Elayne Boosler Quotes
I wasn't funny as a kid. I remember enjoying comedians, but I never understood it was a job choice or a profession.
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The Doobie Brothers are one of my favorites of all time.
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A simple life is good with me. I don't need a whole lot. For me, a T-shirt, a pair of shorts, barefoot on a beach and I'm happy.
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Any art worthy of its name should address 'life', 'man', 'nature', 'death' and 'tragedy'.
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I don't have any fear of intimacy, but rather thrive on it, which is rare in a public person.
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We're trying to build a platform utilizing the Internet that allows the good American people to speak out about their frustration about the polarized country that we live in politically.
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I never try to follow a trend or fashion.
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Why do you think so many actors are only half-developed people? It's very easy when you're a young actor to have these intense, explosive friendships for short periods of time, because you can control what's shown of you. Then you go on to your next job and reinvent yourself again. I think it's important to find something constant.
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What I don't miss is living in a small town where everybody knows you, your family, and what you ate for breakfast.
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I see that it is impossible to remember a long poem without practice and repetition; so is forgetfulness of the words of instruction engendered in the heart that has ceased to value them.
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Discipline and united action are the real source of strength for the nation.
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I've never had to compromise myself for a job, ever.
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I personally believe that any country that has a nuclear program should conform to international regulations and should have international regulatory bodies that check to make sure that any nuclear program moves in the right direction.
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Around my house, I won't even speak to my family unless they first address me by my official Berzerker name, Godred Crovan, Victor of Sky-Hill and Ruler of Man and the Isles. And now that I think of it, that's probably why nobody speaks to me unless it's time to feed the dogs or take out the garbage.
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The starting point of all achievement is desire.
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I get bored easily.
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I've never been in a relationship before. I've only been in unrequited relationships where people haven't loved me back. I guess I'm a little bit attracted to that in a bad way.
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Our music has been an incredible gift to help us make a difference.
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I do not want to be sheriff of Hillsborough County, seriously.
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My grandfather died when I was 12, but I remember the sorrow of my mother. Even now, she's an old lady, but when she speaks about her father, she looks young. A love like that is undefeated, you know?
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That's one of the things I love about being a songwriter first, last and always, because whether I do it or not, if someone does a great job on it, my work is done.
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When I went to lobby Nelson Mandela while the post-apartheid constitution was being drafted, I asked him to endorse making it illegal to discriminate on grounds of sexuality. I'd been warned that he might giggle if I mentioned homosexuality.
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I have a four-and-a-half-, nearly five-octave range. I probably should have had extra lessons as a child, as I am certain my family heard my potential, but I didn't. I was in the choir as a schoolgirl, but really, it is all self-taught.
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I wasn't funny as a kid. I remember enjoying comedians, but I never understood it was a job choice or a profession.
