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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I always accessorize with jewelry. I am a bit of a magpie; I love sparkles, and so wearing jewelry makes me feel more exciting and confident, too!
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All my movies are achingly personal.
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Investment banking is not a business; it is a personal service where bankers work hand in hand with their clients. And it is a service that must not simply be about making bigger and bigger deals that reap rewards for only a small group of executives.
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To a disciple who was forever complaining about others the Master said, 'If it is peace you want, seek to change yourself, not other people. It is easier to protect your feet with slippers than to carpet the whole of the earth.'
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I am not a normal man.
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That my business success is equal to my personal life.