Lauren Bacall Quotes
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In my household, a Trapper-Keeper was too expensive - we had plain old three-ring notebooks - and I always wanted a Trapper-Keeper.
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Speed can't always get you wickets.
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I am also one of those persons who were transformed, who grew out of the Soviet system and transformed myself into the new Russia.
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Most interviewers are looking for a headline. They're not skilled. They're looking for shock value.
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I'm easy to hate. I get it.
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The key is a good story. If you have a good story, you have enough emotional beats that you can hit.
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I have absolutely no idea about space exploration. I'm a software guy. But because I'm a non-expert, I've been able to bring the software concept of modularity into the space sector, which was never done before.
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Nobody loves me but my mother, and she could be jivin', too.
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Great men are they who see that spiritual is stronger than any material force - that thoughts rule the world.
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I would be writing an essay that was due in the next day until about 1 A.M., and then I would be up at 6 A.M. and on a train to Birmingham to record 'The Archers'. It was pretty intense.
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She did not admire him any more than she had. It was merely that she considered him the Lesser of two evils.
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You can't just dream about what you want and leave things to chance. You have to get it yourself.
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I used to work in a record store. I'm kind of a record nerd.
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I didn't want to disrespect my parents, so I never played blues around the house. But I knew then, same as I know today, that I wasn't doing anything wrong. I think that before they died, they both felt very proud of me.
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She was beautiful when she died-a hundred years ago.
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Right knows no boundaries and justice no frontiers; the brotherhood of man is not a domestic institution.
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The IMPAC is a terribly important award.
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I think the beauty of Catholicism is its consistency through both successes and difficulties. I've counted on my faith to give me strength through both training and competition - but also in school, with my family and everyday life.
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Felicity, the companion of content, is rather found in our own breasts than in the enjoyment of external things; and I firmly believe it requires but a little philosophy to make a man happy in whatever state he is.
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Good scripts have always been, I think, hard to find. Good storytelling, good writing - it's just not easy. I have made it a point that - if I'm going to put the energy into doing this work - I will wait until I find something I'm really happy with.
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Writing a novel is a huge adventure; when it's going well it's more fun than fun. When it stutters to a halt put it aside. Go for a swim, go for a walk, take a week off. Don't panic or be afraid; you and your characters are in it together. Trust them to come to your rescue.
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There are one or two very good women military historians who use imagination, great study and research; they can put themselves in the boots of the soldier.
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Find me a man who's interesting enough to have dinner with and I'll be happy.
