Elaine Stritch Quotes
I like glasses so I can go out without my makeup. Just grab your coat and get your hat and go.
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I've never been far from the river. I'm sort of like a Thames-nymph.
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The Palestinian Authority gets money from the American taxpayer.
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I'm a professional, and I know what I have to do. I know where I've failed and how I've grown up.
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Studies by several different researchers have shown that the number of lies we're told each day is anywhere from 20 - 200. To many, that will seem shockingly high. Yet it isn't, in light of humans being ill-suited to detect lies. The average human can detect a lie only 54% of the time.
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Clinton saw himself much more as the steward of alliances and of consensus that moved in the right direction. He didn't see himself as someone who could change the overall thrust, I think, of global policy.
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It is true that in France, women put on less things. If they have a necklace, they don't put on earrings; if they have nail polish, they don't put on all their rings and all their bracelets.
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Who have I picked fights with over the years? Bill Gates. Google. Mark Zuckerberg. Even - despite everything that's written about my relationship with Steve Jobs - we had yelling matches.
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I am the middle child with an older and younger brother.
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I didn't know what to expect, having not been an artist before. From the outside, you only see romantic snapshots of what seems like a great lifestyle, and it is, but it's also grueling.
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When you're the best, you only want to surround yourself with the best.
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The squandering of oil and gas is associated with one of the greatest tragedies, not in the least resolved, which is suffered by humankind: climate change.
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I make all my decisions on intuition.
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I think the world is ready for some rock 'n' roll. Some real time guys that play their own instruments, write their own songs, and sing the music and have a good time doing it.
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Hold on with a bulldog grip, and chew and choke as much as possible.
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Ladies, I'll let you in on a lil secret: guys don't notice your nails.
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I am - and have always been - a Methodist.
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I knew Doris Day before she was a virgin.
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If we can remain present and deal with the moment in front of us, no matter what our battle, then if we lose, we'll know that ultimately we weren't supposed to win that battle in the first place.
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You've got to pay me to leave my house, spend the night in hotels and fly in airplanes. That's what I get paid for. Playing I actually do for free.
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Nigeria is the most populous country in Africa. If Nigeria succeeds at democratic governance it will be an anchor for all of West Africa. Africa needs a strong Nigeria.
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The British Government and the Irish Government have accepted very clearly the Mitchell Report.
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I just try to direct in a way that interests me. And, hopefully, other people will find it compelling.
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CNN was crazy to think they could fill 24 hours with news - let alone around the world in 10 to 20 languages. Reuters or AP with a thousand people around the world covering news? Crazy.
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I like glasses so I can go out without my makeup. Just grab your coat and get your hat and go.
