Daniel Defoe Quotes
Alas the Church of England! What with Popery on one hand, and schismatics on the other, how has she been crucified between two thieves!
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New York is one of the greatest cities in the world. It is a fitting host to its many international visitors, who can come to witness first-hand what a vibrant multicultural democracy looks like.
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I don't get controversial, I don't get political and I don't tell you what to do with your life. I just go out there and tell some stories, and people can relate.
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When 'Mulholland Dr.' was voted the Best Film of the Decade, that was very meaningful for me. That film opened up incredible doors for me, and I believe that that was the reason I was given opportunities to play all kinds of characters.
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We love a tale of heroes and villains and conflicts requiring a neat resolution.
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The thing, when you're down two sets to love, is to stay calm, even though it's hard, because people are freaking out, people are worried for you.
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Of course the success of A Boy's Own Story took me utterly off guard.
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Beer, it's the best damn drink in the world.
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No, I'm not a French designer either. I'm from nowhere. I'm a European, old European is all I am.
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My work always presents problems in our society. Those problems may be anything from injustice to freedom, and everything related to humanity.
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I have never gotten a B in my life. I would honestly be mortified if I got a B. I'm so academically driven.
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My junior high was dreadful. I see a lot of my fellow alumni on America's Most Wanted.
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I don't particularly like L.A.
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Ethanol has reduced our nation's dependence on imported energy, created thousands of jobs, reduced air pollution, and increased energy security. And renewable fuels cost less at the pump. It is a growth fuel that fuels opportunities for millions of Americans.
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Pop songs are not as graceful as they used to be. Performers today haven't gone through the regimen of learning how to write. And of course, everyone wants to own copyrights.
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Let's just say the genes were there for me to excel athletically.
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I remember watching Gilda Radner when I was a kid and everyone thought she was so funny and no one ever said that she was a funny woman, she was just funny.
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I'm the easiest person to make fun of.
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I like all sorts of art, that's why I love wandering around The National Gallery.
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There are very religious people who write comics and who love comics.
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I never, ever would have imagined the kind of career I've had. It just wouldn't have occurred to me that anything like this could have been possible. I didn't have any such aspirations. And I still can't believe my good fortune.
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What life means to me is to put the content of Shelley into the form of Zola. The proletarian writer is a writer with a purpose; he thinks no more of 'art for art's sake' than a man on a sinking ship thinks of painting a beautiful picture in the cabin; he thinks of getting ashore - and then there will be time enough for art.
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She is a girl so I wouldn’t slap her. I would lock her in a room full of spiders and let her think about what she’s doing to the youth of America.
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Alas the Church of England! What with Popery on one hand, and schismatics on the other, how has she been crucified between two thieves!
