Ali Babacan Quotes
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I don't speak Spanish. I understand enough of it, having spent some time running Telemundo, and I put in a lot of time in Spain during the Barcelona Olympics. But I don't pretend to speak Spanish, and I don't want anyone to think that I can.
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I think I'm a guy who loves to play defense. I have a great time in the outfield. I think it's fun robbing guys on hits - there are plenty of times you're gonna be robbed as a hitter.
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Immigration is the sincerest form of flattery.
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History's a resource.
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One of the recent love stories I enjoyed was Bhaskar's 'Bommarillu.'
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For me it's about the music, and it always has been. Maybe for some other people it's more about money.
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My grandmother is this amazingly theatrical woman. She acted like a movie star, as far as looks and attitude, kind of like Susan Hayward.
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It's good to have a title that's not just one word. If you're gonna title it, you might as well try and say something.
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Modesty seldom resides in a breast that is not enriched with nobler virtues.
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I joke that my niche in Hollywood has been naked foreigners.
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I just want to be the best Carly Rae I can be.
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There's also the tradition of voodoo, the Haitian magic arts, in New Orleans. And because New Orleans is below sea level, when they bury people in New Orleans, it's mostly above ground. So you have this idea that the spirits are more accessible and can access you more easily because they're not even buried.
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Bohemia is nothing more than the little country in which you do not live. If you try to obtain citizenship in it, at once the court and retinue pack the royal archives and treasure and move away beyond the hills.
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Have courage for the great sorrows of life and patience for the small ones; and when you have laboriously accomplished your daily task, go to sleep in peace.
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I think songwriting is the ultimate form of being able to make anything that happens in your life productive.
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I was lucky to have a successful career as a model, but that was just a way to pay off my college loans.
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While I love musical theater, it wasn't the right fit for me. It's so competitive, and I was at such a disadvantage, having started performing when I was 17.
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If one does not fail at times, then one has not challenged himself.
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Sometimes when family members least deserve love, they need it the most.
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There is only truth to be found - no lies, no shams, no illusions, no hypocrisy. Just a truthful place, where all beings are governed by a set of perfect laws that have never changed and never will.
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I got 'Munich' after I had done 'In Treatment' in Israel, which was very successful. But, when I actually shot it, nobody knew it was going to be sold all over the world and be so successful.
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The integrity of the federal procurement system needs to be protected so that the public has confidence in government contracts, and small businesses have every opportunity to compete.
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The advertising market in China is big and is still growing at a considerable pace. While online video is emerging as a mainstream advertising solution, it still represents a relatively small portion of advertising budget in China.
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The fast fish, not the big fish, eats the small fish.
