William Makepeace Thackeray Quotes
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I would love to be in 'Dancing With the Stars.'
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It sounds kind of stupid, but I've never not wanted to be a musician. It's been inside me since I was little so I don't know what else I would do.
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Where having been an actor was extremely helpful to me was in casting. That's where I think a director who has acted can really shine, and casting is the most important thing you do.
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When I hear someone, instantaneously, I'm like, 'Who's singing?' You're giving people so much of yourself, and my voice is the most natural, distinctive tool I have. It's up to me to express myself on a wider scale than just writing vocal melodies and lyrics.
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I personally do not drink. To drink or not to is one's own choice. So long as it doesn't affect others, it is okay.
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My parents and my brother instilled in me my sense of humor. That's kind of the way we communicate with each other, and it's always been a way for me to get to know people.
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I doubt anyone else would have travelled as extensively as I have to meet the citizens of the country.
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Total loyalty is possible only when fidelity is emptied of all concrete content, from which changes of mind might naturally arise.
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Guys like Clyde McPhatter used to sing their tail ends off!
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I've had completely gray hair since, like, 30.
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I don't have a fear of aging or a fear of death.
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Prayer is commitment. We don't merely co-operate with God with certain things held back within. We, the total person, co-operate. This means that co-operation equals committment.
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Moderate doesn't mean that you're a wimp - far from it. It means that you've chosen a path because you believe that's the only way for global harmony and peace.
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I am confident I will set foot again in Tibet in my lifetime.
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If God had been a liberal, we wouldn't have had the Ten Commandments - we'd have the Ten Suggestions.
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I try to make my fans happy by working hard in every film of mine, and I give my films everything I've got.
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I have such difficulty calming down - my stomach, my head, reality, everything. That is the reason I live in Faro.
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Our evolution could have gone in different directions a lot of times. We could have gone extinct at some points. We might not have gotten our big brains, or Neanderthals might have made it while we did not.
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You can cut all the flowers but you cannot keep spring from coming.
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Contemporary culture is like the weather - we have to be open to it. I don't like the way it is dismissed or closed down.
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What matters is the value we’ve created in our lives, the people we’ve made happy and how much we’ve grown as people.
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I had a pretty modest upbringing; it was no pleasure cruise. I don't think I would be as happy today if I hadn't been through that. It was tough; I made some bad choices myself.
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What Reagan ushered in was a skepticism toward government solutions to every problem. I don't think that has changed
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The world is good natured to people who are good natured.
