Lorna Luft Quotes
Even at al my mother's concerts, I had never seen people go crazy the way they did with the Beatles.
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In the future, I want to have super-fights.
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Smaller wrestlers are built for more exciting matches.
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I've got quite a good poker face. I'm known for being able to keep my emotions very much in check: no one knows how I'm feeling. I can be winning or losing but keep it very much the same.
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My mother and my grandmother are pioneers of Mexican cuisine in this country, so I grew up in the kitchen. My mom, Zarela Martinez, was by far my biggest influence and inspiration - and toughest critic.
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Those who speak up, those who use their connections, are more likely to succeed than those who sit and wait.
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In poor countries, the rich and powerful crush the poor and powerless.
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Booksellers are the bartenders of the reading world. People share thoughts and interests they keep private from others in their lives.
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Without doubt, machinery has greatly increased the number of well-to-do idlers.
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The capability of negotiating... is something that means you not only have to understand fully what you believe and what your national interests are but in order to be a really good negotiator, you have to try to figure out what the other person on the other side of the table has in mind.
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Home is where your rump rests.
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A Commander-in-Chief needs to do two things. One - tell us who the enemy is. And two - say we are fighting to win.
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Possessions. The very word is potent - suggestive as it is of ownership both material and erotic. To possess. Possession. Possessed.
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We don't worry about the integrity of our game. I'm more focused on the atmosphere in the arena, and that's something we're comfortable with going forward.
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The corporate right fires up the religious right against gay marriage and abortion and uses their votes to push their deregulation and tax cuts for the rich. It's an old trick. The House of Saud has the same arrangement with the Mullahs in Saudi Arabia.
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Treasure the love you receive above all. It will survive long after your good health has vanished.
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Well, it is curious what lasts and what doesn't. Publishing empires and whatnot would pay anything to figure it out. But they can't figure it out.
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When I looked at the skeleton of 'Damn Yankees,' I saw an indestructible story, absolutely original characters, one of the freshest, sassiest American scores of the century, and some outmoded equipment.
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I was pretty nervous when I met Robert DeNiro. I kind of felt like a kid in a candy store for the first time. I couldn't wipe the grin off of my face. But Bobby DeNiro was really, really sweet and made me feel very comfortable. He's very low-key and just a superstar professional, and totally someone to be admired.
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A man can be a hero in any profession.
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For some small number of people, a parental loss appears to be, ultimately, a desirable difficulty - again, not a large number.
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I can't wait to get my face lifted but my husband says, 'No, don't do it.' I think if it makes you feel better, go for it, but it would be nice if it looked good. There are a lot of people out there who are disasters and you think, 'Why did you do that?'
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I think I'm actually much too shy to do any performance art. I admire the big swings those guys take, but I'm not a one-man band.
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I'm more interested in enjoying my life and looking after my family than being hugely successful.
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Even at al my mother's concerts, I had never seen people go crazy the way they did with the Beatles.
