Mae West Quotes
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Do not call for black power or green power. Call for brain power.
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The issues that we face as a country and in South Florida aren't broken down by city line or county line.
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The secret of my success with Geraldine is that she's not a putdown of women. She's smart, she's trustful, she's loyal, she's sassy.
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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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But you know, I always said that no one else on my block was on the radio, and it was fun.
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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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I realised there were no good role models for kids. Popeye eats spinach, but also smokes and hits people.
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So yeah, I am definitely a blues man at heart.
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It's a wonderful feeling being a bridge to the past and unite generations.
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You can't deny RCA's past and its history. I was also on Capitol Records, so I have that past history.
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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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Films don't decide my whole life. They are just a part of who I am. What I do in my personal life should be of no concern to the filmmakers or the fans.
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Language as a communication tool is the primary element from which literature is created. Even in pre-literate societies, it exists as songs, riddles, or epics that are chanted.
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For me, poetry is a situation - a state of being, a way of facing life and facing history.
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There's a fine line between a stream of consciousness and a babbling brook to nowhere.
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I used to have the very standard worldview. I can easily identify with people who see computers getting faster and smarter, and technology getting more and more beneficial, without seeing the other side.
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Geniuses don't have better ideas than the rest of us. They just have more of them.
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I cannot lead you into battle. I do not give you laws or administer justice but I can do something else - I can give my heart and my devotion to these old islands and to all the peoples of our brotherhood of nations.
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I always have melodies flowing in my head - whether I'm just at home, at the mall, at a restaurant or wherever. I'm always humming along to the random melodies that form in my head. My friends always ask me, 'What are you singing?' and I'll be like, 'I don't know!'
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Movies, obviously, are a little more lucrative. The initial paycheck is better.
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Bullies generally were bullied and are hurting inside much more than you could ever imagine.
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My parents didn't agree with what was going on, you know, with the communists coming in, Fidel Castro. I didn't see the reason why I needed to go back there and be a part of that exhibition.
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I've been in more laps than a napkin.
