Paul Simon Quotes
We work our jobs, collect our pay, believe were gliding down the highway, when in fact we're slip sliding away.
Quotes to Explore
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Age for me is just a number.
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When I was growing up, I loved stories in which a girl sets out on a quest to rescue the prince instead of the other way around.
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Histories are to educate so that we understand better for ourselves and for motivation.
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I wish there was a painter who could paint as well as Ted Williams could hit.
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For me, my home is a peaceful place where I can rest, and it gives me back energy.
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Before every show, we get into a circle, hold hands, and someone makes a speech. Most bands are too cool for that.
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I always try to keep one very feminine quality to my style.
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I chose films made by people I wanted to work with, about subject matter I thought was intriguing.
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Cambridge was the place for someone from the Colonies or the Dominions to go on to, and it was to the Cavendish Laboratory that one went to do physics.
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I don't know why, but I respond well to tortured characters.
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Except for the Bible, the two greatest documents ever written are the U.S. Constitution and the Declaration of Independence.
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People employed in financial institutions are rarely interesting and even more rarely likable.
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In Maryland, we have the unfortunate distinction of being the most gerrymandered state in the entire nation.
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I used to be pretty reckless. When I was a runner for a production company, I drove a massive 16 seater van. I was only 18. I mean I look young now, but then I looked about 12.
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Without husbands, women have to focus on earning more. They work longer hours, they're willing to relocate and they're more likely to choose higher-paying fields like technology.
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It's not what other people believe you can do, it's what you believe.
Gail Devers -
My first gig was a Corn Pops commercial. I did the first Vanilla Coke campaign. A Juicy Fruit commercial paid my bills for years.
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I just want to show the fans my big smile and play the game that I love.
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Life is precious, and when someone dies it's an opportunity to realise how precious it is. My brother drowned when I was 17. He was 15. I think I grew from that. My father didn't. It really crushed him.
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Men have the influence and power in business and politics. It is the mother who can make the child's bedtime earlier, take away desserts or ground the child.
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I think if I'd have been an actor who didn't care, I'd have less gray hair, and I'd be a lot less tired.
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It's important to me to work in my own language now and then. I love English, but you can never learn to master a foreign language if you're not brought up with it.
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You know I grew up on the Batman movies, and they had some terrific actors in, but you know a lot of the other ones - it wasn't always the case that you had people the caliber of Jeff Bridges or Robert Downey, so to kind of show up and work with Jeremy Renner or Robert or with Mark Ruffalo, any of them, Chris Evans, Chris Hemsworth, the caliber of people you're acting with, to me, is really fun. From the first day I started doing scenes with Robert, it's been one of the funnest experiences I've ever had.
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We work our jobs, collect our pay, believe were gliding down the highway, when in fact we're slip sliding away.
