Carol Leifer Quotes
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The tribal system from which the Celt never freed himself entirely was the curse of the Celtic race, predooming it to ruin.
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I felt unhappy and trapped. If I left baseball, where could I go, what could I do to earn enough money to help my mother and to marry Rachel? The solution to my problem was only days away in the hands of a tough, shrewd, courageous man called Branch Rickey, the president of the Brooklyn Dodgers.
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I'm happy to fight anybody.
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There is no self-knowledge but an historical one. No one knows what he himself is who does not know his fellow men, especially the most prominent one of the community, the master's master, the genius of the age.
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I never come away from a film thinking I nailed it.
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Music isn't like news, where it's what happened five minutes ago or even 10 seconds ago that matters. With music, a song from the 1960s could be as relevant to someone today as the latest Ke$ha song.
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From each according to his abilities, to each according to his needs.
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There's nothing I would love more than to host an awards show where I'm nominated for an award - that is so funny to me.
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Always keep that happy attitude. Pretend that you are holding a beautiful fragrant bouquet.
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I buy so much fake jewelry, it's funny. It's not real. I don't wear real diamonds or anything.
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Those darker sides, the things that we don't want to admit about ourselves - that's what excites me.
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It is from books that wise people derive consolation in the troubles of life.
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I was your C student. I paid attention in the classes that were about how to get elected.
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Most women find a man with good manners sexy.
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I really detest movies like 'Indecent Proposal' and 'Pretty Woman' because they send a message to women that sleeping with a rich man is the ultimate goal and really that's such a small part of it.
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I didn't know box office was a thing you could possess but I don't have it. I go up for lovely roles and people with this nebulous thing called box office get them so there isn't much I can do about that unless you know where I can get some box-office myself!
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I work a lot of hours, and in this business you really try to keep as busy as you possibly can. Sometimes when you really focus on kids in your free time you lose the husband and wife relationship to some degree. It's been a real focus for us to make sure we stay focused on us two.
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I'm a real romantic.
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When you clench your fist, no one can put anything in your hand, nor can your hand pick up anything.
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In this country over the last five years pay has doubled, whereas output has slightly fallen. That is totally different from the position with many of our competitors. Pay in those countries has gone up hand in hand with productivity. Consequently, they have the jobs and we have a larger proportion of the unemployment.
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New York is our home.
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Coming out of the trance of denial is painful. But crises offer us opportunities to rethink our lives. The best thing about despair is that it wakes us up. We can see the world more clearly and open to new possibilities...And we can find new joy in the ordinary.
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I never want to discourage anyone who chooses the arts as a path because it's hard enough to make it in this business or even get ahead.
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I feel I've always got to keep my stand-up because I never want to lose it.
