Ed McBain Quotes
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Isolationism is over.
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I just tried to create a life for myself that's full of fun and fantasy and things that equal laughter. My life's been cartoons and comedy and acting, and it's just been a fun life, man.
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I have no problem with violence, I have no problem playing horrible people.
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The people that are serving you gas, the people that are in your restaurants serving you, the firefighters, and police officers are members of the gay and lesbian community. They're members of our broader community.
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U.S. intelligence services routinely use collection methods against foreigners that foreseeably - with certainty - ingest high volumes of U.S. communications as well.
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I spent a lot of time over in England wrestling at Butlins holiday camps for Brian Dixon and All Star Wrestling.
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I volunteer with School on Wheels in Los Angeles, and I also tutor with Koreh L.A.
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Role models can inspire. Campaigns can motivate. But if we want all girls everywhere to rise up, then we must find them, befriend them and support them.
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A quarterback is always going to be the most valuable player on a football field because he touches the ball every single offensive play.
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Everybody knows that I am not usually patient enough to actually sit down and watch one of my own films from the beginning to the end - I never do.
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I used to wear miniskirts with my GB top, and sparkly sandals, and the boys would be like: 'Oh my gosh, this girl cannot be serious.'
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I like almonds as a snack - keeps your energy up but doesn't fill you up.
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I might literally fall over dead if I meet Oprah Winfrey. I'm kind of joking, but I'm not confident that wouldn't happen.
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Each member of the band has varied influences, and the same diversity is reflected in our fanbase.
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A funeral eulogy is a belated plea for the defense delivered after the evidence is all in.
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Do you really think it is weakness that yields to temptation? I tell you that there are terrible temptations which it requires strength, strength and courage to yield to.
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My one issue in this country is to get on a firm financial footing. There's not much you can do if you're bankrupt.
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I want people to treat me as normally as they can. Anybody who doesn't, I feel awkward with.
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For a while I was suicidal and I tried to kill myself. I think I should have died about four times.
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What's so hard about that first sentence is that you're stuck with it. Everything else is going to flow out of that sentence. And by the time you've laid down the first two sentences, your options are all gone.
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Blogs are easy to start, but unless the author is famous, it takes years to build a following.
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There are designers who say, 'Oh! I see wallpaper and blue carpet.' I usually start by knocking down walls. 'You thought you just needed some new drapes? Well, guess what: That wall's gotta go.'
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When I was six or seven, we went to the nearest English primary school, St Weonards, about seven miles away. The teaching was good, and this was the start of my beginning to shine as a student.
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We got enough champagne here to start a France.
