Abraham Verghese Quotes
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You don't have to be an heiress to look like one, if you act like one then everyone will just presume you are one.
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Twenty years ago my parents wouldn't know who the X-Men were, and now everybody knows that stuff. It means that deconstruction of the superhero is something you can do. All those movies have led to a point where we can finally have 'Watchmen' with a Superman character who doesn't want to save the world and a Batman who has trouble in bed.
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There is always pressure in football.
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I always say that I am a big fan of films but I am an even bigger fan of the filmmaking craft.
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I did 'Lone Star Love' in 2007 with Randy Quaid, and that was supposed to come to Broadway at the Belasco and a marquee went up and everything... and it all fell apart, and that marquee came right down, and we got severance pay. And, it was very sad.
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God made a mistake with me. I'm actually black, trapped in a white body.
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You need to let your hair produce its own oils and be healthy.
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Adding 'just kidding' doesn't make it okay to insult the Principal.
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Elmcrest CC, in Cedar Rapids, is where it all started when I was growing up. The tree-lined course has a very demanding layout that requires you to be accurate off the tee and avoid a number of well-placed water hazards on some of the holes.
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I recently read an article on how I was dropped from a film because I couldn't dance! It was so ridiculous that I decided to shut up about it. Let people say what they want to. It's such a waste of time.
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In December 2004, I travelled on the road from Uzbekistan across the Oxus River on which the first Soviet convoys had rolled into Afghanistan 25 years before.
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Christ imparts the capacity of conquest to our lives every single day that we are willing to believe Him.
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I am young, and I think all young guys would love to play a superhero - any superhero - it doesn't matter. I could be a superhero that would just turn into a big blob or something like that, but I could tell all the ladies, 'Hey, I am superhero!'
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I would like for people to hear my music and hear/realize that people and experiences are deeper than what's at face value. Hopefully, with the span of my career, I can try to convey that in more ways than one.
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I came of age as a male lead actor just as the TV landscape dramatically shifted.
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I just wanted to rollerblade at Union Square.
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The highlight of my childhood was making my brother laugh so hard that food came out of his nose.
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It was difficult to realize, 'I'm lieutenant governor.' And Brown appropriately reminded me of that.
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Though some student activists of the 1960s may have idolized Alinsky, he didn't particularly idolize them.
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I don't analyse things, and I don't look back. I can think forward - but only about my family. I don't look outside that and certainly don't care what anyone else thinks.
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Americans are grateful for the connection and convenience their phones provide, helping them search for a lower price, navigate a strange city, expand a customer base or track their health and finances, their family and friends.
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If you want to know why Republicans and conservatives are in a political crisis, you need only consider the fact that the Right's deeply held view now boils down to this: Taxes should not go up on the wealthy, and your health benefits should be cut.
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The bottom line: health care reform is about the patient, not about the physician.
