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 think, living in the city, it's so easy to forget that you're attached to the earth.
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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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People of Berlin - people of the world - this is our moment. This is our time.
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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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My poems are political in the deeper sense of the word. Political means to live in your time, to be a man of your time.
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In Delhi, where I grew up, commerce is brusque. You don't ask each other how your day has been. You might not even smile. I'm not saying this is ideal - it's how it is. You're tied together by a transaction. The customer doesn't tremble before complaining about how cold his food is.
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The Wild West attracts cowboys. A sheriff is a good thing.
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Pixiophobia: a fear of Pixies. I made this up, but believe me it should be a word because it sure is a legitimate fear.
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The Senate being tied is a start. Now, if only it could be gagged.
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Acting is very start and stop.
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We got enough champagne here to start a France.
