Alison Jackson Quotes
It's always fun to put fake celebrities in unlikely situations, but somehow it's even more fun when politicians are involved.
Quotes to Explore
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The difference between a violin and a viola is that a viola burns longer.
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My government has the challenge of addressing the issue of gas. The issue of gas cannot be addressed today without the participation of all Bolivians alike.
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I haven't read a review of one of my films for the best part of 10 years.
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I just try to keep it simple, not let too many outside things influence me.
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For me, let's keep jazz as folk music. Let's not make jazz classical music. Let's keep it as street music, as people's everyday-life music. Let's see jazz musicians continue to use the materials, the tools, the spirit of the actual time that they're living in, as what they build their lives as musicians around.
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I do read some of the scripts from America and, even though the themes or subject of the film is very interesting, and some of the scenes are very interesting, there is a tendency that they have to explain everything. There will be no dilemma.
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Jennifer Lawrence is just the coolest girl.
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Time is the devourer of all things.
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There's such a fan base for 'Dark Shadows'. I remember watching the show as a kid, but I wasn't an ardent fan. I didn't run home from school to watch it.
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Forty percent of my portfolio is in the U.S. In the rest of the world, most of the places I invest in or invested in are Brazil, Russia, Germany with a little bit of Turkey, China, India, France and Israel sprinkled in there.
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Pigeon racing is a lousy, greedy, and often unlawful activity. One thing that it is not is kind to birds.
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The poverty program was not designed to eliminate poverty.
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The optimal use of natural resources can be made only if there is a well-thought-out policy framework for their exploitation towards a particular end use.
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People want to get to know you. I don't think America got a chance to know me in that short time.
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There's always a mismatch between small entrepreneurial outfits and large companies, which often don't have the same outlook.
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I think there needs to be a way to allow people to become educated if they've paid taxes, they've been here a long time. And I think, actually, we need to think about young people are not making the decision on whether to come here.
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I care about Bahrain. Bahrain is very dear to me. I will not allow people to play around with our laws.
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Investments are a real partnership, with an expected return; donations are a gesture made as a result of ethical, religious, or political passions.
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If I see three oranges, I have to juggle. And if I see two towers, I have to walk.
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None of the people I grew up with had identity problems. We all had perfectly marvelous lives.
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'Saturday Night Live' is a show that I think I could have a lot of fun on, just being different characters and maybe singing, too.
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The ventures that keep things light and fun, easy to understand, that have a compelling story, a sexy retail product, will have an easier time getting people to rally around them and contribute. A start-up doing something that's difficult to communicate or doesn't offer any kind of retail product will have a tougher go at it.
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I would love to be doing more voice-over work. It's such a fun and free playground to take risks, play around, and get sort of ridiculous.
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It's always fun to put fake celebrities in unlikely situations, but somehow it's even more fun when politicians are involved.
