Irwin Edman Quotes
It is a myth, not a mandate, a fable not a logic, and symbol rather than a reason by which men are moved.
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I was brought up with beautiful music - Nat King Cole and Glen Miller from my dad, and my mum loved Judy Garland and Doris Day - brilliant stuff. Through my brothers and sisters I heard David Bowie and The Specials, The Carpenters, Meatloaf and The Rolling Stones.
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I love to cook. My dad's a really excellent cook and his style is: Look in the fridge and make whatever there is with whatever ingredients you have and I like cooking like that, too.
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Governments, of course, can - and do - soak the rich.
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Some of our best journalists take themselves even more seriously than the politicians they write about.
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It's always an honor to represent your country.
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My father was an electrical contractor, while I used to deliver video cassettes on a cycle to people in Juhu and Bandra, including celebrities like Mithun Chakraborty. Mithunda remembers me and is very proud of me. He can't believe that the guy who used to come to his house in short pants has become so successful.
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My characters are driven by a passionate desire for justice. They are rebellious and incorruptible.
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Satan, the leader or dictator of devils, is the opposite, not of God, but of Michael.
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I am happy that thousands of students, young designers and fashion people will be able to see and study my work in every aspect of it.
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Death is not extinguishing the light; it is only putting out the lamp because the dawn has come.
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Ironically, I'm a really crap liar, even though I do it for a living. I give away too much, somehow. I can't lie!
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We would like a stable policy framework, and whatever incentives and tax structures are there should be made known to investors upfront. There should be credibility, clarity and continuity in both policy formulation and its implementation.
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My style of music is the great American songbook meets the pop world of the Seventies and Eighties.
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Germany is determined to provide substantial help. So are the Netherlands and other states. But a day will come when we have to count on our own resources.
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Eating is one of the great pleasures of life.
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So far, Vancouver is my favorite relocation city. It feels like home. Parts of it remind me of the east coast. It's very clean. The food is great. And the people are lovely. Not that I didn't love working in other glamorous locations like Downey, Detroit, Cleveland or Bulgaria... but, damn, it is fun to be Canadian.
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The Breton peasant is said to have a hard head. He is obstinate and resists outside pressure to alter his creed or his customs.
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When I was on stage with the Spice Girls, I thought people were there to see the other four and not me.
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I got kicked out of four high schools just because people took issue with the colour of my skin. As if I could help the colour I was born.
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When I got my first loft, I still didn't know what I was going to paint... There were long stretches when I just sat there and thought without interruption.
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People have to take control of their own lives. Education is key because it also raises other social indicators like healthcare.
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I've been in office and I've been out of office. And if I were to choose, I'd rather be in office.
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If Nixon is not forced to turn over tapes of his conversations with the ring of men who were conversing on their violations of the law, then liberty will soon be dead in this nation.
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It is a myth, not a mandate, a fable not a logic, and symbol rather than a reason by which men are moved.
