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 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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People seldom refuse help, if one offers it in the right way.
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So much progress has been made with topics like mental illness and drug abuse and sexual identity.
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All the things that were read to me by my father were stories about things becoming all right.
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Parts that are desexed, matronly – to just put me in a couple of scenes and have me be the older, you know, dead character, is not gonna fly with me.
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I believe that the FCC and Tribal Nations share the same goal-ensuring high-speed Internet access to anyone who wants it, while respecting and preserving sites with historic, religious, and cultural significance to Tribes.
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I definitely feel I'm outside of the polished pop girl group, which feels right. I don't think I could keep up that polished surface on purpose.
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I'm not proud of the lyrics to 'Shake It Up.'