Mae West Quotes
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I wish the world could better know this country for what it really is. Not just a greedy economic giant crouching fearfully behind its walls, not just a panoplied warrior nervously fingering his weapons. What is this, is a people who gather together in thousands to give a people's government its essential vitality.
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Unsettling signs of al Qaeda's aims and skills in cyberspace have led some government experts to conclude that terrorists are at the threshold of using the Internet as a direct instrument of bloodshed.
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I am a very proud Hindu. The foundation of my personality is laid on the teachings of Swami Vivekananda or Sanatan Dharm or the Geeta. And if my religious practices or anybody's religious practices is given any kind of sadistic name, it instills fear about other person's religious practices.
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We did a remake of Lost in Space. Filmed it in London for four months.
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It's kind of amazing that people will travel because of a book. I admire that.
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Metaphysics is a dark ocean without shores or lighthouse, strewn with many a philosophic wreck.
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I was born in Jersey City and raised in Bayonne, New Jersey. It's a town that's next to Jersey City, and I'm still there!
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Being on Broadway and getting a Tony nomination - this has been an incredible ride, from rather humble beginnings.
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I grew up on Bach and Beethoven, and now I'm listening to more modern composers who I can't even name. But since I'm constantly doing music, it's difficult to have that quality time to listen to music and do classical stuff.
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I love Bob Altman. I always admired him so much because I always thought he was a genuine voice.
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The thing, when you're down two sets to love, is to stay calm, even though it's hard, because people are freaking out, people are worried for you.
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Children should neither be seen or heard from - ever again.
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Most of my fans, if you were to look on their iPods, you'd see every possible genre of music represented in some capacity.
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In Egypt today most people are concerned with getting bread to eat. Only some of the educated understand how democracy works.
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I like to relate to my kids as they are. I enjoy spending that time with them. I see that my girls are so completely different and different from me, too.
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I went to a Catholic all-girls school, and we would play cassettes of music we liked, and when it was my turn, they would laugh at my choices. I would play Billie Holliday, Elmore James and Howlin' Wolf, but it was fine; if I had to listen to their choices, they had to listen to mine.
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You can never predict a hit or a flop, but it's about what you are happy doing as an actor. Every actor comes with his or her own mindset.
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The very first thing I ever did, I was doing some work for the French Cultural Center. They wanted a little recording set up. And I got wire. A wire recorder. The wire came off spools, and to cut and edit, you tied it together in little square knots. Can you imagine?
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It's a very different show because of the elements that we're putting in. There's so many different styles of comedy, but Mr. Show was unique to Bob and David - two of the most brilliant performers and writers there are. Their show was based on them. Our show is a bit more broad. We have a cast of 7, we have guests. We can be slightly more topical.
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May we think of freedom, not as the right to do as we please, but as the opportunity to do what is right.
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Notorious is a masterwork. I can watch it every day.
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Dance is something I really enjoy; it gives me a different kind of happiness, something more spiritual. Plus it's good exercise; I'm happy doing it, and it all shows!
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What makes a good villain is someone who doesn't just challenge the hero but comes organically out of that character's history and circumstances.
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When I'm good I'm very, very good, but when I'm bad, I'm better.
