Cole Porter Quotes
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I've never gotten thick skin. If you close yourself off and you get this protective armor, there is a price you pay with that - of not feeling. And feeling is important when you are a songwriter.
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I never – you know also one of the things that would save me for a man my age, it was not that easy to lose that much weight and fall down and look like something draped.
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I competed in track for 10 years and have been doing kickboxing forever.
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Money is our madness, our vast collective madness.
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Why not mix this and that? If soy goes well with fish, how come no one does beef carpaccio with soy? Why do we have such a taste and not another? It's all about culture. There is something, however, that I really don't like: bell peppers.
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A teacher should have a creative mind.
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People might think writing is a hard business, but it's nowhere near acting.
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If I focus on being an activist and my job is to be a rapper, I'm not going to be as good of a rapper. I need to focus on hip-hop and focus on making the music, so that when the activists come to me and they need my voice to create a platform, then I've got enough people listening to me. Not because I'm conscious, but because I'm dope.
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I don't really like politics, to be honest. But it's other people making decisions about my life and my country and my child's education... I wish we didn't have so much money in politics, but that's not the world we live in. If we don't play here, we forfeit. And I'm not willing to forfeit my rights.
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Whenever you argue with another wiser than yourself in order that others may admire your wisdom, they will discover your ignorance.
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China's government is so strong on investment, so strong on exporting, but they're too weak on domestic consumption.
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Music video played a huge role in developing my sensibility as a director.
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I don't mind playing spoiler.
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Take chances, find your voice in fashion, and find what you like, and find what makes you feel good, and do that.
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Cut out all these exclamation points. An exclamation point is like laughing at your own joke.
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Guns are beautiful. But I don't like what they do.
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A minister has to be able to read a clock. At noon, it's time to go home and turn up the pot roast and get the peas out of the freezer.
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I always think that struggle can bring out the best in people - or the worst.
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Let us always greet each other with a smile for the smile is the beginning of love.
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When you see results, you start to wonder, 'What would happen if I had oatmeal instead of sausage for breakfast?' You start to eat better because you feel better.
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I hate people who say New Balance shoes are only for white people. That's not real.
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We invest in early childhood education. We invest additional job training dollars. We make sure that we've got a strong research and development strategy so that we continue to innovate. Rebuilding our infrastructure, which we know will attract businesses.
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You're the smile On the Mona Lisa.
