Ric Ocasek (Richard Theodore Otcasek) Quotes
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There's a spirit of Latina women in all of my work, in the love of the body and the strong sense of self.
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Nearly all government advice on terrorism sacrifices practical particulars for an unalarming tone. The usual guidance is to maintain a three-day supply of food and water along with a radio, flashlight, batteries and first-aid kit.
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It amazes me that talking about traditional values is controversial, but it seems to be.
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When I was in the private sector, I found it immensely useful to go out and talk to customers and co-workers.
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I suppose I often think of my writing as quite impersonal. But it turned out, when my father died, writing was exactly what I wanted to do.
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Greetings and death to our enemies.
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Follow me around. I don't care. If anybody wants to put a tail on me, go ahead. They'd be very bored.
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There really is no difference between the bully and the victim.
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You would never see me driving around in a sports car. I feel like you're so low and squish-able by transport trucks.
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The Law of Triviality... briefly stated, it means that the time spent on any item of the agenda will be in inverse proportion to the sum involved.
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I am very close to my brother Ramesh Babu. When my father was away for shootings, my brother would take care of me, and I am very close to him, and yes, Dad's always special. He used to call me and enquire about my film's progress. Whenever I deliver a hit, I can see a glow on my father's face.
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I just feel I've got thousands and thousands of young fans that have to learn about what's real when it comes to AIDS.
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I went into acting as psychotherapy, and it's still a work in progress.
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Hollywood would make a holocaust an animated comedy if people would pay to see it; they don't care... they just want your money.
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Literature adds to reality, it does not simply describe it. It enriches the necessary competencies that daily life requires and provides; and in this respect, it irrigates the deserts that our lives have already become.
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Ecuador has about 700 kilometers of border with Colombia, and a lot of it is impenetrable jungle.
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I found it more challenging to act in a small scene, especially if it has no dialogue and if it is a close-up with only expressions.
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Sometimes the strength of motherhood is greater than natural laws.
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Chris Guest has his own form. It's a way of working that is really intense, and you can commit a lot, and you focus a lot. You get to bring a lot. You get to bring things maybe you haven't seen before. You're asked to care a great deal for these people who you're playing and create heart and empathy.
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Everyone wants to write a book. Very few people are able to do it.
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The average Ph.D. Thesis is nothing but a transference of bones from one graveyard to another.
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Life is supposed to be about love and good times, and so I've forgiven myself after paying the consequences of my bad decisions, and I'm ready to move forward and allow my life to be a light to others that it's never over, even for a person like me, who has lost a tremendous amount of respect among my peers, my fans, my friends and family.
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For us, there is no such thing as failure. You can't miss a deadline; you can't come up short on an assignment. You have to perform, period.
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I'm not proud of the lyrics to 'Shake It Up.'
