Russell Baker Quotes
A skillful playwright might have a good time with the story of the assassination of President William McKinley, and especially with the three most flamboyant political figures involved: Mark Hanna, Theodore Roosevelt, and Emma Goldman.
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People should think things out fresh and not just accept conventional terms and the conventional way of doing things.
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You have to master not only the art of listening to your head, you must also master listening to your heart and listening to your gut.
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Not always trainers, but if I don't have to, I don't wear high heels. It's really just if something looks good on me, I'm going to buy it. It can be Zara or Chanel... I'm going to buy it.
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Making movies, you're like an independent contractor - you come in, you have a specific job, and a lot of what you do is completely manipulated, which is good and bad.
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Greek yogurt with some olive oil stirred in can transform many dishes.
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The basic principle is I command, and my employees carry it out immediately.
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A lot of my characters are anti-heroes that became heroes.
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I started modeling when I was 16. The odds were against me. At 5' 8, I was shorter than most girls in the business. Still, I gave it a shot, and like with most things in my life, I never gave up.
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Vince Vaughn is a genuine person, awesome guy. He'll come to a lot of my shows. It's not that often that you can meet someone as cool as Vince.
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Literature must rest always on a principle, and temporal considerations are no principle at all. For, to the poet, all times and places are one; the stuff he deals with is eternal and eternally the same: no theme is inept, no past or present preferable.
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It is even better to act quickly and err than to hesitate until the time of action is past.
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For all three of us, the Caracalla concert was a major event in our lives. I hope I am not immodest to think it was also unforgettable for most of the people who were present.
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My mum actually gave up work to look after my child, which is so touching.
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To have children on the set, you realize that if a 10-year-old can do it, who are you kidding? It humbles you.
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I became obsessed with the storytelling of photography and going on little adventures.
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Usually when I go to a place for the first time, unless there's something historical or spectacular that nature has to offer, the first thing I like to do is see what's on the minds of the people.
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That's the whole thing: You only roast the ones you love. That's why I never make fun of the French.
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I had no musical or athletic ability, and I wasn't particularly good looking. Comedy was something I could do for attention.
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You have to think with the heart.
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Political gerrymandering makes the incentive for most members of Congress to play to the extremes of their base rather than to the center.
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Jail is cold. It's very, very cold… I just wanted to not freeze to death and stuff, you know? It was pretty scary and I gained like 60 pounds. Three hots and a cot, man.
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She smiled. 'I wouldn’t mind. Is that a difference between men and women or between you and me?''I think it’s a difference between you and merely sane people.'
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If any opinion is compelled to silence, that opinion may, for aught we can certainly know, be true. To deny this is to assume our own infallibility.
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A skillful playwright might have a good time with the story of the assassination of President William McKinley, and especially with the three most flamboyant political figures involved: Mark Hanna, Theodore Roosevelt, and Emma Goldman.
