Jimmy Buffett Quotes
The right combination of guilt and machismo has sent many a fool out into the jungle when he should have stayed home.
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The thing about doing anything artificial to your hair is that you have to look after it. So you're always vulnerable to the weather and time.
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I'm not willing to commit American taxpayers' money anymore or American troops on the ground in another Middle Eastern country.
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As far as Israel, I am not worried about the relations between Israel and the United States.
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Texans deserve better than failed leaders who dole out favors to friends and cronies behind closed doors. It's time for a governor who believes that you don't have to buy a place in Texas' future. It's time for a governor who believes that the future of Texas belongs to all of us.
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The French are pretty thin-skinned. The few times I mentioned a French writer in 'City Boy,' the relatives would ring up in high dudgeon. I once wrote a mocking review of Marguerite Duras in the 'New York Review of Books,' and good friends of mine in France got very angry.
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In this era in which we live, the old-fashioned virtues grow increasingly unpopular.
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I have my dad's shape. No booty.
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Once every five hundred years or so, a summary statement about poetry comes along that we can't imagine ourselves living without.
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The antagonism between the poet and the politician has generally been evident in all cultures.
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When you're in the battlefield, survival is all there is. Death is the only great emotion.
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A high IQ individual can't deal in an industry that's subjective.
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Your heart can only take you so far - sometimes the physical body tells you otherwise.
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I still have my original social security card signed when I was 13.
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I think generally, in life, I try to always ensure that there are periodic moments where I do venture out of my comfort zone, because that's what keeps you alive. That's what keeps you from getting stale.
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Well, I certainly did not think that I could do worse.
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You don't train a dog in a training hall, jerking his neck or even giving him food treats. You train him using life rewards.
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I believe that the topic of chemical weapons is critically important for international peace and security, and I take note of the ongoing debate over what course of action should be taken by the international community. All those actions should be taken within the framework of the U.N. Charter, as a matter of principle.
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I worry about everything in the world, and it's just too much for anybody to think about, so I have my art as my consolation.
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If you're blond, as I am, and you have blond lashes, you have to wear mascara, otherwise you're invisible on stage.
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We paid off our debts, we learned some, made friends and returned in 1950 with a larger view of life. I had, however, no home, no income of any kind and no prospects whatsoever.
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Observe that anyone who dies for his country is a fortunate man, but death takes what it wants, indiscriminately, in peace-time as well as in war. It is better to die with freedom than without it.
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The right combination of guilt and machismo has sent many a fool out into the jungle when he should have stayed home.
