Fannie Flagg Quotes
Hazel always used to say There's not enough darkness in the entire universe to snuff out the light of just one little candle.
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I've always had an affinity for the fashion industry - I've always been drawn to it. But I grew up in Calgary in Canada, which, being a fairly isolated city, is not particularly known for having anything to do with fashion.
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I'm excited that I get to do what I love, and I'm benefiting through projects that speak to me.
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I'm not afraid to die - it's just that I had so much left to do in this world.
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If the British Isles had an official vegetable, it would have to be the potato.
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Whenever I'm in Des Moines, I always make a trip to Manhattan Deli for a sandwich. I spent a lot of time there when I was going to college at Drake, so it's usually my one 'go-to' food stop when I'm in town.
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Part of my motivation for writing mysteries for young people is that I loved mysteries when I was growing up, and now that I'm on the creative end of things, I'm discovering that they're even more fun to write!
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Unlike fashion, art isn't applied. It doesn't have to serve anybody. It doesn't have to be there for any other reason than to give an impression of what the world is about.
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It was really impossible to break through in Russia. We couldn't buy any balls. We really didn't have any courts, no rackets, nothing. And no people to practice with.
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Some people can be choosy because they're ultratalented or lucky or whatever, but yeah, there are certain things that might not be the greatest thing on my resume. But I don't sit back and go, 'Gosh, I wish I didn't do that.' It's all part of the growth of a career, whether you're an entertainer or a librarian.
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As soon as you get over caring what people think, you can have a nice time.
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Funding for the original manned Voyager Mars Program was scratched in 1968, before humans had gotten out of Low Earth Orbit. Mid-'60s plans for a Venus fly-by with astronauts actually flying by it met the same fate.
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There's an awful lot of terrible television which I could do, but I mostly stick to Have I Got News for You.
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It's not like I go out there to be a sex symbol. I mean, it's nice of course - but embarrassing.
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A lot has happened over the years. And while this nation has been tested by war, and it's been tested by recession and all manner of challenges - I stand before you again tonight, after almost two terms as your president, to tell you I am more optimistic about the future of America than ever before.
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My greatest concern is that the emergence of this technology without the appropriate public attention and international controls could lead to an unstable arms race.
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You do a show to be a hit and hopefully run a couple of years.
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I thought martial arts was going to help me with my movies and TV stuff, but I realized it would not.
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To reach a port we must sail, sometimes with the wind, and sometimes against it. But we must not drift or lie at anchor.
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My father is very dry and very quick-witted, and my mother is very silly. It was the perfect combination because I got an education in physical and verbal comedy.
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Inherited Will, The Destiny of the Age, and The Dreams of the People. As long as people continue to pursue the meaning of Freedom, these things will never cease to be!
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To fear is to expect punishment. To love is to know we are immersed not in darkness, but in light.
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I was born in the Coolidge administration. Can you believe that? So I've seen a lot of politics.
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Hazel always used to say There's not enough darkness in the entire universe to snuff out the light of just one little candle.
