Merv Griffin Quotes
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I have 179 children that I take care of full-time: close to 40 in Uganda and the rest in Sudan.
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I want 'The Lady' magazine to be restored to its traditional place in the pantheon of weekly magazines.
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In fact, many nations currently refuse to support embryonic stem cell research of any kind.
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The IT bubble is the IT bubble, and of course, we became a company that contracted dramatically in 2001 and 2002: we basically came down by 45,000 people - a dramatic ramp-down.
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If you're an artist, you're an artist; that's the only way I can explain it.
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When I was a little kid, I used to watch with my brother when there was Macho Man and Hulk Hogan. But then I fell out of it for a few years.
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You don't want people rooting for anything other than the team that they love and the players that they think the world of to win. We don't want there to be another agenda.
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They're called 'angels' because they're in heaven until the reviews come out.
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I guess one that wouldn't be obvious is - well, maybe it's super obvious, I can't tell - 'I Love Lucy' is my favorite show, going back to when I was 4. I've watched every episode I don't know how many times. It was something to watch women being funny when I was young.
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I didn't have bands that I was playing with growing up, so I learned to try to adapt and play these songs that were guitar songs on the piano, and sing them.
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There are more people than you think who want to have a challenging experience, in which they are obliged to reflect about the past.
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Real courage is when you know you're licked before you begin, but you begin anyway and see it through no matter what.
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My father and brothers were in the military.
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The requirements for our evolution have changed. Survival is no longer sufficient. Our evolution now requires us to develop spiritually - to become emotionally aware and make responsible choices. It requires us to align ourselves with the values of the soul - harmony, cooperation, sharing, and reverence for life.
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Take this as a gift from a crone to a maiden, and know there is not so much difference between the two. For even a tottering granddam keeps a portion of girlish heart, and the youngest maiden a thread of old woman’s wisdom.
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People who abhor solitude may abhor company almost as much.
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I constantly make fashion mistakes but I think it's good to take risks.
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When I went to school at Emerson, I was completely charmed living there and loved the architecture of the Back Bay.
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In terms of role modelling for younger kids, I never really censor myself.
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I recall an 18-year-old girl named Rachel in Zambia who was given a grant to start a business of her choosing. She decided to breed goats so she could sell the meat and the milk, and donate the kids to orphan children. She herself was an orphan, stepping into young adulthood with no resources, and it was her first opportunity to earn her own money.
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Mostly this problem is contained in the fact that the US makes it so difficult for Canadians to get green cards (you heard it here), but if an American orchestra really wants a player, they have their ways.
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Some artists I know, they would rather not see the audience or envision them. But for me, I'd rather see them. I feel like part of the reason I perform is to feel that connection. It's the reason I love it so much.
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The poetic notion of infinity is far greater than that which is sponsored by any creed.
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That my business success is equal to my personal life.
