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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I sometimes have to write for a while before I figure it out, pretend that I know what I'm doing, sort of like ad-libbing on stage until you remember your line - you hope you sound convincing to the audience. The key is to have enough material, enough threads, so that there's something that can be satisfyingly drawn to a conclusion.
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I've fallen victim to worrying about what everybody thinks. It's never going to be that everyone is happy. You just gotta know what you like and go with it.
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The name 'Republican' in some ways has been hijacked by obstructionists.
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I'd rather be voted 'the sexiest man in Denmark' than 'the ugliest man in Denmark'.
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If, when a man writes a poem or commits a murder, the bodily movements involved in his act result solely from physical causes, it would seem absurd to put up a statue to him in the one case and to hang him in the other.
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I'm not proud of the lyrics to 'Shake It Up.'
