Lillie Langtry Quotes
It was so kind of you to mention that I don't wear stays. What's the point? If you squeeze it in at one point, it only comes out at the other.
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Democrats should insist that a pluralistic democracy such as ours rely on bipartisanship in formulating a foreign policy based on moderation and the nuances of the human condition.
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The best way to change it is to do it. Right? And then after a while you become it, and it's easy.
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Thought is an infection. In the case of certain thoughts, it becomes an epidemic.
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My hat's off to Shonda Rhimes.
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I think I'm a soulful singer.
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My goal was never to win awards. Mine was let me get to a place where I don't have to work. I don't have to do anything I don't want to.
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President Obama was never going repeal Obamacare - he was not going to be brought to his knees with the threat of a government shutdown.
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There are a bunch of songs that I think are beautiful recordings, and I'm proud of them, but I've no interest in listening to them.
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When I was little, I didn't smile much. Don't get me wrong. I was a happy kid, but I couldn't stand the space, dead center, in between my teeth. Yeah, I could whistle through it, but so what? That didn't win me many points on the playground in Medfield, Massachusetts.
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As hitters, I think we take for granted at times how good our hands are and just how much the value of truly getting the barrel to the ball is. We don't have to do as much as we think we have to.
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There's an explosion of Indian fiction of all kinds, from military thrillers to chicklit. I think that's exciting.
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Every child is an artist. The problem is how to remain an artist once we grow up.
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If it's not 100 per cent pure maple syrup, it can't be called 'pure maple syrup.'
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You think that the heads of state only have serious conversations, but they actually often begin really with the weather or, 'I really like your tie.'
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Teaching is in my blood.
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I went to high school in Stockton, CA.
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It's a great meeting place, community center, art gallery, singles bar, music venue. The record store really covers a lot of ground.
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When you start something new, you can be sure that the first few years will be full of failures and disappointments.
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With the Catching Ends the Pleasure of the Chase.
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I've never known a writer who didn't feel ill at ease in the world. We all feel unhoused in some sense. That's part of why we write. We feel we don't fit in, that this world is not our world, that though we may move in it, we're not of it. You don't need to write a novel if you feel at home in the world.
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Clutter is stuck energy. The word "clutter" derives from the Middle English word "clotter," which means to coagulate - and that's about as stuck as you can get.
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In terms of my career, I am glad about the steps and moves that I have made. Because I would not want to blame anyone else but myself if anything goes wrong.
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Thus, sped by currents of curiosity afloat the swift river of rumor do secrets sail to strange ports.
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It was so kind of you to mention that I don't wear stays. What's the point? If you squeeze it in at one point, it only comes out at the other.
