Les Baxter Quotes
I've never believed in cheapening music by going according to what some people think is public taste.
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Peer pressure is something everyone will face in school. You have to really go by what you think is the right thing to do. Turn to the friends you trust the most when you are put in a compromising situation. If your friends are making the wrong decision, then turn to your parents.
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Americans are really obsessed with their teeth being white and straight, aren't they? I saw this little girl the other day with one of those whole head braces. Elastic all the way around! How traumatizing for a child to have to wear one of those! You look like a monster.
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Compared to how I have raced before and how I have competed, the success that I have had, this does look like doom compared to it.
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You can never guess or assume what anyone is going to think.
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I've never been that guy who says, 'Ooh, I have to play King Lear'. First off, that'd be a disaster anyway. I tend to read something and see who's involved, and then know I want to be part of it. But I don't think I'm through with comedy. I still love to make people laugh.
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I don't know how to say no, and that's a weakness.
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As a legal matter, my mother is an American citizen by birth.
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I like Disney Channel a lot, and I also like to watch 'Full House.'
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I feel like I'm not the greatest general manager in the history of general managers, but I do OK, and I'm learning as I go. I try to just do my best with it.
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'Freaky Ali' may look like an easy role to others, but it is not easy.
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I was 24 when Samori was born. His mom was 23.
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I've been into every doo-wop there is. I think I went to the university of doo-wop-ology.
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I have won many awards and I am very happy about this, but I am not the best player in the world.
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One of these days, I'd like to put together a revue of all my music, which would probably turn into a marathon. There's a couple of hit songs from almost every phase of my career. At the same time, visually, if you don't handle it properly, it could be a cacophony of craziness, because there's just so many different kinds of music.
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Sleeping is one of the more private aspects of parenting; it happens in a quiet room, whereas eating is a more public aspect of parenting. Other people can see it and compare it to what their kids eat.
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I'm not that moody. I don't have big ups and downs.
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I'm very, very involved in charities involving youth.
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When I present or speak, I write the slides myself. And regarding time, I would like to be able to publish more than I do.
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Sadly, for some mothers, this experience can be made so much harder due to challenges with our very mental health.
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A lot of my branding has come from stubbornness - I knew what I liked. I knew what I wanted to do.
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All accusation is of the devil, no matter where it comes from. It is just as dangerous to accuse others as it is to give the accuser room in your own life. The accuser gives no hope. God does not accuse us, but He does give us promptings that bring light and hope.
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Most cocktails containing liquor are made today with gin and ingenuity. In brief, take an ample supply of the former and use your imagination. For the benefit of a minority, it is courteous to serve chilled fruit juice in addition to cocktails made with liquor.
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Cannes is the oldest film festival in the world, and I've long dreamed of having one of my films there in competition. It's a dream that lay dormant for a long time; I stopped believing in it.
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I've never believed in cheapening music by going according to what some people think is public taste.
