William Odom Quotes
In World War II in Germany, we had a ration for one U.S. soldier, or one allied soldier for every twenty inhabitants. The ratio in Iraq is about one for a hundred and sixty.
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And it was then that I realized wow, I'm able to write lyrics and sing and stuff like that.
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If the reporter has killed our imagination with his truth, he threatens our life with his lies.
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We have almost succeeded in leveling all human activities to the common denominator of securing the necessities of life and providing for their abundance.
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Do you know why dogs are man's best friend? It's because they're not in politics.
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When I was really young, I wanted to grow up and be the sun. Which shows an early penchant for ambition or narcissism or grandiosity or delusion - all of which are bellwethers for becoming a writer.
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I like writing idealistically, romantically and swashbucklingly.
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I'll tell you what's helped me my entire life. I look at baseball as a game. It's something where people can go out, enjoy and have fun. Nothing more.
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We all have our strengths and our failings.
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I am forever grateful for 'Cheers.'
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In tight quarters, it's important to choose small-scale items.
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We've got 942 friends on Facebook, but when was the last time we spent an afternoon sitting in High Park with one of them?
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A lot of things come with fame, whether it's losing friends or losing family.
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A very quiet and tasteful way to be famous is to have a famous relative. Then you can not only be nothing, you can do nothing too.
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One of the greatest gifts I've ever gotten is my daughter.
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People assume actresses are afraid to get older; the truth is the roles get a whole lot more compelling once you're too old to play dumb.
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I was taught from a young age that many people would treat me as a second-class citizen because I was African-American and because I was female.
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All the audience cares about is what you put up on the screen.
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Great wisdom is generous; petty wisdom is contentious. Great speech is impassioned, small speech cantankerous.
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I think 'Hand to God' is going to change the landscape of Broadway. I think Broadway, truthfully, will never be the same.
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It sounds strange to say it, but you can be in a war zone and have a lot of fun. Even though war is essentially pain on all sides, human beings have the capacity to enjoy themselves. The soldiers are mostly young people, full of enthusiasm and energy, and that's an exciting thing for an old guy like me.
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On the one hand, our minds try to probe the ephemeral reality of the quantum world; on the other, we talk, think, and act in a language adapted for discussing trees, rocks, and automobiles -- as well as poetry and emotions.
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I think watching Channing Tatum caress his Lego Oscar statue will be something I won't forget. Even if I try.
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Life is like the ocean. You can either be the ball floating on the waves, or make your own waves.
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In World War II in Germany, we had a ration for one U.S. soldier, or one allied soldier for every twenty inhabitants. The ratio in Iraq is about one for a hundred and sixty.
