Art Rooney Quotes
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There is a fundamental question we all have to face. How are we to live our lives; by what principles and moral values will we be guided and inspired?
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I was there when the quote-unquote golden age of musical theater was flourishing. I met everybody who worked in theater or was famous in theater from the '40s on.
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Because the show is popular, people do recognize us on the streets.
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Leaders should always expect the very best of those around them. They know that people can change and grow.
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I love Bob Altman. I always admired him so much because I always thought he was a genuine voice.
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I was never really acting. I was not taking it seriously. Acting was very much a hobby for me. It wasn't really until I was finishing college and doing it sporadically that I began to take it seriously.
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Someone once told me I looked good in red, so I bought every piece of clothing in red and bright-red lipstick. I had huge hair, as big as I could tease it and spray it.
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If you think that by threatening me you can get me to do what you want... well, that's where you're right. But - and I am only saying this because I care - there's a lot of decaffeinated brands on the market that are just as tasty as the real thing.
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Despite overwhelming support for the United States to adopt English as its official language, we have still not taken that important step.
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I would love to work on a Bond film.
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People are needed to take up the challenge, strong people, who proclaim the truth, throw it in people's faces, and do what they can with their own two hands.
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The class distinctions proper to a democratic society are not those of rank or money, still less, as is apt to happen when these are abandoned, of race, but of age.
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I just want to play for Hindus and Muslims that sit together. That's all I want to do.
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You don't need to be a spook to care about encryption. If you travel with your computer or keep it in a place where other people can put their hands on it, you're vulnerable.
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I've been approached after shows from people who said, 'I don't agree with anything you said, but I laughed the whole way through.' That's still a little strange to me. Like, nothing, really? But at the same time, that's what happens in a conversation.
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I have ideas all of the time from the beginning, but they never really wind up turning out like I thought they would.
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You can't reconcile being pro-life on abortion and pro-death on the death penalty.
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When I draw something, the brain and the hands work together.
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Bob Gates has unusual standing in the debate about the Obama administration's foreign policy: He was defense secretary for both a hawkish President George W. Bush and a wary President Obama. He understood Bush's desire to project power and Obama's skepticism.
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She knew what all smart women knew: Laughter made you live better and longer.
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I love English rock music the best and have always been fascinated by The Clash, especially Joe Strummer, their singer.
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I hate the Internet. It's full of rubbish. I'm on it all the time, watching terrible, useless things and ossifying my brain.
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What I like in this job is you can travel to many places, many imaginations.
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Once I had a steel job for half of a day. I never went back to collect my pay.
