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'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'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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Arts is just as important as military defense, you know? Emotional defense is just as important.
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I really love to play 'Moonlight Sonata' by Beethoven. I can still read music, but I need to practise more. The way your fingers move - it's something that comes from memory. I love music.
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When life partner happens, I hope he is not a youth icon then because I doubt even I would be youthful then. Whether life partner is hot or not, that doesn't matter. He has to be a nice man. He should be funny, responsible, and he should be sweet, and he should love me a lot.
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For me, dance is about the aesthetics and the hard work that goes into creating something so beautiful. Motivation and dedication to the craft is what pushes me to do my best, to always strive to do better, and the outcome is always worth it.
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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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Life is not a thing of knowing only - nay, mere knowledge has properly no place at all save as it becomes the handmaiden of feeling and emotion.
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I learned to act by watching Martha Graham dance, and I learned to dance by watching Charlie Chaplin act.
