really respond emotionally.
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'American Idol' is a juggernaut... Because of my 'American Idol' win, I am able to do the thing that I love most, which is to be an entertainer.
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It is man's own fault, it is from want of use, if his mind grows torpid in old age.
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Women will never be taken seriously until they accept full responsibility for their sexuality.
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This is the key thing that has always been misunderstood about me. All this fucking crap they said I did ... I only did it because I believed I was playing the actual music that was appropriate and good to reflect that time and place. ... Frankly, I've always felt I was completely innocent.
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The lack of collective dignity felt by so many in the Arab world is the result of a combination of internal autocratic and corrupt regimes, with predictable ineffective and unaccountable governance, supported by external actors with short-term geopolitical interests.
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I can testify to what UNICEF means to children, because I was among those who received food and medical relief right after World War II, I have a long-lasting gratitude and trust for what UNICEF does.
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We need not only open trading systems, but systems that work for people around the world - taking into account not only the bottom line, but the well-being of working men and women, the protection of children against sweatshop labor, and the protection of the environment.
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My father was a Brownie, Sir; My mother was a Fairy. The notion had occurred to her, The children would be happier, If they were taught to vary. The notion soon became a craze; And, when it once began, she Brought us all out in different ways - One was a Pixy, two were Fays, Another was a Banshee.
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The universal Mind contains all knowledge. It is the potential ultimate of all things. To it, all things are possible.
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Most of the damage we cause to the planet is the result of our own ignorance.
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Happy the man who lives long enough to acknowledge his ignorance.
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We would not be interested in human beings if we did not have the hope of someday meeting someone worse off than ourselves.
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I loved the idea of Travolta sitting on the kid's swing, pining away for his girlfriend.
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Curiosity killed the cat, but where human beings are concerned, the only thing a healthy curiosity can kill is ignorance.
