Norah O'Donnell Quotes
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My interest in magic was kindled by Steve Martin, the comedian I'd gone to high school with.
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Searchers after horror haunt strange, far places.
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The crusade against Communism was even more imaginary than the specter of Communism.
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Drive-in banks were established so most of the cars today could see their real owners.
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The security and the future of Jordan is hand-in-hand with the future of the Palestinians and the Israelis.
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When the 'New York Times' revealed the warrantless surveillance of voice calls, in December 2005, the telephone companies got nervous.
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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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Kids called me 'Skeletor' as a kid because I was so skinny.
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Played tennis for years. But you can't improve at tennis after you're 50. You get to be in your 40s, and suddenly you're a doubles player.
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I don't have cable. I just never watched a lot of TV.
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You all look like happy campers to me. Happy campers you are, happy campers you have been, and, as far as I am concerned, happy campers you will always be.
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There's nothing more human than two people making love.
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Homosexuality is anti-humanity.
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I never thought of myself in comedy at all... I loved going to the theatre and seeing people wearing beautiful clothes come down the staircase and start to dance.
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Is there in all the history of human folly a greater fool than a clergymen in politics?
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It's funny. All you have to do is say something nobody understands and they'll do practically anything you want them to.
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I can't act without music very well.
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English writing tends to fall into two categories - the big, baggy epic novel or the fairly controlled, tidy novel. For a long time, I was a fan of the big, baggy novel, but there's definitely an advantage to having a little bit more control.
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I fill up the well of stories in my head - without ever knowing I'm doing it.
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They say I need to be seasoned; they say I need to be stewed. They say, 'We need to boil all the hope out of him -- like us -- and then he'll be ready.'
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Network television has been attempting to lure viewers for years with its low-interest programming only to have those viewers discover later that their brains are bankrupt.
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Most of my lyrics are little stories about my experiences or those of my friends.
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The primary one being, like I said, I don't like rock 'n' roll piano.
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I have always said 'yes' to opportunities and experiences.
