Rita Coolidge Quotes
Too often, the opportunity knocks, but by the time you push back the chain, push back the bolt, unhook the two locks and shut off the burglar alarm, it's too late.
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I live in England, so I take a lot of trains, and you can't really go anywhere without somebody talking on their mobile phone behind you, forcing you to listen to their conversation. With the Internet, with texting, with networking sites, there's already information everywhere.
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Affection is responsible for nine-tenths of whatever solid and durable happiness there is in our lives.
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Like everyone else in the first weeks after the tragedy of 9/11, I was looking frantically for some way to help.
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I have no family to take care of.
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It feels presumptuous to think of writing for adults.
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People work hard for their money, and they expect services for the dollars they put into the city.
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The only thing more intimidating than a huge international film star is your mother-in-law.
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I am definitely trying not to take films that are mostly about dude problems, not because I don't think they're worthy problems, but there are a lot of people who will take those.
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It's time to take Economics 101 to Washington. We believe in liberty, we believe in limited government, we believe in free enterprise, we believe in family values and the sanctity of human life, and we all believe Washington needs a good dose of Economics 101.
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It ain't nothin' till I call it.
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What kind of town do we want in the future, and how are we going to plan on that?
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I've come to think of Europe as a hardcover book, America as the paperback version.
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Many aspects of the writing life have changed since I published my first book, in the 1960s. It is more corporate, more driven by profits and marketing, and generally less congenial - but my day is the same: get out of bed, procrastinate, sit down at my desk, try to write something.
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It seems a long time since the morning mail could be called correspondence.
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I thank God every day for my family.
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Keep the problems of clients and prospects confidential. Divulge information only with their consent.
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People come out of prison and aren't treated like I've been treated. I didn't kill anybody. I didn't violate anybody's rights. My rights were violated. Nobody likes to be hated, but the whole world hated Mary Beth Whitehead.
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Rebellion is the only thing that keeps you alive!
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Both triumph and disaster are impostors.
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The Tonys are the once-a-year shot for all of these shows and artists who work so diligently every single performance but only for a thousand or so people at a time. This gives them the opportunity to perform to millions of people.
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Being a kid with black skin in South Central Los Angeles, in a part of the world where opportunity didn't necessarily knock every day, is what gave me this sensibility and drove me to explore my fascination with art.
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[Her life with Tony Curtis in 1961:] We were beginning the climb to a higher plateau. Acceptance. Recognition. Status. Security. We only had to hold on and hope the thin air didn't make us dizzy and cause a tumble. We also needed to remember that the inside had to ascend together with the outside.
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Too often, the opportunity knocks, but by the time you push back the chain, push back the bolt, unhook the two locks and shut off the burglar alarm, it's too late.
