Lewis Tappan Quotes
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I grew up in north Norfolk, which certainly used to have an enormous sense of community. There are more and more second homes there now, so I'm not sure how that has damaged it. But where I live in South London, there is a beautiful community; it's the friendliest place I have ever lived, which comes as a surprise to non-Londoners.
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Rapunzel is a bit more relatable than the other princesses, especially because she doesn't even know that she's a princess until the very end of the movie. I like to think of her as the bohemian Disney princess. She's barefoot and living in a tower. She paints and reads... She's a Renaissance woman.
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I never was happy with the job I did in 'Ed Wood.'
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I'd like to think, if I was ever in a fight, I'd win, although I'd probably run in the opposite direction.
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I always used to deny this, but I guess what I'm really saying is that I was writing to shock... And I dug deep and dredged up all kinds of vile things which fascinated me at the time.
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It is true that some people are interested in the buying part of things... They want to buy everything from the movie reviews to the media net to the opinions and so on.
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Good writing is supposed to evoke sensation in the reader - not the fact that it is raining, but the feeling of being rained upon.
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I tell kids to pursue their basketball dreams, but I tell them to not let that be their only dream.
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I have this whole new audience now.
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The '70s were a time of turmoil and turnover. But I grew up here. I always wanted to play here.
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There are two kinds of women, those who want power in the world and those who want power in bed.
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History is a tool used by politicians to justify their intentions.
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I'm reteaming with the producers of 'Twilight' on an awesome script. It's very serious, dramatic and different for me. I'm excited to see what's next. I love all aspects of film and all genres.
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Jam! I love my jam. I've just had a batch of it come through, I've been making it.
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A real New Yorker likes the sound of a garbage truck in the morning.
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It meant something to see people who looked like me in comic books. It was this beautiful place that I felt pop culture should look like.
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In all, I was in 16 movies, including 'The Bishop's Wife' with Cary Grant, Loretta Young and David Niven; I was in 'Rio Grande' with John Wayne, 'Albuquerque' with Randall Scott, 'Blue Skies' with Bing Crosby and 'Hans Christian Anderson' with Danny Kaye.
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I can remember when Democrats believed that it was the duty of America to fight for freedom over tyranny.
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There was a lake beneath me, but the big, heavy parachute which had to be opened two miles above the ground couldn't be steered. My first thought was, 'Lord, they send just one woman into space, and she has to end up in the water.'
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You know, my role as Vice Chairman is a lot less tiring than playing matches every three days.
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If you speak up online and your ideas have currency, people are going to show up and want to connect with you. What we need more of are people with the guts and emotional labour to do this. The greatest shortage in today's society is an instinct to produce.
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I am very boring, but it has allowed me to survive better than other people. If you don't drink, you don't smoke, and you don't do drugs, and you're not missing it and never even wanted it, and you sleep for seven hours. I tell you, life is quite pleasant.
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The African prisoners are orderly and peaceable among themselves.
