Paul Anka Quotes
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People go to movies on Saturday to get away from the war in Iraq and taxes and election news and pedophiles online and just go and have some fun. I like doing movies that are fun.
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Judges can determine fair justice far better than any inane federal mandate.
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God, I can push the grass apart and lay my finger on Thy heart.
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For most of us, wisdom is acquired in the thicket of experience and usually meets us somewhere along the way if we live long enough. But sooner is better than later.
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Thrift shopping is all about going into the thrift shop and having no expectation of what you might find.
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You have good days, you have bad days. But the main thing is to grow mentally.
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People don't think an athlete nowadays can have a team-first mentality and I do.
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'Shadow Souls' pushes probably every border that you can.
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I almost bought a DeLorean the other day just because. If I see something that I think is cool and I like it, I'll go for it.
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Verily there is nothing in all Europe so beautiful as Valldemosa.
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Books that you carry to the fire, and hold readily in your hand, are most useful after all.
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Mr. Obama is particularly well positioned to challenge Hollywood because of his special relationship with the media world's elites. They might be more likely to heed criticism coming from Mr. Obama than from any other president or member of Congress.
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At seventy-seven it is time to be in earnest.
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I must go deeper and even stronger into my treasure mine and stint nothing of time, toil, or torture.
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Duty is not collective; it is personal.
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Et sane arduum debet esse, quod adeo raro reperitur. Qui enim posset fieri, si salus in promptu esset et sine magno labore reperiri posset, ut ab omnibus fere negligeretur? Sed omnia praeclara tam difficilia, quam rara sunt.
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So civil society is the conscience of our countries. It’s the catalyst of change. It’s why strong nations don’t fear active citizens. Strong nations embrace and support and empower active citizens.
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Going to where the silence is. That is the responsibility of a journalist: giving a voice to those who have been forgotten, forsaken, and beaten down by the powerful.
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Writing for the stage is different from writing for a book. You want to write in a way that an actor has material to work with, writing in the first person not the third person, and pulling out the dramatic elements in a bigger way for a stage presentation.
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I don't think you'll ever be happy about anything unless you've done it.
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All claims of education notwithstanding, the pupil will accept only that which his mind craves.
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I optimize for brands and people I enjoy spending time with - we've invested in Warby Parker, Glossier, Outdoor Voices, Bonobos - because if you're having a good time, you're inherently going to be better at what you're doing. Even the bad times are tolerable when you're working alongside people you respect and like.
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I don't want to get too philosophical, but in a sense, you're given this gift, this sort of creative force in you, and I think everyone has it, and it's completely unique to you. And you as a person have a little bit of a responsibility as its shepherd if you choose to incorporate that into your life.
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I just couldn't get anyone to sing my songs, so I had to sing my own tunes.
