Paul Simon Quotes
All God requires from us is to enjoy life and love. That's the whole point.
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Whenever there were parties, I wasn't invited because I began to be like that character. In a way, that contributed to the success of the performance.
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How do people move on after they've lost the love of their life? It's a really interesting thing to look at. It happens to people every day: you see people... even in the worst, most war-torn places, people get up and continue with their lives. And it's a fascinating thing about human nature. That ability to just continue on.
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The problem is foster youth don't really have this network that other kids have.
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I'm a mom, and my view of public education begins and ends with the fundamental question: Is this good for children?
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I love and adore being a mother. It's the greatest gift I've ever been given.
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One of the things I had to learn as a writer was to trust the act of writing. To put myself in the position of writing to find out what I was writing.
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I've written many extra verses to songs that I learned to sing - an extra verse about a friend, or just add some verse - and that led to writing my own songs.
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In the past, the West had tried to export one formula of democracy which should fit to the rest of the world, and they discovered that this doesn't work.
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I'm completely in love with the idea of love.
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To transform yourself is to transform your destiny.
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I feel like writing a book there's always a version in your head that's an amazing version, but then you write the version that you can write.
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I try to listen to my children. I try to change with my children.
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Part of the reason I sort of shot out like a cannon out of Michigan and left home at such an early age is because I had to feel independent.
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There ought to be a thoughtful welfare-reform debate that doesn't turn into something that could be called scapegoating.
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My whole thing is being sexy without showing too much, because that's my comfort level.
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I think Islam has been hijacked by the idea that all Muslims are terrorists; that Islam is about hate, about war, about jihad - I think that hijacks the spirituality and beauty that exists within Islam. I believe in allowing Islam to be seen in context and in its entirety and being judged on what it really is, not what you think it is.
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When I go home, I play with my baby dolls and strollers and diaper bags, and play with my sisters.
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I think there's a time to be private and a time to be public, and I think that companies like Facebook and Groupon are basically transformational companies. You don't come across them very often, and I'm pretty sure that they can continue to grow for a long time even being public.
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In Australia, I grew up watching 'The Mickey Mouse Club,' my son grew up watching 'Sesame Street,' my grandson's growing up watching 'Dora The Explorer.' So we are sort of saturated with American culture from the day we're born, and to those of those who do have an ear for it, it's second nature.
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I think anybody, not just children, is a product of a great environment. If you put them in a better environment from a sad situation, nine times out of 10, they'll go in the right direction.
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How do I feel about being a star now? Well I still try to live life and enjoy what I am doing.
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The heritage of a British actor revolves around the challenges of playing the classic roles to meet certain levels of success as an actor. In America, the heritage of an actor is based on cinema mainly.
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Sure I believe in God and the Devil, but they don't have to have pitchforks and a long white beard.
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All God requires from us is to enjoy life and love. That's the whole point.
