Evan Esar Quotes
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I've had five weddings but if I'm really honest and if I count significant de factos... I've had nine husbands... which sounds appalling but when you consider I started at 18 and I'm 65 it's not so bad.
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It's unresolved conflict in my life that I have a lovely family and a risky job.
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Having my own family has made me realise there's more to life than chasing the next job.
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I have no tattoos that I regret - I have had some that I have had changed according to how my life was.
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I've been on a tweeting mission.
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I have to have a cheat day. I know when I'm being good all week long that come Sunday, I'm going to lie by the pool, have a drink, and eat some pizza.
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It's always an inner wish of every actor to reach out to maximum audiences.
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The BBC must never be all about ratings - or even mainly about ratings. In the past year, we have made a raft of terrific programmes which stand comparison with the best the BBC has ever done: 'Blue Planet,' 'Walking with Beasts,' 'Son of God,' 'Clocking Off,' 'The Way We Live Now,' 'Conspiracy,' 'Lost World.'
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We acquire the strength we have overcome.
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When people are in love, I don't see anything wrong with it in the world. If they choose to live their lives and get married, why should we interfere? A lot of people don't agree with me, but that's how I feel.
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There is much boasting among the young men about their teams as their horse and carts in Cleveland. Most of the Yorkshire men take as much delight in their ox draught as they used to do in their Horse Draught.
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India has large proven reserves of gas that remain unexploited.
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In the sudden absence of husbands, fathers, brothers and beaus, white Southern women discovered a newfound freedom - one that simultaneously granted them more power in relationships and increased their likelihood of heartbreak.
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I know how to hit a mark without looking. I instinctively know where my eye line should be. That's all 100%. But your character and the story are always different, so the emotional part is not muscle memory. You're still surprised by stuff and get the adrenaline.
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I hope my recordings of my own works won't inhibit other people's performances. The brutal fact is that one doesn't always get the exact tempo one wants, although one improves with experience.
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Sometimes it's bad to do something you've never done before.
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I love the way Lady Gaga finds humour in fashion, but it's still very stylised.
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The bottom line in the Christian life is obedience and most people don't even like the word.
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I think the institute of marriage is a noble thing. The idea of a partner for life is incredibly romantic. But now we're living to 100. A hundred years ago people were dying at age 37. Til death do us part was a much different deal.
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The friendship that we established early on in our marriage ... that carries you through tough times. That and a good sense of humor.
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I don't typically work that late into the night in a studio, I'm more productive during the day.
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The most mediocre of males feels himself a demigod as compared with women.
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The three chief causes of divorce are men, women, and marriage.
