Confucius Quotes
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I loved the glamour and excitement of the games and, in particular, knowing the names of each and every one of the referees - that's because my mom, a former basketball player, would yell at them from our front-row seats for making bad calls!
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I do small things. I try to do good things every day.
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I don't do fake. That's the first thing you should know about me. I'm not one to put on airs or change my demeanor depending on where I am or who I am talking to.
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Why would Senator Allen want to oppose saving money for the state? It's simply another example of Republicans fighting the governor tooth and nail against any measure where she might be able to turn the state's budget around.
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The crusade against Communism was even more imaginary than the specter of Communism.
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In the beginning, I found it hard to give my songs away, but now I've realised it's exciting, and it's only making me better.
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Hair and make-up always helps. I did always try to be well-groomed, professional at all times. Take your job seriously - but not yourself.
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It is now proved beyond doubt that smoking is one of the leading causes of statistics.
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Adulthood is not a goal. It's not seen as a gift.
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Not knowing the thing that's chasing you is a lot scarier than seeing it right in front of you.
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I've never been one for crushing on famous people.
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If at first you don't succeed, failure may be your style.
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Never put a sock in a toaster.
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You say to yourself: 'What could people, in all these countries, find in my books?' and yet I think we're all the same, anywhere. Everybody is a hero or a dramatic person in their own story if you just know where to look.
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I'm an actor, and I'm supposed to reflect real people.
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I realize I have strength as an artist and professional by embracing my difference instead of what makes me the same.
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One of the real worries I had before the first season of 'Treme' aired was that, man, people in New Orleans really hold movie and television shows up to a high standard in how they depict the city.
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Mint is designed to put your finances on auto-pilot. Whether you log in or not, it will send you a weekly summary of your balances and biggest purchases, and how your investments and budgets are doing, along with sending you alerts on unusual spending and low balances.
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There are all sorts of inventive ways to get your film out there: sometimes via the Internet, sometimes via viral screenings in people's living rooms across the country.
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Being young isn't about age, it's about being a free spirit. You can meet someone of 20 who's boring and old, or you can meet someone of 70 who's youthful and exciting. I met Fred Astaire when he was 72 and I was 21, and I fell in love with him. He certainly was a free spirit.
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I'm pretty hard on myself in general.
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I'm not good at narrative; I'm really a gag writer, and that comes from being in the newspaper comic strip world for a while in college. What I do is I just write tons of jokes, then I sort them out in terms of quality and then pick the best of the jokes and then try to form them into a plot. If I get a good theme going, I feel lucky.
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I have sort of a love/hate relationship with LA. I wouldn't say that I love living there, but it's the place where I do the things I love.
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Music produces a kind of pleasure which human nature cannot do without.