Alan Colmes Quotes
We are living out the liberal dream of our founders. The Constitution, the very liberal document - we have gone beyond English common law, which was the basis of law in the West.
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The college years are when you sow all your wild oats and become a vampire. By 40, you've lived it up. At least, you hope.
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Sometimes people need a kick in the pants to get them to do what they would be doing if government weren't there as a perpetual parent.
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I've made a decision and now I must face the consequences.
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The worst affected from corruption is the common man.
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I am not the only intense or intellectual cricketer. I played with other cricketers who could be pretty intense and intellectual.
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Television offered me the opportunity to do new things; I had written a lot of scripts other than scary movies. I had actually written some romantic comedies and stuff that I really wanted to try my hand at, and nobody would let me do that. Television allowed me to do anything I wanted.
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With my gift, I can pretty much write a song out of anything.
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Youth theatre isn't just about a precocious child that wants to sing and dance in front of people. It's for everyone; it's about a community, it's about being supported by your peer group. You learn skills - not just acting but all the other sides - working in the TV, film, and theatre industry.
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Our censorship has sort of gotten a little too far. Too much censorship is just as bad as having none at all. Children need to be exposed to things, because if they don't see it, eventually, it's not like it's not going to happen, but it's just that there needs to be a balance.
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I detest that saying 'Everything happens for a reason'; it's nonsense.
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You cannot climb the ladder of success dressed in the costume of failure.
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It was never the fame or fortune that drove me to act. It was something I love and enjoy doing it. A lot of people identify who they are by what they do and that's not me. It's what I do but not who I am. Who I am is a parent. I'm a family man.
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When you're as plain as I am, you've gotta have a gimmick.
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My job is being 'Mrs. Ronald Reagan.'
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I know as I'm taking my dying breath, the ambulance guy will ask me why they cancelled Action.
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My first job is big sister and I take that very seriously.
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I come with bad genetics, personally.
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I grew up in such a melting pot. There's more ethnicities in Queens than there is in any place on the planet. So you grow up knowing things about other cultures.
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'WTF is MDNA?
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When you read something in script form, there are some subtleties that stand out with far greater gravitas than sometimes what you see on screen.
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Writing dark poetry was always my escape.
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I can tell from about 20 yards away when someone has a manuscript for me. I can just tell - they have that look.
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Whenever I use an uncommon word, I try to indicate its meaning within the text.
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We are living out the liberal dream of our founders. The Constitution, the very liberal document - we have gone beyond English common law, which was the basis of law in the West.
