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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Nuclear power plants must be prepared to withstand everything from earthquakes to tsunamis, from fires to floods to acts of terrorism.
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The conflict between religion and science is inherent and (very nearly) zero-sum. The success of science often comes at the expense of religious dogma; the maintenance of religious dogma always comes at the expense of science.
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Mike Pence not only knows the Capitol. He knows the players in the House and the Senate. He knows how the committee system works. But he also knows all the governors. And so that really brings a unique talent to the picture.
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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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A man marries to have a home, but also because he doesn't want to be bothered with sex and all that sort of thing.
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I don't know how to say no, and that's a weakness.
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We are all different human beings, and we all have different backgrounds, and we stem from different social strata. That is what defines how you hear people talk, how you want to quote them when you speak. We all have different fears and doubts and complexes and this is what shapes the way we see other people. Especially characters.
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As a legal matter, my mother is an American citizen by birth.
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I've written everywhere - in hotel rooms, cafes, airports, and planes all around the world. Now I have a home office, and the wi-fi is really bad down there, which is great. If I make a date with myself to write from, say, 6 A.M. to 10 A.M. on a Saturday, the fact that no emails come in helps me focus.
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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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All praise is to Allah, I'll fight any man, any animal, if Jesus were here I'd fight him too.
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I've always fought for my country, in my own way, showing that Filipinos are a strong people and can do anything that they put their minds to.
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I don't like comedians who don't have conviction, and with stand-up, it is always best to have an angle.
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These changes are part of what keeps me interested and excited. Life won't let me keep coming at it from the same angle.
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I've never believed in cheapening music by going according to what some people think is public taste.
