Sammy Davis, Jr. Quotes
Marilyn and I were rumored to be an item. We were friends. Nothing more. Marilyn was one of the sweetest creatures that ever lived.
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The Prophet Muhammad himself sought to erase any distinctions between the message he taught and that taught by Jesus, who he called God's 'spirit and word.'
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When I was a teenager, I was an umpire for a competitive league for 8- to 9-year-olds. I was really bad at it because I didn't know all the rules, and all these kids were better athletes than me. I made a bad call, and this dad snapped on me. Then he dumped his trash from his cooler, and I had to kick him out of the stands.
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It's one thing if you write a song and somebody else sings it because you give the OK. But if your voice is on something and you don't get the credit, it's kind of hard.
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In the last 5 years, American employers have lost over $150 billion of productivity to depression alone. That is more than the GDP of 28 different States during the same period.
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A historical romance is the only kind of book where chastity really counts.
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Obviously, marriage is not a synonym for morality. But stable marriages and families do encourage moral behavior.
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'Punk' doesn't mean Mohawks and safety pins. It's about not conforming.
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NASA should start thinking about this planet.
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Male critics and men in the publishing industry want from their women writers what they want from their wives. I'm interested in presenting characters that are more challenging, threatening, complicated and unpredictable.
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The world has changed - through technology, through wine-making techniques, the quality of wine is greater than it's ever been. Whereas ten, fifteen years ago it was very easy to find lots of bad wine, it's kind of hard now. The technology, the science - it's like, are you kidding? We're in the golden years of wine!
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I do want to lose weight for my children. I don't want them to think being fat is okay.
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Get me well so I can get on television and tell people to stop smoking.
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The partner that you have is supposed to make you a better person, and when you're happy, you're a better person.
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All travel has its advantages. If the passenger visits better countries, he may learn to improve his own. And if fortune carries him to worse, he may learn to enjoy it.
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Only those ignorant of what poetry means will ask the question: what is it good for?
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I conceived the original 'Deus Ex' and was the project director on the game.
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The mind is exercised by the variety and multiplicity of the subject matter, while the character is moulded by the contemplation of virtue and vice.
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Most faults are not in our Constitution, but in ourselves.
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I only know two to three people that I grew up with in advertising in the 1960s who are married to the same women.
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I don't have a long family history of good cooks in my family.
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Disregard the study of God, and you sentence yourself to stumble and blunder through life blindfolded.
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When I eat with my friends, it is a moment of real pleasure, when I really enjoy my life.
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Marilyn and I were rumored to be an item. We were friends. Nothing more. Marilyn was one of the sweetest creatures that ever lived.
