Henry Ward Beecher Quotes
Of all man's works of art, a cathedral is greatest. A vast and majestic tree is greater than that.
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There's a spirit of Latina women in all of my work, in the love of the body and the strong sense of self.
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I was a hot-dog stand lady, I was an orphan housemother, I was a waitress 3 or 4 times. All of those jobs did not have good bosses. They basically told you what to do, when to do and when to hop. And I just didn't like that very much.
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My style is all I have. When I go on stage, that's me in my comfort zone. It's not a costume. It's just me. And I want every woman to feel that way.
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Live TV has an amazing pace to it. You've got to be able to think quick, make changes last minute, and be funny and fast.
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Show me one dictatorship in the world that has not been supported by the United States government or some European governments. It almost doesn't exist. I think a dictatorship and hegemony are part of the same phenomenon.
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The real amazing thing about all of this is I think I've maintained the mentality of a musician throughout it all, which I'm proudest of. And I'm still playing on people's records and singing on people's records.
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It's kind of amazing that people will travel because of a book. I admire that.
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I am a reluctant celebrity, in some ways.
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I think it's important that things are flawed.
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I had an apartment on Long Beach Blvd and San Vicente in Long Beach, California. That was the apartment I done 'Regulate' in. I had all my equipment set up in the bedroom, a vocal booth in the bathroom and in the closet, and that's where we created it. I had an MPC 60, a Numark mixer, and a Technics 1200, and a ton of records.
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The next time you're driving from New York to Boston on I-95, you should make a little detour in Pawtucket, Rhode Island, to visit the Old Slater Mill national historic landmark. It's the site of what is considered to be the first successful water-powered textile spinning mill in America.
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I've always wanted to make a record.
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We don't take anything when we pass away, and we need to do with the sense of responsibility.
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Of puns it has been said that those who most dislike them are those who are least able to utter them.
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I love things that are harsh and things that are too loud. And I love lulling people into a false sense of security. That's life.
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I have been working for over 30 years and am always wondering about where I am and where I am going. It does not stop and become a fixed event of achievement.
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The thing about Drew Goddard and Mike Schur is that they are legit geniuses, and they love storytelling. They love creating worlds, love messing with the audience; they love doing things that we don't expect. To get to be a part of that is too good to be true.
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I think there are certain business matters which we must now conduct differently than we used to.
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The German people have no idea of the extent to which they have to be gulled in order to be led.
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Always farm fresh eggs, never store bought.
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I always knew I'd go back to school. Modeling was a means to an end, making money for graduate school.
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Some men you know are Southern before they ever say a word," Julia said as she and Emily watched Sawyer's progress, helpless, almost as if they couldn't look away. "They remind you of something good--picnics or carrying sparklers around at night. Southern men will hold doors open for you, they'll hold you after you yell at them, and they'll hold on to their pride no matter what. Be careful what they tell you, though. They have a way of making you believe anything, because they say it that way.
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My countrymen have the right to shake my hand and talk to me if they so wish. Don't forget that their support and their reading of my works is what brought me the Nobel prize.
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Of all man's works of art, a cathedral is greatest. A vast and majestic tree is greater than that.
