William Steig Quotes
I've always despised old people. I got angry at my father when he began to show signs of age.
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My mom really inspired me. She has always taught me it's not about us, it's about what we can give back.
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There are a lot of things that I have not shared that I will never share. I do have a personal private life.
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When I first came out with my fans and the wind hit me, I almost took off.
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Drama is easier to do because you just have to have the emotion and not get caught acting, but comedy is much harder.
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The motivation is important for me to act it, but I don't necessarily want the audience to know my motivation.
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Afghanistan has moved forward and Afghanistan will defend itself. And the progress that we have achieved, the Afghan people will not allow it to be put back or reversed.
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A lot of people think that to make it as a model you just need to be pretty and slim, but they're wrong. There's a lot of hard work involved. You have to be very focused, know what kind of work you're aiming for.
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It's really a misconception to identify the writer with the main character, given that the author creates all the characters in the book. In certain ways, I'm every character.
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I happen to be the kind of reader who, if I like something, I don't want it to end.
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In addition to relieving patient suffering, research is needed to help reduce the enormous economic and social burdens posed by chronic diseases such as osteoporosis, arthritis, diabetes, Parkinson's and Alzheimer's diseases, cancer, heart disease, and stroke.
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One of the main lessons I have learned the last five years as Secretary-General is that the United Nations cannot function properly without the support of the business community and civil society. We need to have tripartite support - the governments, the business communities and the civil society.
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One of my biggest flaws is I don't take advice.
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When Van Halen started out, there was no path to fame. We just played what we liked. Even today it always comes down to the simplicity of rock and roll.
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I am so appreciative of all the attention I've gotten, especially since I don't ever consider myself anything more than a fan.
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When it comes to helping make the country strong, we in Congress have an important role to play.
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Trump's biggest failure as a political leader is that he sees the worst in people, and he encourages the worst in people.
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Although Damascus is considered the oldest city in the world, the date of its foundation going beyond tradition, there are very few relics of antiquity in or near it.
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I don't think God cares what you put in your body or on your body.
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Film contains potentialities for the combination of all the arts such as Wagner never dreamt of.
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The service of bringing light to a troubled world must never end.
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From the time I was 3, I wanted to be a major-league player. To accomplish that at 35, get my name on my jersey, be in the clubhouse with major-league players, see my family for the first time in three months, be in my home state and pitch the day I got called up, was incredible.
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Mexico urgently needs a series of structural reforms that will detonate its true economic potential and generate more public welfare.
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I thought I'd live to a ripe old age, because I always felt there was a lot to do. I had a driven feeling. I always thought in the present.
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I've always despised old people. I got angry at my father when he began to show signs of age.
