Dolly Parton Quotes
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There's really no way to be perfect. Perfectionism is a silly trait to have, so in a lot of ways that inspired the world of 'Divergent,' in which everyone is striving toward that ideal and falling short of it.
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It would be easier to make money in other sectors, but since I was a kid, I liked cars.
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Why not a space flower? Why do we always expect metal ships?
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We left Dayton, September 23, and arrived at our camp at Kill Devil Hill on Friday, the 25th.
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The great musicians are those who can reach people, who can make people feel something.
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I do films that I like. I have done comedy, romance, everything, and I always like to do it differently from the previous ones.
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I have no ill will about anything.
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Religious people today are courts and juries. When it comes down to it, Jesus died on the cross so that we could learn to love others like we love ourselves, not judge them or persecute them.
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Over recent years, urbanisation, globalisation and the destruction of local cultures has led to a rise in the prevalence of mental illness in the developing world.
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When we think back at our youth, we always remember the feeling of freedom... that you actually believe in the world. Even if it goes well for you in life, you can never attain that freedom in your imagination of what you think life could be. We are tainted.
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What do you want me to do, rob a bank?
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Performance art is going to be the future. Plays on Broadway are so restricted. But performance art is like haikus, just one line thing. And it's more casual but more interesting.
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I play drums and guitar, I snowboard, I do martial arts and acrobatics. I go to the movies every Friday.
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When I started doing standup when I was 17, I was talking about being Indian and specifically ethnic jokes. Straightforward stuff that was fairly ignorant that I knew would get the laugh. It wasn't flipping stereotypes; it was using them.
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Slow down, everyone. You're moving too fast.
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I learned long ago that the most effective way to compete is to play your own game, and I've been competing with men my whole life.
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I think you have a moral responsibility when you've been given far more than you need, to do wise things with it and give intelligently.
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I never, ever would have imagined the kind of career I've had. It just wouldn't have occurred to me that anything like this could have been possible. I didn't have any such aspirations. And I still can't believe my good fortune.
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Israel was founded as a refuge for the Jewish people, but today it isn't a safe place. It is safer to be Jew in New York.
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I'll spend the rest of my life chasing that feeling I had on 'The Grey,' because I think we're all aware that, first and foremost, we were having an adventure, and we were also making this movie at the same time.
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Success can also cause misery. The trick is not to be surprised when you discover it doesn't bring you all the happiness and answers you thought it would.
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I've lost fights before where I'm landing more punches and I'm moving away from the guy. So, the way that they score things at the end doesn't seem very consistent to me.
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The God you worship will shape the values you hold, and the values you hold will shape the lifestyle that you choose.
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Dreams are of no value if they don't have wings and feet.
