George Pope Morris Quotes
You desire to be learned, wealthy, and great, without labor; it is one of the follies still extant in the world.
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I didn't equate a POW camp with a concentration camp.
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Frank's audience doesn't care if a girl singer, a comic or an organ grinder with a monkey opens the show. They are there to see HIM.
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It's just like heirloom tomatoes; this is heirloom music. We used to have all kinds of diversity in our poultry, in our vegetables, in our fruits, and slowly but surely the monoculture beast comes in. I'm saying that's not a good idea. And if it means that I gotta do it on my own, then I do it on my own.
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I like egg white omelets with veggies, or oatmeal with almonds and fruit.
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Even though it seems like there are a lot of parts, there is really tons of downtime in the acting world.
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I've had a good life, and was born to and among people I've admired and loved.
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It is the mainspring of life, courage. And courage has many faces.
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All action results from thought, so it is thoughts that matter.
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I don't sit and write stand-up material; I come up with an idea onstage.
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My daughter Lila loves the smell of gasoline - she always says, 'Mummy, keep the door open,' when I'm filling up the car. I've heard it is one of the most preferred scents in the world - maybe that's something to study for my next fragrance!
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This battle for 'common-sense' gun control laws pits emotion and passion against logic and reason. All too often in such a contest, logic loses. So, expect more meaningless, if not harmful, 'gun control' legislation. Good news - if you're a crook.
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It gives a different kind of high when, as an actor, I get to submit myself to the character I play.
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I'm still a person, a human being, no matter what religion I am.
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I've been in so many love triangles on TV and in real life.
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All I want to do really is get married and be a matriarch.
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No one is born evil; it's just the choices that they make.
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There's going to be stress in life, but it's your choice whether to let it affect you or not.
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The most merciful thing in the world... is the inability of the human mind to correlate all its contents.
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Don't let anybody tell you that it's corporations and businesses that create jobs.
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Keep your eyes and ears open, if you desire to get on in the world.
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You can use up all the slums for new development. In all the cities of the world, there are large areas of these. Also, you can avoid the spread of these silly suburban houses. Chicago has thousands of them all over the place.
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You desire to be learned, wealthy, and great, without labor; it is one of the follies still extant in the world.
