W. T. Purkiser Quotes
Not what we say about our blessings, but how we use them, is the true measure of our thanksgiving," and the words of John Fitzgerald Kennedy tell us that, "As we express our gratitude, we must never forget that the highest appreciation is not to utter words, but to live by them.
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I think I'm very stoic. Death and dying are things that I'm used to.
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Orchestra had a little brass ensemble on two tracks as well, but the rest was me. I knew I couldn't continue in this direction, even if people liked it, because I can only duplicate myself.
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The way through the world is more difficult to find than the way beyond it.
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When I told the people of Northern Ireland that I was an atheist, a woman in the audience stood up and said, 'Yes, but is it the God of the Catholics or the God of the Protestants in whom you don't believe?
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I wanna live 'til I die, no more, no less.
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I don't go out anywhere. I don't go to nightclubs, so meeting somebody in the nightclub is out of question.
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Perfect partners don't exist. Perfect conditions exist for a limited time in which partnerships express themselves best.
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The mob spirit has grown with the increasing intelligence of the Afro-American.
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As a child, I would put on shows in my neighborhood with friends and perform Barbra Streisand songs for my classmates.
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Your most precious possessions on offense are your twenty-seven outs.
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Brooklyn's good. Brooklyn's funky. Brooklyn's happening.
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Well, an actor is an actor is actor, to paraphrase someone or other and the opportunity to work, to have a steady engagement, certainly seemed like an appealing concept to me.
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Otherwise I don't read much adult poetry at all, because I'm not smart enough and mostly I don't get it.
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The only routine with me is no routine at all.
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Human writing reflects that of the universe; it is its translation, but also its metaphor: it says something totally different, and it says the same thing.
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I'm all for being in love and whenever I like someone, I end up pretty much completely smitten.
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People want opportunity so they can earn security.
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Quality training is what I do now; before it was a combination of both quality and quantity. Now I'm not trying to be a world-class athlete, I don't need to train at that level. It's about being fit, fit for life.
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My purpose is to make my narrative as truthful as possible.
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Actually, you can make pretty good cash on stage without being a comedian or a stripper. My brother once won a talent contest by fartin' the song 'Dixie' through an oil funnel. He not only took home 500 bucks, he got to meet Regis after the show. Who says dreams don't come true? (p. 11).
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...The result is the most nauseating display of artificial camaraderie since the horrific Doritos 'Friendchips' TV campaign (which caused 50,000 people to kill themselves in 2003, or should have done).
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Not what we say about our blessings, but how we use them, is the true measure of our thanksgiving," and the words of John Fitzgerald Kennedy tell us that, "As we express our gratitude, we must never forget that the highest appreciation is not to utter words, but to live by them.
