Gary Burghoff Quotes
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I exercise at home - light cardio and yoga.
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Working on camera, your face is your career. But I'm not really one to buy into the pressures. At the end of the day, the job I do, it's more about the art and craft of it. If you're good at what you do, there's a place for you in the industry, no matter what you or your skin look like.
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When I was governor, I was looking for a way to unify our state. I realized music is about the only thing that unifies Tennessee.
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No one has a name in 'The Road.' Like Cormac McCarthy's novel from which it's adapted, 'The Road' features characters such as the man, the boy, the wife, the old man and the veteran.
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Many of the best firms historically in venture capital have been multi-sector.
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The day you settle for less is the day you will get less.
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People are making judgements about Russian people based on me. This is why I never allow myself any aggression towards my opponent.
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I think if we go back and check our record, the Negro has proven beyond a doubt that we have been more than patient in seeking our rights as American citizens.
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I read the Scriptures at the American Cathedral on Christmas and Easter; that's it. It's a task I love.
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The forthputting of willpower is a means of strengthening willpower. The will becomes strong by exercise. To stick to a thing till you are master is a test of intellectual discipline and power.
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Becoming a mom made me more contentious about expressing my true taste.
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For me, I never, never, from the moment I started acting, had a desire to be famous.
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I actually didn't like Jane Austen. I was more into the Brontes. They were so wild and passionate. I thought there was something a bit tame about Austen.
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The security and the future of Jordan is hand-in-hand with the future of the Palestinians and the Israelis.
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The universe will put signposts in your life. You can either ignore them or embrace them. You can choose and wish for all the things you want, but the things that are coming to you, you will never be able to hide from and the things that you want so bad that are not supposed to be for you for whatever reason, they'll never come to you.
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In India, there's a way of seeing life as a cosmic play. It's called Lila. I can watch my life, and I can see my guru playing with me.
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As a very young writer - kindergarten through about fifth grade - I most often wrote about black characters. My very early stories were science fiction and fantasy, with kids stowing away on spaceships and a girl named Tilly who was trying to get into the 'Guinness Book of World Records.'
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The king died and then the queen died is a story. The king died, and then queen died of grief is a plot.
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I'm a big 'American Idol' watcher, and sometimes I like to watch 'America's Got Talent.' Those are big, corny admissions, but sometimes it's so fun to see those kids really sing their hearts out.
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I was a real loner in high school, even though people assume I was the head cheerleader.
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The scribbler's life is never done.
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By taking a second wife he pays the highest compliment to the first, by showing that she made him so happy as a married man, that he wishes to be so a second time.
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The biggest failure of man is that he gives up before he realizes how close he was to success.
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My son gave me the permission to accept my success.
