Ricky Jay Quotes
I love amazing people. I love dazzling them. That's why I think performing magic is one of the greatest things a person can do.
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When I was growing up, we never had much money. My parents were divorced young, but I was always surrounded by loving individuals. They couldn't give us riches, but they gave us their stories, their hearts, and their time.
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One Direction is the main thing I'm doing and I'm 100 per cent dedicated to the group.
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I just want to be part of great stories that are told and for them to be relevant.
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Every training session, I try to simulate the conditions similar to where I am racing.
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Unless man is committed to the belief that all mankind are his brothers, then he labors in vain and hypocritically in the vineyards of equality.
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IQ in general has improved since tests first began. Psychologists think that this is because modern life becomes ever more complicated.
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You were born as the one you are.
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I see a New York that is once again the empire state.
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Political hypocrisy and racism make me hot under the collar.
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Everybody has a smartphone; everyone is a reporter.
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I was never a model-y model. I was doing it as a job, but people didn't even know I was a model.
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We're not curing cancer, people. I wish we were, but we're not. It's entertainment.
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Women hold up half the sky.
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My ideas for the next collection always happen a couple of months before the show. I have learned to shut up and not bother my assistants with it.
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I'm a huge fan of good, procedural-type shows on television... there are a lot of roles for women. But there aren't a lot of great network television roles for girls that will let you start a character in one place and finish up with her in a totally different one.
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To the mouse, snow means freedom from want and fear. … To a rough-legged hawk, a thaw means freedom from want and fear.
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As long as it served his purpose, Mr. Lincoln boldly advocated the right of Secession.
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The indisputable fact is that nutritional science is the most powerful weapon available to win the war on cancer.
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You show people what you're willing to fight for when you fight your friends.
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The history of American women is about the fight for freedom, but it's less a war against oppressive men than a struggle to straighten out the perpetually mixed message about women's role that was accepted by almost everybody of both genders.
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I think I was just very determined, on a whole other level, just to play in this league.
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When I went to Los Angeles right after high school, I got some acting jobs, and I never, ever wanted to be an actress! Public speaking and acting make me want to vomit. But I have never been nervous singing. When it comes to public speaking, I stumble on my words, sweat, and pull at my clothes.
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I love amazing people. I love dazzling them. That's why I think performing magic is one of the greatest things a person can do.
