Carol Loomis Quotes
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Wine makes a man more pleased with himself; I do not say it makes him more pleasing to others.
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I'm cranky.
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I know some black actresses who have to wait every 19 films for a role. I can be cast in practically every one as a young white male.
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When I'm at home, I want to be a normal person. I don't want to hear, 'Can I have your autograph?'
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Long before history began we men have got together apart from the women and done things. We had time.
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As soon as someone finds out something you're insecure about or that bothers you, they will use that against you, which is awful.
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If you ask me, over time, I am a believer in the Indian financial saving story getting stronger; a lot more savers are moving money away from gold and real estate into banks, mutual funds, insurance and equities.
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My father was never around, and my mother used to worry that the kids won't grow up to be connected to him.
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In fitness, there are no short cuts. It involves immense discipline and hard work.
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Oh, well, there's a difference between privacy and secrecy.
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A lot of locked-room mysteries take time for you to pay attention and see the setup. They aren't thrillers, and they don't move along. The modern mystery story is really faster-paced, and I think modern readers tend to prefer seeing something happening on every other page.
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Athol Fugard became famous as a playwright, so although 'Tsotsi' the book was written in the '60s, it was only published in the '80s. It was then optioned pretty much every year by producers. I think the problem was that holding onto its period setting made it very hard to get finance.
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With a few exceptions, birds are not to be trusted; it is not normal to have such soft, vulnerable bodies bookended with slashing beaks and razor-sharp claws. It is as unnatural as an armed marshmallow.
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I was playing in the league when Ray Guy was playing in the league. He was the best kicker I've ever seen. He could bullet that ball 70 yards.
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We often fancy that we suffer from ingratitude, while in reality we suffer from self-love.
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For some reason, people find me funny. It's quite hard to define why a thought is funny. It's even harder to define why a person would be funny. It's a word that I can't define at all. But whether I know quite what it is or not, I seem to be it.
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My motto was always to keep swinging. Whether I was in a slump or feeling badly or having trouble off the field, the only thing to do was keep swinging.
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'English Rose' - what does that actually mean? That I am pale? That I am English, maybe? They are going to say that about any actress from this country!
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The Danish glee: the national version of cheerfulness.
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Justin Smith was one of the most underrated players in the NFL for what he did. He would sacrifice and do the dirty work, then someone else would clean up off it.
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Some eyes want spectacles to see things clearly and distinctly: but let not those that use them therefore say nobody can see clearly without them.
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A poem records emotions and moods that lie beyond normal language, that can only be patched together and hinted at metaphorically.
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No matter where people stand on the policies that led to the conflicts, Americans recognize the depth of sacrifice and patriotism of our men and women in uniform. Everyone agrees these heroes deserve every advantage we can give them.
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I didn't want to be a 'Fortune' writer who was constrained in any way.
