Levon Helm Quotes
When I was younger, I used to drive up to a bunch of turkeys, roll down the window and say something. They'd all gobble back at once.
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Mr. Speaker, from hurricanes and floods in Latin America to earthquakes in Asia, natural disasters are increasingly becoming a regular feature of life for large numbers of people around the globe.
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I really enjoy getting to go and play on other people's shows for an episode or two. It adds such variety to my repertoire.
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One reason we love fiction is because stories have a comforting shape. They provide a resolution that's lacking in our regular lives.
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The first man to compare the cheeks of a young woman to a rose was obviously a poet; the first to repeat it was possibly an idiot.
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There is only one step from the sublime to the ridiculous.
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It's very hard to put forth a film that's about love and the joy of love and for it not to be patronising and not make people nauseous or make them roll their eyes.
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When you're a teenage girl, a lot of being pretty has to do with your hair.
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There are a lot of musicians in my life. But movies came first for me. That was my original passion.
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What I particularly like about Broadway is the camaraderie and the friendship of other people in other shows. Everybody knows you're opening and cares about you. There's a real village atmosphere.
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I love women's bodies. I love luxury.
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I'm not spending every second thinking about the World Cup, but it's always in my mind when I make choices and decisions.
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I love New York. Love it.
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George W. Bush bought the election - period. End of story. There is no argument. You can try to come up with any argument you can, but there is none.
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I don't have any respect at all for the scum-bags who went to Canada to avoid the draft or to avoid doing their fair share.
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Calling gender violence a women's issue is part of the problem. It gives a lot of men an excuse not to pay attention.
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I was running for mayor of Syracuse - the first woman to run for mayor in our city, or in New York, and one of the first in the United States. I was known for my strong conservation plank. In 1969, the term 'conservation' was hardly on the tip of every citizen's tongue.
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People, when they come up to me, are like, 'Did we go to high school together? Or did I make out with you at sleepaway camp?' And oftentimes, yes, that is the answer, because I went to a giant high school and made out with everybody.
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According to our estimates, the Hungarians working in the U.K. altogether pay more contributions and taxes than the benefits that they get. So we belong to the world of the fair working people.
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Everybody likes a compliment.
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I started out as a high school teacher in inner-city Chicago and realized quite quickly that my students weren't that motivated.
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Most of the day I work standing up, as I once read somewhere that it's the best position for the back.
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No ally is better than one’s own race.
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I admire actors that consistently challenge themselves and play a wide range of different roles. Every actor has a reason for being an actor... it's boring to play the same person over and over again. People like Daniel Day Lewis, who completely transform time and time again, I look up to.
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When I was younger, I used to drive up to a bunch of turkeys, roll down the window and say something. They'd all gobble back at once.
