Sidney Hillman Quotes
We want a better America, an America that will give its citizens, first of all, a higher and higher standard of living so that no child will cry for food in the midst of plenty. We want to have an America where the inventions of science will be at the disposal of every American family, not merely for the few that can afford them.
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Summer is a promissory note signed in June, its long days spent and gone before you know it, and due to be repaid next January.
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What is important, then, is not that the critic should possess a correct abstract definition of beauty for the intellect, but a certain kind of temperament, the power of being deeply moved by the presence of beautiful objects.
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In Bollywood, if you work with a superstar, even if you are a newcomer, you become a superstar. That didn't happen with me.
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And I think it's safe to say that the single very impressive figure to me was Merle Haggard.
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The day I leave Paris is the day I go down a level or quit football.
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My grandmother impressed upon me the importance of family, and my grandfather encouraged my hunger for learning.
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In order for me to be successful... In order to be a great artist - musician, actor, painter, whatever - you must be able to be private in public at all times. That is what we do.
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All you can do is focus on telling the best story you can with compelling characters. If you do it right, it will endure. If you do it wrong, it won't.
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My father thought sport was something fun - he didn't know it was a way to make money. Then I won a Mercedes at the world championships and I gave it to him. From the moment it arrived my father said: 'Good, you can support not just yourself but me too'.
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Every song I write is autobiographical and is about people, and that's one of the things that gets complicated. You have to decide where's your place as a songwriter.
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The important thing is staying together if you want to do something special.
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People who like to fume about the manner in which Disney changed beloved classics are often ignorant of history, not to mention the realities of show business.
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'We choose our lovers for their flaws, you know,' Mel said. 'People would be bored shitless if they had to love only the good in someone they care about.'
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Everything in moderation, with occasional excess - Ghost Rider (2002)
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Make no mistake about it. I don't want a man in here to go back home thinking otherwise; we are going to win.
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I learned so much about life and other human beings - then about myself.
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I have been around for a long, long time. I didn't make it 'til I was older. I went through the period when women were not getting signed, particularly if you were writing songs that were lyrically propelled.
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People inspire me. Every day, I meet amazing individuals in the field. When I see a mother who has walked for three weeks to come to a MSF clinic, with two kids on her back and her belongings on her head, facing intimidation and physical abuse on her way, I am inspired by her resilience - her desire for life.
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People think I'm rude. I'm not rude; I'm just not networking. It's just honesty.
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My sister and I cooked a lot together; my sister was a very healthy vegetarian. She was always a real good teacher for me about organics, recycling, composting -whenever you hear me talk about it, it's usually because of my sister's influence.
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America's victory in the Cold War was not without painful social costs.
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In America, people really love movies here and it's part of the culture. Even in Germany, still sometimes, the theater is always bigger than movies. It's more art. Movies are more popcorn. Here, movies are really an art form.
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We want a better America, an America that will give its citizens, first of all, a higher and higher standard of living so that no child will cry for food in the midst of plenty. We want to have an America where the inventions of science will be at the disposal of every American family, not merely for the few that can afford them.
