Herb Alpert Quotes
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One of the problems with defending free speech is you often have to defend people that you find to be outrageous and unpleasant and disgusting.
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If we took information only from sources with which we agreed on all issues, we would be left with merely quoting ourselves, and we would miss a great deal of truth.
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I like someone who's not afraid to be a kid!
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I think it's fun to get in a room and sweat with people. I'm happy to share my workouts with everyone.
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New York was at the forefront of rap, so because of all the great people who have gone before me, being a rapper from Queens, I have to live up to those standards. I'm basically just a regular guy who says what he feels and likes to joke. I like long walks on the beach... and I love rap.
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Culture is about the mindset of people, and we are very happy to have a strong combined mindset of people.
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The goal is always to do B material in an A fashion.
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I'm old enough to remember when the polio vaccine was still new. Also, it hadn't been that long since most people who caught pneumonia died from it. These medical breakthroughs were practically miracles.
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We set up a small bitcoin and ethereum mining operation... that miraculously now is actually making a lot of money.
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Characters actors don't usually get noticed until they're about 38 or so.
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I have a ranch, which is my favorite place in the world.
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I wasn't known as a neighborhood tough or anything like that. But yeah, I was, like, a scrappy kid. You know, I kind of kept to myself, you know?
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While books expand horizons by exposing us to worlds outside our own, children also need to see themselves, their experiences and their cultures reflected in books they read. Unfortunately, for too many children, this is not the norm.
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The intelligent ruler makes the law select men and makes no arbitrary appointment himself; he makes the law measure merits and makes no arbitrary judgment himself.
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My father used to take me to the movies on Saturdays. In 1940, when I was four years old, we encountered 'Flash Gordon Conquers the Universe.' I loved it. Especially the rocket ship, which I later realized had no airlock and no washroom. But they managed to get to Mongo with it.
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We all want what every girl wants: to look fabulous while we're out there ruling the world.
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You go through phases. You have to reinvent reasons for playing, and one year's answer might not do for another.
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Police officers and firemen are so visible in their daily work, there's no mistaking they're there - and that presence makes people feel secure.
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We do need different types of propulsion to get to Mars. I wrote one of the first Ph.D. theses on that in the 1960s.
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I truly believe that God has given us few brain cells, and you have to direct them to the right things that make you happy.
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I go for my shots with no regrets, even if I play to the fence.
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'Deep Red' (1975) is my favorite movie. The character David Hemmings plays is very much based on my own personality. It was a very strong film, very brutal, and of course the censors were upset. It was cut by almost an hour in some countries.
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For years, I said I didn't want to do television. It was just a hard 'no.' I didn't want to read anything. It didn't matter what it was - it was just 'no.'
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Instrumental music can spread the international language.
