Alan Cohen Quotes
Appreciation is the highest form of prayer, for it acknowledges the presence of good wherever you shine the light of your thankful thoughts.
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I would happily have done any of the 'Bourne Identity' sequels. There are good sequels, but I'm not good at making them.
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Sotomayor's vainglorious lecture bromide about herself as 'a wise Latina' trumping white men is a vulgar embarrassment - a vestige of the bad old days of male-bashing feminism.
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If Boston charters can be stymied despite their extraordinary success, charters anywhere can be stopped.
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A good amount of the guys wanted to date me. Even older guys looking at me. It took some getting used to.
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Families are families. We've all got them, more or less, and we all know what it's like to be bullied by another generation.
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A jackass can kick a barn down, but it takes a carpenter to build one.
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You don't have to find out what someone's mechanical abilities are. All those factors are already a known commodity. I've seen teams win championships and have their entire team quit the next day because they weren't happy.
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I'm not one icon. I'm every icon. I'm an icon that is made out of all the colors on the palette at every time. I have no restrictions. No restrictions.
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And we broadcast tapes sent to us from Americans against the war. These were most effective I believe.
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Thanks to President Obama for joining a unanimous Congress and signing S 2195 into law.
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I can't live without activity; I can't be sedentary.
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I'm always glad when people come together to help each other - whether they're raising money for somebody in a bad situation or making a creative piece like a song.
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I can't wait to meet Jennifer Hudson, Tamyra Gray, George Huff, Ruben Studdard, and I love me some Clay Aiken.
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It's not my goal to be a famous actor.
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There are a lot of teams that don't want to play, that only want to defend against Barcelona, and that makes it difficult. We're always looking for the open space. A lot of times we'll face six defenders and four midfielders.
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Find your own style. Don't spend your savings trying to be someone else. You're not more important, smarter, or prettier because you wear a designer dress.
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It's the job that's never started as takes longest to finish.
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I am always a beginner. I only try to include different parts of life; the pastoral, the tragic, et cetera.
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I always felt like I was a freak when I was growing up and that there was something wrong with me because I couldn't fit in anywhere.
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People who insist on telling their dreams are among the terrors of the breakfast table.
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If yesterday was a good day's work, chances are you'll stay on a roll. And if you can stay on a roll, everything else will probably take care of itself - including not working from the moment you get up in the morning until you nod off to sleep.
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People call things 'vulgar' when they are new to them. When they have become old, they become 'good taste.'
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Your spouse, a sibling, a friend need to read your drafts. They have to be people unafraid to tell you what sucks. For early feedback, that's more important than professional editorial skill. Most people know what sucks.
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Appreciation is the highest form of prayer, for it acknowledges the presence of good wherever you shine the light of your thankful thoughts.
