Alan Ladd Quotes
It seems only reasonable that the people have a right to know virtually everything about the personality they are buying each time they put their money through the box office.
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I don't ever have the pressure of making a hit, because I've never had a hit song, per se. The closest thing to a hit song was 'Shiraz,' and it's not your prototypical hit song, with a catchy hook and all this other stuff.
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May the soul of the late President Milton Obote... a long-time member of this parliament, rest in peace.
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I don't need to be motivated by anybody. Never have.
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All four majors are definitely a priority.
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That's what I like to do, I like to make songs.
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I never believed that U2 wanted to save the whales. I don't believe that The Beastie Boys are ready to lay it down for Tibet.
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The John Birch Society is not ultra-conservative, communist-hating, and racist as opponents paint it.
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Have you ever watched a crab on the shore crawling backward in search of the Atlantic Ocean, and missing? That's the way the mind of man operates.
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Community colleges are one of America's great social inventions a gateway to the future for first time students looking for an affordable college education, and for mid-career students looking to get ahead in the workplace.
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We've all heard of the surveys revealing that teenagers think cows lay eggs, and others where children can identify more brand logos than trees, by a staggering margin. My view is that children will form a significant part of the green fightback. They instinctively understand the value of the environment.
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The line between life or death is determined by what we are willing to do.
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A woman caring for her children; a woman striving to excel in the private sector; a woman partnering with her neighbors to make their street safer; a woman running for office to improve her country - they all have something to offer, and the more our societies empower women, the more we receive in return.
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I would probably do anything with David Mamet. He's so great. I just love his writing.
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Winning, you can overlook so many things.
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Awards are so unnecessary because I think we get so much out of our work just by doing it. The work is a reward in itself.
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I'm vehemently against population transfer. I'm against expelling anyone from his house, ever - whether it be a Jew or an Arab.
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The funniest line in English is 'Get it?' When you say that, everyone chortles.
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When I go from a role with heavy prosthetic makeup, which I've done quite a bit of as well, and then do a role where I'm not wearing any, I have to be conscious of toning everything down.
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The only time I even entertain the tiniest element of religion is for Christmas carols.
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People who volunteer at the recycling center or soup kitchen through a church or neighborhood group can come to feel part of something 'larger.' Such a sense of belonging calls on a different part of a self than the market calls on. The market calls on our sense of self-interest. It focuses us on what we 'get.'
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The thing for me is to always tell the truth. Not to preach, but to tell the truth.
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I love to have a band, but dancers are my priority because I really want a show, you know?
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Twenty years ago, you'd see guys busting rackets in locker rooms. Today they do it in their hotel rooms.
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It seems only reasonable that the people have a right to know virtually everything about the personality they are buying each time they put their money through the box office.
