Margaret Truman Quotes
First ladies are doing a lot. But the job remains undefined, frequently misunderstood, and subject to political attacks far nastier in some ways than those any President has ever faced.
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I was completely naive about the business of being an actor. My family didn't go to the theater or to the movies. We watched television like every 1960s small-town American family, and I certainly never thought about being on TV. I thought I was going to be a classical actor in the grand tradition.
Frances McDormand
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I have not been a good father, but no father has loved his children more. Like my father, I decided the best thing I could do for my kids was work and provide. Fortunately, I've been able to do that. Unfortunately, my work was on the road, and that's meant a life of one-nighters.
B. B. King
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There is no question that chemical weapons attacks are a heinous abuse of humanity and power. But to assume that military strikes are an effective retribution for the crime committed is wrong.
Basmah bint Saud
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I am very lucky because when I come back home, I have a completely normal life. I can relax, playing golf, fishing - doing what I want. I know when I finish a tournament, I am going to relax at home.
Rafael Nadal
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It is the function of the President, representing the executive principle, to execute the laws.
Garet Garrett
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Village cricket spread fast through the land.
G. M. Trevelyan
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I am an untrained musician and a common man's singer.
Kailash Kher
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Intellectual Ventures is a company that invests in invention.
Nathan Myhrvold
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When I'm ready, I plan to adopt. I still believe in family.
LaToya Jackson
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I have a dress-up chest at home. I love to create this fantasy kind of thing.
Kate Moss
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'Boy,' 'October,' 'War,' 'The Unforgettable Fire' and 'The Joshua Tree,' those records, they're part of my musical DNA and structure.
Taylor Hawkins Foo Fighters
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We have to still develop the Ikea group. We need many billions of Swiss francs to take on China or Russia.
Ingvar Kamprad
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I think happiness is a combination of pleasure, engagement and meaningfulness.
Ian K. Smith
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Money is not everything. We don't need billions and trillions of dollars.
Yoko Ono
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I remember looking back on a photo of me... wearing a suit that was, like, two sizes too big for me. I think a lot of guys don't know what fits.
Talib Kweli Black Star
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Nothing is as obnoxious as other people's luck.
F. Scott Fitzgerald
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You feel like you need to deal with a lot if you're from Cleveland, so you learn to let things roll off your back, and you learn that humor is the best way to deal with it.
Vanessa Bayer
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There's no conversation more boring than talking about what it's really like to live in Newport and how the show compares to the real thing. I just don't care.
Adam Brody
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In England, I've had a more balanced career directing and acting. It can be quite difficult to juggle the two careers.
Douglas Hodge
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The face you have at age 25 is the face God gave you, but the face you have after 50 is the face you earned.
Cindy Crawford
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What the Toronto festival premiere did was to reinforce why we wanted to do this. People approached us and said they had no idea how talented Liza was. In the past few years, her skills have been too obscured by the tabloid headlines. It is fantastic to see her being celebrated for what she should be celebrated for.
Neil Meron
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What is history but a fable agreed upon?
Napoleon Bonaparte
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First ladies are doing a lot. But the job remains undefined, frequently misunderstood, and subject to political attacks far nastier in some ways than those any President has ever faced.
Margaret Truman