Art Linkletter Quotes
I stand fearlessly for small dogs, the American Flag, motherhood and the Bible. That's why people love me.
Quotes to Explore
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To the poet fated to be a poet, self-expression is as natural and as involuntary as breathing is to us ordinary mortals.
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It can be frightening to turn your back on what others think is right. But I'm not the same as a lot of people - I'm quite artistic and quite eccentric sometimes. If you honour that, you fit into yourself better - and people accept you for what you are.
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I don't need to be motivated by anybody. Never have.
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I greatly enjoy reading the biographies of scientists, and when doing so I always hope to learn the secrets of their success. Alas, those secrets generally remain elusive.
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Commitment and credibility go hand in hand.
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I've never managed to keep a journal longer than two weeks.
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It's no secret that I'm my dad's biggest fan.
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The secrets of slavery are concealed like those of the Inquisition.
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Dreams are today's answers to tomorrow's questions.
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I will be up at 8 A.M. making spaghetti bolognese for Peter and Sophia's evening meal if I'm working that day. I may not get back for the evening, and I worry if I don't do that, then they won't eat anything.
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I got involved with an acting school and studied for a couple years. They used to have improv exercises that you would work on and you would do improvs.
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The older you get, the things that you thought you wanted to do when you were younger, you're checking them off your list because you no longer want to them.
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English football is so physical and fast that when you see a space, you have to go into it with all your speed.
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What is exciting is not for one person to be stronger than the other... but for two people to have met their match and yet they are equally as stubborn, as obstinate, as passionate, as crazy as the other.
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As a race, the Negroes are not lazy.
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My dad always used to tell me that if they challenge you to an after-school fight, tell them you won't wait-you can kick their ass right now.
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I could sing in English before I could understand it because I phonetically learned it from the musicals.
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If you're on a budget, Sweetgreen is a new chain of salad bars that are very good but inexpensive. You choose from a menu or customise your own, with some protein, a healthy salad and a great dressing.
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I'm very happy to sing whatever I'm singing. I've always enjoyed any role I've been given at a certain time. They've all been favourites, they've all been wonderful pieces to play.
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Humans are remarkable: the first species in almost four billion years of life on earth that dominates the biosphere. This gives us the power, in principle, to build societies in which everyone flourishes. But it also creates great dangers because it is not clear that we really understand how to use our potentially devastating powers.
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Personally, I wouldn't mind going on stage naked, totally naked.
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I just like to make people laugh.
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If this tragedy prompts reflection and debate, as it should, let's make sure it's worthy of those we have lost.
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I stand fearlessly for small dogs, the American Flag, motherhood and the Bible. That's why people love me.
