Samuel Johnson Quotes
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It's hard to always be on top. You go down, you go up.
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The economy is not immutable; it's not about natural laws. It's about rules, and we make the rules.
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Actors play different characters in every project they do. Though it has nothing to do with my craft, the red carpet gives me the opportunity to show who I really am and be myself.
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Bill Cosby, you know, he's a delightful guy.
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A cat can maintain a position of curled up somnolence on your knee until you are nearly upright. To the last minute she hopes your conscience will get the better of you and you will settle down again.
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Would I describe myself as new Labour? I'm Labour, organised Labour. I think labels have a limited use and that's where you really get into boy stuff sometimes, just sticking on labels.
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I don't pick and choose subjects or settings; they pick and choose me.
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I'm from outside Philadelphia, a town called Wayne, which is, like, 25 minutes northwest.
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I want to reach as many women throughout the world as I can.
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As a child, I would put on shows in my neighborhood with friends and perform Barbra Streisand songs for my classmates.
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But like Mrs. Ford, I think that the more people realize what a difficult and what an insidious disease it is, the sooner people will start to correct that situation.
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I always try to remain aware that what affects others affects me, too.
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I get mad quick and and go off at the handle quick.
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Before 2000, we were unable to design a single car; all the cars were designed in Japan, Europe or somewhere else. We were just converting.
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The worst feeling in the world is the homesickness that comes over a man occasionally when he is at home.
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If American politics are too dirty for women to take part in, there's something wrong with American politics.
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Be real with yourself in whatever area of your life and your game that you need improvement on. Once you figure that out, you just have to go out and work on it. For me, it's footwork. I constantly work on it, and it's a never-ending process.
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I'm trying to have some longevity in this business. If that means not working for a while and just picking the right job, so be it.
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When I see 'Sunshine,' I see a film that part of me is kind of very proud of and another part of me is very sad about, so it's a really complicated film for me. And I've never been really able to resolve all that in myself.
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The Beatles set the rules. And the rules were: now just because we have long hair doesn't mean that we're rebellious.
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In show business, if you make a mistake, you can do it over again.
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We can learn from history how past generations thought and acted, how they responded to the demands of their time and how they solved their problems. We can learn by analogy, not by example, for our circumstances will always be different than theirs were. The main thing history can teach us is that human actions have consequences and that certain choices, once made, cannot be undone. They foreclose the possibility of making other choices and thus they determine future events.
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Trade's proud empire hastes to swift decay.
