Ogden Nash Quotes
We love the kindly wind and hail,The jolly thunderbolt,We watch in glee the fairy trailOf ampere, watt, and volt.
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Buddhism has had a major effect on who I am and how I think about the world. What I have learned is that I like all religions, but only parts of them.
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Up until 1995, I still had a day job that I hated. I was still personally involved in things in the 90s.
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When I sit down with my notebook, when I start scribbling words across the page, I find out what I'm feeling.
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When the best leader's work is done the people say, 'We did it ourselves.'
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I think comedy is one of the hardest things to do.
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I might be afraid of ghosts and like dragons and those things, but I'm not afraid of the Taliban.
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Me as president would not be like anybody else as president. Everyone does the job differently.
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An evening dress that reveals a woman's ankles while walking is the most disgusting thing I have ever seen.
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Normally in dangerous situations I have a getaway car.
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People like Art Blakey and Buddy Rich, you look at them playing music, and it's just like looking at a heavy metal drummer. I mean, they're playing with the same amount of ferocity. It's not to say all jazz is like that.
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I like old Disney films that have an edge to them.
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My mom is a therapist, and my dad has a doctorate in psychology, and growing up, I felt 'very understood.'
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There's no way you can possibly intellectually justify, 'Well, it's okay for the Western Judeo-Christian countries to have nuclear weapons, but not for a country like Iran.' That logic goes nowhere fast.
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When I go to clubs, I don't have to wait outside.
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I love baseball. The game allowed me the influence to impact kids in a positive way. This gives me a chance to talk to some social issues.
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There is a tendency to underestimate the power of what we can do without words. Sometimes you can make a scene even more powerful and precise without dialogue.
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People lament that there's no roles being written for South Asian or Muslim characters. But their parents don't want their children to go into the entertainment field. You don't get it both ways.
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I like every girl. Every kind of girl that there is, I like.
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In the community, in the African-American community, one person ought to say something, and that is the minister. The minister is paid by the people. He doesn't work for a big company. He doesn't represent a particular special interest.
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We don't always do the things our parents want us to do, but it is their mistake if they can't find a way to love us anyway.
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Chefs don't eat at normal hours, so the only time you feel like you really need a meal is after service, when you're exhausted and just crave something to help you wind down.
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If you really want to wind up Piers Morgan, send him a pic of Jeremy Clarkson.
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I loved being in my sister's room. I really admired her and wore her clothes to play in, played with her dolls, played with her makeup. She had a mirror with settings to see what you would look like in different lighting. I thought that was amazing.
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We love the kindly wind and hail,The jolly thunderbolt,We watch in glee the fairy trailOf ampere, watt, and volt.
