Al Capone Quotes
I am sick and tired of publicity. I want no more of it. It puts me in a bad light. I just want to be forgotten.
Quotes to Explore
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Politics is the enemy of the imagination.
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Our conscience is not the vessel of eternal verities. It grows with our social life, and a new social condition means a radical change in conscience.
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When I was starting out and had to cut my teeth and build my resume to get in, I had to basically work for free on a lot of things.
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I feel very German - and who can make himself a judge over what is German and what is not - in my ideas and the ideas of my spiritual brothers of German origin.
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I married the first man I ever kissed. When I tell this to my children, they just about throw up.
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We are shallow because we are 'mayabang,' ego driven, and do not have the humility to understand that we are only human, much too human to mistake knowledge for wisdom.
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Cornwall bears a certain resemblance to Italy: each is like a leg or boot, but Italy stands a-tiptoe to the south, whereas Cornwall is thrust out to the west. But, whereas Italy is kicking Sicily as a football, Cornwall has but the shattered group of the Scilly Isles at its toe.
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For the most part, it's a very male-dominated business. Most executives are male, so it's always sort of their vision of stuff. I'm constantly fighting against that, even when I play the wife or the girlfriend or the best friend. I always try my hardest to bring as much layering in and not make things stereotypical, but it's hard.
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There is kind of an underground conservative movement in Hollywood, really.
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I play on the left hand side, and I try to do the best I can.
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Some smart man once said that on the most exalted throne in the world, we are seated on nothing but our own arse.
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Why should I say I will retire in three or four years? You retire the very moment you utter those words.
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A modern health and social care system has to be completely focussed on the needs of its users.
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I'm not going to give it the big 'I am' now that I'm a New York Times bestseller.
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The U.S. and European markets have become mature, profit margins are lower, and equipment isn't so new. Because profits are relatively low, it limits the willingness of companies to invest in newer equipment.
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I don't care what you play, where you're from, who you produce. It depends on what you're doing when you're with me. That's what counts. I don't pre-judge anything or anybody.
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First they ignore you, then they laugh at you, then they fight you, then you win.
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Our government should not be spying on the electronic communications of American citizens. Nor should our iPhones or Android devices be subject to unreasonable searches and seizures.
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When I was 14, I had no pressure. I was a kid, and I didn't understand all the attention.
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My joints hurt. I'm slower. But I remember what it was like to run and play with the boys. I want to be one of the boys.
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All I want to do is change the world.
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It's so painful to be next to someone you feel strongly about and know you can't say the things you want to.
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I'm not for women, frankly, in any job. I don't want any of them around. Thank God we don't have any in the Cabinet.
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I am sick and tired of publicity. I want no more of it. It puts me in a bad light. I just want to be forgotten.
