Evan Esar Quotes
Many a husband lives to regret the extravagant fee he bestowed upon the minister who sentenced him.
Quotes to Explore
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I don't want to be the policeman of Lebanon. It's not the business of Israel. Israel was not created to serve as a policeman of the region.
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I would love to be able to see as much of the world as possible, and volunteering, doing things in another community, living with a host family, are really effective ways to learn about cultures different from your own. And also to not feel lazy.
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It's only fair that stable gay relationships of long standing should have the same rights and responsibilities as married couples. I know the image of gay marriage is to some people horrific and ludicrous.
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I've just had a wonderful time doing Chinese music, and it's been so rewarding for me. I feel like there's so much potential in mandarin music, and there's so much, you know, ground left to be broken.
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I know my Beijing medal has been a watershed moment in the history of Indian boxing, but personally speaking, I would like to better it in London.
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Not that I went into the Olympics with any doubt, but my holiday plans afterwards depended on how well I did - bronze, silver or gold.
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I've spent years trying to time up my drops with my throws. You learn to listen to your feet and trust your positions.
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'In Prague, big red posters were put up on which one could read that seven Czechs had been shot today. I said to myself, 'If I had to put up a poster for every seven Poles shot, the forests of Poland would not be sufficient to manufacture the paper.'
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All men were alien one to another, at times, not only aliens.
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When they have really learned to love their neighbours as themselves, they will be allowed to love themselves as their neighbours.
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Never demand of another that which would constitute his sacrifice to you. Never grant that which would constitute your sacrifice to him.
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Clearly, President Bush lied. Now if he is an unconscious liar, and doesn't realize when he's lying, then we're really in trouble.
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Scales played in the correct musical way are very exciting and rewarding.
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I don't like to use the words 'real women,' honestly. I like to use the word 'woman.' And I say that because there are so many women out there who are naturally thin or are naturally curvy, and I think when we start putting a label on the type of woman, it gets misconstrued and starts to offend people.
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I feel very blessed to have the support I have and to have the fans that I have. I'm still striving to make it every day.
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I was already in my early twenties, but I looked much younger because I was fresh-faced and, well, short. So I did songs such as 'Zip-a-Dee-Doo-Dah' and jokes such as describing current events as 'ancient history.' Boy, did the audience roar at that one.
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There's so many different things that you can physically change for a character.
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Thank you so much for supporting me from the day I stepped foot into the music industry. It really means something to me to have Maya Angelou speak on my behalf. It also means a lot to have Oprah on my speed dial!
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People say to me now, 'Oh, you've given up the piano.' How can you? Music is a virus.
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No one can avoid a challenge in life without breeding regret, and regret is the arsenic of life.
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Men create the gods in their own image.
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[Never underestimate] the power of dinner.
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Many a husband lives to regret the extravagant fee he bestowed upon the minister who sentenced him.
