Lauren Bacall Quotes
The biggest misconception people have about me is that I'm in control of every situation. I'm rarely in control of any situation.
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I support many organizations that I feel are doing the right thing, like Alonzo Mourning's foundation, Alicia Keys' foundation, the Make-a-Wish Foundation, and other well-established foundations. I kick out a lot of time and money wherever I can.
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A Pike, in the California dialect, is a native of Missouri, Arkansas, Northern Texas, or Southern Illinois. The first emigrants that came over the plains were from Pike County, Missouri; but as the phrase, 'a Pike County man,' was altogether too long for this short life of ours, it was soon abbreviated into 'a Pike.'
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This hunger for profits causes great misery for the people.
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How often do we see a Muslim woman who is intelligent and independent, and has a voice of her own and is career-driven, on American TV?
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I have no writing habit. I work when I feel like it, and I work when I have to - mostly the latter.
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Logic! Good gracious! What rubbish!
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This is my life... I mean, maybe I have Rs 100 crore in the bank, sitting comfortably. If that increases to Rs 10,000 crore, what difference does it make to me.
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Yeah, I like to have fun - I think that's a good way to live. I think you're better at your job if you like it.
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I'd say it's even harder to cater to Hispanics than to the lesbian or gay community. We're so culturally separated: Puerto Ricans, Dominicans, Mexicans, Venezuelans. We're all so different.
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I've been brought up with the Christian faith with my family.
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Actually, my dog I think is the only person who consistently loves me all the time.
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I don't think there's a defined contemporary American musical, do you?
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I can imagine that the Iraqis undertake the destruction out of fear. If they had denied it, if they had said no, that certainly would have played into the hands of those that would like to take armed action immediately. I have no illusions in that regard.
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Vig used to call me 'Elf boy', and I'd call him 'filthy human'. As an Elf, I never got a scratch on me, never got dirty. And Vig would come out with blood and sweat all over him. And he'd say to me, 'Oh, go manicure your nails.'
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To me, patriotism is about working ethically and wholeheartedly in our chosen field.
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I'm a Midwestern girl, born and bred. It's harder for some of us to write about things closer to home. It's not so much a fear of telling the truth but wanting to do it justice.
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I have two rules for a great book: make me think and make me smile.
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There's a kind of sick security some people get out of keeping away from people with disabilities. They are running away from any situation that's not totally pure and all-American and that requires them to do any thinking.
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Two kinds of men generally best succeed in political life; men of no principle, but of great talent; and men of no talent, but of one principle - that of obedience to their superiors.
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People have a huge desire to be listened to, for politicians to take the time to understand their problems.
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Getting those two guys on the same page will be a major factor on us having a good season,'' Cheeks said.
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In any area of human endeavour, there is going to be mediocrity. You're going to find people who get money that they shouldn't get.
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I don't gamble, because winning a hundred dollars doesn't give me great pleasure. But losing a hundred dollars pisses me off.
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The biggest misconception people have about me is that I'm in control of every situation. I'm rarely in control of any situation.
