Samuel Johnson Quotes
Every quotation contributes something to the stability or enlargement of the language.
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Hollywood is the only thing more ridiculous than Silicon Valley. There's nowhere else where it's stranger.
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Half of my closet is Barbie clothes - PVC skirts, cropped fuzzy sweaters, and velvet minis.
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If I could wave a magic wand, we would eliminate income tax; we would eliminate corporate tax. We would abolish the IRS, and we could replace all of it with one federal consumption tax.
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People are so used to having their lives filmed, they're not even conscious of having cameras around. I still have that sort of suspicion when a camera comes out. I view it as a thing to fear.
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Barbra Streisand, for one, is one of my idols. I've listened to her since I was a little kid - the first album I ever bought was 'A Star is Born' with Kris Kristofferson.
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I travel around the world, and there are so many beautiful girls, but that's not going to make you a supermodel. You have to have something more than just a pretty face.
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The first thing they gave me at 'Sports Illustrated' was a first-class air card. 'And oh, by the way, there's the petty cash drawer,' they told me. 'Take a few thousand dollars for expenses.'
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Art is more engaging that propaganda.
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Buttermilk's palate-cleansing tartness is one reason it's used a lot in southern India, where meals often end with a small bowl of the stuff served with plain rice and pickles.
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I definitely have a strong sense of my Jewish and Israeli identity. I did my two-year military service; I was brought up in a very Jewish, Israeli family environment, so of course my heritage is very important to me.
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Instead of asking 'what do I want from life?', a more powerful question is, 'what does life want from me?'
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The t is silent, as in Harlow.
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A little bit goes a long way - it's true. And I sure am glad I went such a long, long way to find that out for myself.
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I always find it difficult to dress in between seasons, but I quite like putting T-shirts on with a vest over the top and another layer so you can peel them back as the day goes on.
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A Republic without parties is a complete anomaly. The histories of all popular governments show absurd is the idea of their attempting to exist without parties.
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It's always pretty amazing to hear your own voice on the radio.
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Filmmaking is always sort of building a mosaic of this arc of what the character is going through.
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Whenever I climb I have to also entertain.
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I am satisfied it has strengthened my hand tremendously. Nobody but a fool would disregard the kind of result we witnessed today.
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I don't set goals for myself too much, but I'm always trying to write that one great song.
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I think that probably all religions sound bizarre to the people who are not the practitioners of them.
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The universe shivers with wonder in the depths of the human.
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I love to utilize my celebrity status in a responsible and constructive and substantive manner. I like to get my hands dirty rather than a photo op.
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Every quotation contributes something to the stability or enlargement of the language.
