Adela Rogers St. Johns Quotes
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It's better to be happy than to be well-dressed.
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The white man made the mistake of letting me read his history books. He made the mistake of teaching me that Patrick Henry was a patriot and George Washington – wasn't nothing non-violent about old Pat or George Washington.
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Laughter made you live better and longer.
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Often people display a curious respect for a man drunk, rather like the respect of simple races for the insane... There is something awe-inspiring in one who has lost all inhibitions.
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When once the itch of literature comes over a man, nothing can cure it but the scratching of a pen. But if you have not a pen, I suppose you must scratch any way you can.
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Every man must define his identity against his mother. If he does not, he just falls back into her and is swallowed up.
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Along with 'Free,' where I sing quite a bit, there are additional songs on 'Skin' where you can hear my voice in the background - lots of 'oohs' and 'aahs.' But more often than not, I use my vocals to prompt other rappers and singers to feel calmer, better, bolder.
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Donald Trump has made it clear that he regards Hungary highly.
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I'd hopefully work through all my issues with men first so then I'd be okay being with a woman.
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It is commercial pop that the majority of people understand. A working man's daughter would not understand blues.
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The American Dream is that any man or woman, despite of his or her background, can change their circumstances and rise as high as they are willing to work.
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Blending tracks and weaving and manipulating prerecorded music to create this mood, some people do it much better than others.
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War grows out of the desire of the individual to gain advantage at the expense of his fellow man.
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I don't walk into the lab in the morning thinking, 'I am a woman, and I will carry out an experiment that will conquer the world.' I am a scientist, not male or female. A scientist.
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I love working with kids, talking with them and listening to them. I always encourage kids to reach beyond their dreams. Don't try to be like me. Be better than me.
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'Frozen' definitely isn't about a man, but about the relationship between two sisters. At different times in our lives we find ourselves either more connected to or disconnected from the people in our family, and I think audiences will really be able to relate to that.
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Let's hope you feel better now.
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The day after I had my licence to drive, I made Paris/Nice at 230 km/hour.
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Whenever there is a hard job to be done I assign it to a lazy man; he is sure to find an easy way of doing it.
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I could tell it was a popular move as a writer to walk down the bass lines while you were writing a song.
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The folkish philosophy of life must succeed in bringing about that nobler age in which men no longer are concerned with breeding dogs, horses, and cats, but in elevating man himself.
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The most important thing is that it's much more fun to play in a band than to be in an audience in a club. That's the main thing I think, that you can do it.
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Notice the times in your life when you go above and beyond simply because you care so much.
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God made man, and then said I can do better than that and made woman.
