Ed McBain Quotes
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Isolationism is over.
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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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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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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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I always hated to throw a guy out of a game but sometimes it was necessary to keep order.
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I was lucky to have a successful career as a model, but that was just a way to pay off my college loans.
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So long as the human spirit thrives on this planet, music in some living form will accompany and sustain it and give it expressive meaning.
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Single mums do come in for a hard time. Society is incredibly judgmental. I know this.
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But at least this got Mouth thinking about how his loneliness wasn't unique. We all suffered. And I guess we all had good times too. Man - if every person who ever felt lonely killed himself, the world would be littered with corpses. And far lonelier.
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Finishing games has been something I'm really proud of, seeing something through to the end.
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I like the idea of being so passionate about everything I do and the fact that I might wake up tomorrow and say 'I want to be a chef,' and just pour myself into that.
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With a genre like film noir, everyone has these assumptions and expectations. And once all of those things are in place, that's when you can really start to twist it about and mess around with it.
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We got enough champagne here to start a France.
