Carol Burnett Quotes
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I'm a proud family man.
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Sometimes I think we're alone. Sometimes I think we're not. In either case, the thought is staggering.
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Each generation seems to invent its own reasons for war.
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I don't think there is much American music.
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I am just getting into Zora Neale Hurston, who is possibly a much better writer than the critics and rivals who tried to erase her from history, resulting in a life in which she worked as a maid and died in a welfare nursing home. She's clever. She does something modern to the sentence.
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Democracy is also a form of worship. It is the worship of Jackals by Jackasses.
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We all assume that if you're weak and poor, you're never going to win. In fact, the real world is full of examples where the exact opposite happens, where the weak win and the strong screw up.
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I can't go back and label myself as an outcast because I was a pretty well-adjusted kid, but I can certainly relate to the feeling of being an outsider.
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My grandma passed away from cancer, and actually, when I was 18, I had an experience with melanoma – it's in the family. I had that experience where everything comes into perspective. It's the weirdest thing, 'cause you're like, 'It will never happen to me,' and when it does, it's like, 'OK, wow.'
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I knew I wanted to do something creative. I didn't think I'd have the luxury of doing something like that, because I didn't know anyone who had pursued anything they really adored, but I had dreams for singing or writing.
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Anti-Semitism is extremely common.
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I'm usually bikini-ready all year round.
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People are so complex and multidimensional that raising someone to 'hero' status is too great a simplification.
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As soon as I get on my boat, something inside me changes. Then I really feel what living is.
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Panamanian boxing is unique - it's very musical. It's almost like a dance. It has a lot to do with being in the Caribbean and with salsa. When you see a Panamanian boxer, there's a style. There's a playfulness in the way you throw the punches.
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Why did I become Jackie Chan? Mostly because I work very hard. When people were sleeping, I was still training.
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A clock struck out the hour of twelve, and the bird in the hedgerow was still singing as we marched out to the roadway, and followed our merry pipers home to town.
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I'm a person who has a lot of energy. So, yes, I don't really stop to rest or de-stress. I just keep going. I figure that if you don't stop, then you'll never notice how tired you are.
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I was surprised I was nominated for an Oscar because 'Cocoon' was such an ensemble picture. But now I'm certain it wasn't only for 'Cocoon.' It was a lifetime award, so I accepted it in that vein, and it probably meant more from a recognition standpoint.
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Just listening and going back and forth and exchanging ideas with people. It's a beautiful thing. This is what's really important.
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I'm not that conservative. I do feel - I guess I'm more of a Democrat at heart, although I've never affiliated myself with a particular party.
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Fatah is a political party and movement, whose chairman is Mahmoud Abbas.
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If I go to a party, I'm not one to be the funniest person in the room at all.
