Adrienne Clarkson Quotes
To be complex does not mean to be fragmented. This is the paradox and the genius of our Canadian civilization.
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Instead of going out to dinner, buy good food. Cooking at home shows such affection. In a bad economy, it's more important to make yourself feel good.
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I couldn't get a date, but I couldn't be quite sure how unattractive I'd become. I was still friendly; I made jokes, and in my mind, if I saw a woman smiling at me... I still had a chance. I did not.
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Honesty and loyalty are key. If two people can be honest with each other about everything, that's probably the biggest key to success.
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To complain is always nonacceptance of what is. It invariably carries an unconscious negative charge. When you complain, you make yourself into a victim. When you speak out, you are in your power. So change the situation by taking action or by speaking out if necessary or possible; leave the situation or accept it. All else is madness.
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The Stamp Act was a direct tax imposed on the colonies by King George III. This act inevitably led to the American Revolution. Just as the Stamp Act did in 1765, Obamacare should act as a wake-up call. Chief Justice Roberts provides us with a similar call to action.
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I love music more just in and of itself. I love harmony and rhythm.
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Personally, I don't wear fur.
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I haven't been the kind of writer about whom book-length academic studies have been written.
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Modern wars are seldom fought without hatred between nations; this serves more or less as a substitute for hatred between individuals.
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Laughter, n. An interior convulsion, producing a distortion of the features and accompanied by inarticulate noises. It is infectious and, though intermittent, incurable.
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Six hours in sleep, in law's grave study six,Four spend in prayer, the rest on Nature fix.
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The important thing is to end a conflict that has brought burdens to both our peoples, and above all to the people of South Viet-Nam. If you have any thoughts about the actions I propose , it would be most important that I receive them as soon as possible.
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I feel like when people meet me, I'm very much not what they expected I would be. I'm not a diva, and I'm not mean to people or have weird rules.
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I think people tend to apply where they think the greatest opportunities lie.
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I know that any fan of 'Veronica Mars' is hardcore and loyal, so I give them the time; we spend time talking about it because it warrants that.
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Chance alone is at the source of all novelty, all creation in the biosphere.
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I still remember March 31, 1981, when a deeply disturbed John Hinckley Jr. took aim at President Ronald Reagan and fired shots that hospitalized the Commander-in-Chief and two others, and left his Press Secretary James Brady paralyzed for life.
Charles B. Rangel -
It really helps me to get into the character of the record when I have a designated look. It just really simplifies things for me.
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In the end, it's your job to own the role, and in the end, you are playing certain aspects of your own self, even.
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What I came back to is that jazz is a music to be played and not to be intellectualized on.
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When you are thankful in all things, all of a sudden it's a new day!
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Whether it's standing backstage with Jennifer Lopez in a dress that I know everyone will be talking about tomorrow... or being there when incredible news breaks, and instead where people sit in front of their TVs and look at it, I'm the person who goes there to bring you the story... It's amazing. It's unbelievable.
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I call 'Community' the best day job in the world, because between takes, I get to write music. I get to write sketches. I get to write movies. It's the best job ever.
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To be complex does not mean to be fragmented. This is the paradox and the genius of our Canadian civilization.
