Bel Kaufman Quotes
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I think downloading is both saving and killing the music industry at the same time.
Isaac Hanson Hanson -
I attended the bedside of a friend who was dying in a Dublin hospital. She lived her last hours in a public ward with a television blaring out a football match, all but drowning our final conversation.
Gabriel Byrne -
Ninety-nine percent of who you are is invisible and untouchable.
R. Buckminster Fuller -
I am often critical of Israel's policies when in the country, but then feel defensive of them when overseas.
Zubin Mehta -
There is so much to do in my house, in every little corner. It's just like anybody, it's like one step at a time. I try to decorate one space and a pipe breaks or whatever - you know how it is.
Fergie The Black Eyed Peas -
Writing for children hadn't occurred to me when I was younger, but nine years of teaching in the upper elementary grades had given me a deep appreciation of the gifts and graces that are specific to individuals with 10 or 11 years of experience as human beings.
Zilpha Keatley Snyder
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I wanted a personal-finance tool for people who didn't want to be accountants: something you could set up in ten minutes and spend less than five minutes a week on. Mint is now that tool.
Aaron Patzer -
I want to still be able to garden while I can bend over.
Barbara Bush -
Even the worst Bond movies, there's something to love about them.
Daniel Craig -
The idea of doing a production of 'Carousel' that doesn't feel like it's stuck in the 1950s really intrigues me.
Aaron Lazar -
'Power Play' is a morality tale for our post-Enron world and - not incidentally - wildly entertaining. Nothing wrong with that.
M. J. Rose -
This job certainly doesn't win you a huge amount of friends, I accept that, but it is very enjoyable, and deep down I think it's probably quite a worthwhile job.
Ian Hislop
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God's blessing has been on America from the very beginning of this nation, and I believe God isn't done with America yet.
Ted Cruz -
I get maximum satisfaction out of buying children's clothes online.
Samantha Bee -
If you don't have a refinery operating, it's hard to use oil that's available.
T. Boone Pickens -
Even in a bad market, location, location, location is a way to still buy and sell property.
Vanilla Ice -
I'm taking a vow not to advise.
Barbara Bush -
When dictators feel their support slipping among adults, it is not unusual for them to alter school textbooks in the hope of enlisting impressionable youths in their cause.
Samantha Power
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I don't really think, I just walk.
Paris Hilton -
I came from a small town in Pennsylvania - where 'style' was whatever was new at the Gap. Being on 'Ugly Betty' at such a crucial time in my life sparked my love for the industry.
Mark Indelicato -
'Fair' is one of the most dangerous concepts in politics. Since no two people are likely to agree on what is 'fair,' this means that there must be some third party with power - the government - to impose its will. The road to despotism is paved with 'fairness'.
Thomas Sowell -
I've heard people on panels say, 'You must have a Web site. You need to tweet. Repeat the title of your book constantly,' and I just want to say, 'Shut up. Everything you're saying is wrong.' People will know instantly if your only motivation for tweeting is to sell books.
Maureen Johnson -
For some people, becoming a parent does change them, but it never changed me.
Vinnie Jones -
People ate bread made of the shells of peas because there was no flour.
Bel Kaufman