Ernest Gaines Quotes
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I believed I was invincible.
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My interest in magic was kindled by Steve Martin, the comedian I'd gone to high school with.
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Even under Obamacare, there are people that get subsidized insurance. But that has a $6,000 deductible. What do you think they do with that $6,000 deductible? They are still a nonpayer.
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In China, we don't know about the swimming pool game, but we know about Marco Polo.
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U.S. intelligence services routinely use collection methods against foreigners that foreseeably - with certainty - ingest high volumes of U.S. communications as well.
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I would support immediate construction of the Keystone Pipeline.
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Peoplehood tends to develop into nationhood if the people achieves a certain maturity. This is analogous to an individual person who becomes acquainted with herself only in the course of her life, without being able to say that she possessed no personal uniqueness at all before that 'self-recognition.'
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My paintings do not have a center, but depend on the same amount of interest throughout.
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Life without Liberty is far worse than death.
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When people are frightened about going hungry and paying their mortgages, a scarcity model begins to prevail; they fear someone else will get their piece of the pie.
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As a presidential candidate, Mr. Trump is going to get tough questions from the press and has to answer them.
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I should learn the language of a politician - give away as little and keep the rest to yourself. Not lie, I just want to be more guarded.
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In 'The Serpent's Egg,' I created a Berlin which no one recognized, not even I.
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I don't play many characters like myself. Oh I don't know what I am!
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I've never been big on cars. When I first got to Hollywood, I bought a used car from Avis. I drove that until I almost had to pay someone to tow it away.
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We have to be serious and consistent if we believe the European Union makes sense. I believe it makes sense.
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You can't state difference and also state equality. We have to state sameness to understand equality.
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I am very aware that playwrights, particularly good ones, have a intention for everything they write. Language and punctuation is used specifically, and most of the time actors can find wonderful clues about character in the rhythm and cadence of the language used.
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The year hasn't started yet and it's already been the best I've ever had.
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I don't wanna believe that racism exists, but the more I wish it away, the more I realize it's in our system.
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In the philanthropy game, you're going for different outcomes: saving childhood lives, having kids grow up - because they don't have malnutrition or disease - that they achieve their full potential. We take for Warren Buffett things that, because he's very intelligent about the world but doesn't get to go out in Africa and see what we see, we've taken and say to him where we stand and it's basically a very positive report that his gift has made a phenomenal difference.
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It's been strong and I haven't had any so-called setbacks or real soreness in the last few workouts. If I can get through today's practice with the team, I'd like to play tomorrow night against the Isles, but that would be up to coach Mike Sullivan. But I think the training staff is pushing for tomorrow to be my return date.
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There are hundreds of people running around with great voices. If they would study and develop them they could become great singers.
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"You going back," she said. "You ain't going to run away from this, Grant."
