Richard Lamm Quotes
Many seniors understand that Social Security is social insurance as opposed to a program where we put money aside for our own retirement. But most elderly individuals think they're getting their money back. So it isn't selfishness as much as a misunderstanding.
Quotes to Explore
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The difference between an actor and a star is the budget and the overall presentation of a film.
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My father was the proprietor of a music shop on Forty-third Street, where many of the finest performers and musicians of the day would come to shop. He knew the classical repertoire inside out.
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Whether I'm wearing lots of makeup or no makeup, I'm always the same person inside.
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In general, questions are fine; you can always seize upon the parts of them that interest you and concentrate on answering those. And one has to remember when answering questions that asking questions isn't easy either, and for someone who's quite shy to stand up in an audience to speak takes some courage.
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I had seen AIDS patients in India and Africa, and knowing that people were dying even though drugs existed that could help them was shattering for me.
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If we were the team that won out, then life was good and we felt that we were worth something.
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The future is never written...only penciled in.
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There's a style to doing period pieces, and you can't do a Western without understanding 'My Darling Clementine.'
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It's hard to write a song about reality because reality doesn't rhyme.
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Federal funding for biomedical sciences plays a critical role in training the next generation of scientists.
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If you have enthusiasm, you have a very dynamic, effective companion to travel with you on the road to Somewhere.
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I was a cute kid.
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Sometimes people try to read into my strip and find out what my state of mind is. And I can say if I'm in a good mood, generally the comic strip starts out in a good mood, but the punchline is very negative and sour.
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I came to Christ when I was thirty-eight. That transformed my life.
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Other people have hang-ups about what's literary or genre or whatever, and that's sort of not my problem. You're supposed to write what you have to write, and you're supposed to keep moving.
Colson Whitehead -
It is a double pleasure to deceive the deceiver.
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I listen to Bill Stewart play the drums and when I have finished doing that, I listen to Bill Stewart.
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I'm not trying to brainwash my critics. If they're critics, they're critics, and that's their job to be critical, but I certainly enjoy the involvement I have with my fans. I enjoy the time I get to spend with them, and I don't waste time with someone stubborn who is not going to come around.
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My idols are singers like Billie Holiday and Erykah Badu because there's no gloss on what they do.
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I mean, of course "King Kong" is a metaphor for the slave trade. I'm not saying the makers of "King Kong" meant it to be that way, but that's what, that's the movie that they made - whether they meant to make it or not.
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I think female drummers are great. I think there should more of them.
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I just try to show up and be relaxed and present and honest. And that's my only trick. And sometimes it works, and sometimes it doesn't. Honestly, sometimes it really doesn't work.
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There's almost too much venture capital in India - there are issues with seed capital, but for venture capital, there's a lot money chasing deals here.
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Many seniors understand that Social Security is social insurance as opposed to a program where we put money aside for our own retirement. But most elderly individuals think they're getting their money back. So it isn't selfishness as much as a misunderstanding.
