Benjamin Lee Whorf Quotes
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A generation before, it had been sagebrush and coyotes; a generation later, it was a burgeoning movie town. But for that brief idyllic time in 1910, Hollywood looked like the perfect place for a successful writer to settle down, build his dream house, and maybe do some gardening.
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The migration wave can be stopped.
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Salesmen always need something to sell.
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I'm associated with gospel music in the minds of millions of people.
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I don't have a stylist, and I do most of my shopping online, just because it's easier. I don't have any nails to manicure, and it takes me 30 minutes to get ready for a night out, as long as I've decided what to wear first.
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We ignore our feelings a lot, I realize. Many of us have to... until they really bite us in the butt.
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I love dressing up for events; to me it's almost like wearing a costume for the evening.
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It's disgusting that a Broadway show can't try out anymore, that no matter where they are in the world, there is this massive dialogue going on between people damning or praising it.
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I have had a fascination with death, I think, that might be considered genetic for a long time. My father had the same affliction, I guess.
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It's rewarding to be recognized by the fans and other players for my abilities and to be able to represent the Arizona Cardinals fans from around the world.
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There is only one basic human right, the right to do as you damn well please. And with it comes the only basic human duty, the duty to take the consequences.
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Reducing the price of cancer drugs is a humanitarian move.
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I haven't received any pressure to be anything other than myself, and for that, I am so grateful.
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I never intended for the Sex Pistols to be immeasurably successful.
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The best loved by God are those that are rich, yet have the humility of the poor, and those that are poor and have the magnanimity of the rich.
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I don't know whether it's audiences or filmmakers who want characters to be likable today, but I don't think actors are afraid of their characters being unlikable.
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You have to be a little commercial, and that's what I learnt over the years.
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I care deeply about the direction of our country.
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When I was a kid, I didn't know how I got into acting.
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What is a struggle is that acting isn't a place where you go to work and you do that thing. There aren't set boundaries, like an office, where you go and work. For me, the work is always on my mind.
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The next thing you do today will be the most important thing on your agenda, because, after all, you're doing it next. Well, perhaps it will be the most urgent thing. Or the easiest. In fact, the most important thing probably isn't even on your agenda.
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Watch people, because you can fake for a long time, but one day you're gonna show yourself to be a phony.
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The child begins to perceive the world not only through his [or her] eyes but also through his [or her] speech.
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Speech is the best show a man puts on.
