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 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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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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Big nations should not bully smaller ones. Disputes should be resolved peacefully.
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The medical professionals are a lot more comfortable calling it 'depression' than calling it 'loneliness.'
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When Nixon died, on my radio show I started doing sketches with three basic conceits: One, there's a place called Heaven. Two, Nixon got in. And three, he's still taping.
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Retributive justice did not arise from any Christian principle; almost every pre-Christian society dealt with wrongdoers by causing them pain.
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Sometimes I forget how much people look at you as their hero. I forget that.
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Going first is courageous. I'm just talking on a spirit level now.
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Unless you learn to play a duet in the same key, to the same rhythm, a slow process of disengagement will wedge you apart, first secretly, psychologically, and then openly and miserably.
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I didn't want to be a 'Fortune' writer who was constrained in any way.
