Dolly Parton Quotes
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Don't try and make a movie for someone else. You have to make it for you and trust that you're not that unique. And that'll matter to other people as well.
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If you stop being scared, that's when entropy sets in, and you may as well go home.
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In my second year in graduate school, I took a computer course and that was like lightening striking.
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I don't think there is much value in trying to use the moon as a base to go to Mars. That's going into one gravity belt and having to get back out of it again. And the moon doesn't have a lot to offer as a resource base.
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When we talk about change, we, the business leaders, have to implement it. We have to look at what we're not doing and what we should be doing.
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Life is made up of sobs, sniffles, and smiles, with sniffles predominating.
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We are cyborgs already. If you learn to read, it causes permanent changes to the structure of your brain for your entire life.
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I have always been interested in politics. I was in the student union before, very active.
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A human society obeys the dictates of reason and is guided and governed by a respect for justice.
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Don't get me wrong, I love watching episodes of my favorite shows on Hulu and reading the daily trash on PageSix, but I also embrace the opportunity to settle down with a good book and let my mind travel to another place and time.
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I actually opened for Chris Rock at the Funny Bone one time.
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I did not want to be the best black man of the year; I wanted to be the best man of the year.
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In terms of me being a Christian, going to Israel was really cool. Going to the West Bank, Bethlehem, floating in the Dead Sea - that was great for me.
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I'm not sure that when I read 'Treasure Island' for the first time, when I was about 10, I understood all the words or what was going on. But that didn't stop me reading it, and I certainly didn't forget it.
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It ain't over till it's over.
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I used to find great difficulty in drawing feet.
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I have had to come to terms with the fact that I am hooked on Twitter. Not good.
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The mind of a bigot to the pupil of the eye; the more light you pour on it, the more it contracts.
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Since 'Pro: Reclaiming Abortion Rights' came out, I've done a fair amount of public speaking, and the two statistics that always make the audience sit up are that nearly one in three women will have had at least one abortion by menopause and 61 percent of women who have abortions are already mothers.
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In order to understand, I destroyed myself.
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What made me want to become a recording artist; I was the first artist that was repeatedly asked by a label to record with them. That label was Def Jam Records.
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You want to do something that shows some type individuality and talent and imagination - at the same time, you want to be truthful to the predecessors, because obviously the audience liked something about them and you have to replicate that experience to a certain extent.
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Presidents have the right to nominate their own cabinet secretaries. But their nominees don't have a right to confirmation. Senators have a constitutional duty to advise and consent to the appointment of all Cabinet officials. They should take that duty seriously.
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When I have sex with my husband, I fantasize I am with a petite, hot young woman.
