Louise Brooks Quotes
I learned to act by watching Martha Graham dance, and I learned to dance by watching Charlie Chaplin act.
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People are fed up with the career politicians who created this mess or failed to prevent it and neither was acceptable, and the only way we could change that was by sending a different type of person to Washington.
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I'm pretty gross. When I talk I can be gross and crude.
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Fashion is what you adopt when you don't know who you are.
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Everywhere I go, I will make a good payday. But we got to choose the right opponent and the right time and the right venue.
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Everything is about class in England, whether it's upper, lower or middle. Why should that be?
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My parents are divorced, and seeing that was really painful for me. Really painful for me. But that's also a big part of why I'm intrigued by the dynamics between people – because I was close to something that fell apart.
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One thing you can't intend is how you will be read. I hear it said a lot that my books are about the 'search for identity', and this is said admiringly, as if I meant to encourage such a search.
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I can only control what I can control.
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I think that the greatest lesson I learned from my father is just having compassion towards people.
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I've had my heart broken and then gone out and done dumb things.
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The No. 1 cause of forest fires is trees.
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Everything that enlarges the sphere of human powers, that shows man he can do what he thought he could not do, is valuable.
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When computer systems cause errors, you can end up with The Dreaded NIGO - the 'not in good order' transaction.
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I grew up during the Revolution of Iran and the war between Iran and Iraq. The things that I saw. The impact. How it changes you. How it changes the way you look at the world.
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I'm originally from San Francisco. I might move there some day. But, I like L.A., I have fun in L.A. It's a fun town if you've got money in your pocket. It's a good town.
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My best hair care tip would be, choose a range that is right for your hair structure. Working with Pantene has made me realize the importance of this, and it really does make a difference. I have quite thick hair, so I use the Smooth & Sleek range.
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Mandatory sentencing guidelines have become as complicated and detailed as the IRS code!
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I was so embarrassed about mispronouncing words. I just knew how to smile.
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Language has no independent existence apart from the people who use it. It is not an end in itself; it is a means to an end of understanding who you are and what society is like.
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I'm a dancer, so I love to dance.
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A book is never a masterpiece: it becomes one. Genius is the talent of a dead man.
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I learned to act by watching Martha Graham dance, and I learned to dance by watching Charlie Chaplin act.
