Merle Haggard Quotes
Momma tried to raise me better, but her pleading I denied, and that leaves only me to blame, cause Momma tried.
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It's better to do a film that works.
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But behavior in the human being is sometimes a defense, a way of concealing motives and thoughts, as language can be a way of hiding your thoughts and preventing communication.
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The American people know something is wrong as far as energy is concerned. They don't think they are being told the truth.
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I hate to witness animals in captivity - or see circus elephants paraded down the streets. When animals are caged, it's a loss of what they are.
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Now that I work as a professional model, I advise people to stay away from any television shows. It's a waste of your time; it's just entertainment. It's not the fashion that we now know.
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L.A. makes you feel ugly.
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Of course the United States and Russia have different interests. Nevertheless, both are strategic partners.
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I've never walked away from any of my positions. I take pride in them.
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My grandparents used to bring me books every time they saw me.
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There are artists who think they have to be on top all the time. I think that would be exhausting.
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Dried porcini add a substantial, deep flavour to otherwise more neutral vegetables. I use them in risottos, mashed roots and winter soups.
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When Princess Diana got married, I was a very little kid, I think. I remember her dress, and I found the dress amazing when I was a kid.
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Part of what we talk about is, toughness is a talent.
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My parents said marrying was an optimistic thing to do in pessimistic times.
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I think sex is very interesting for most people, but I'm interested in sex as a way of communication, I'm not that interested in the fantasy version of a sex scene.
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All cultures through all time have constantly been engaged in a dance with new possibilities for life. Change is the one constant in human history.
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We all have our down days, but it's not hard to smile and say, 'Thank you.'
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Occasionally it does hit me, the words on a page. And I still love doing that, as I have for the last 60 years.
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Sometimes what I think what the news is missing is the human element, the connection - the moment that you look into a little girl's eyes or a father who has just left his family and risked everything just to try and survive.
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My dad listened to a lot of James Taylor when I was growing up. We had a couple of his cassettes in the car, and we'd go on a lot of long family car trips. It was either strange musicals or James Taylor - or Whitney Houston. It was quite the combination there.
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It's not like I was just dropped onto a snowboard and I was able to go 15 feet into the air. There was a lot of hard work that came with it. That's something that people don't really notice sometimes and the amount of sacrifice my family made.
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My first job was four words in 'Family Matters.' It was huge!
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I do think 'Dr. Ken,' at its heart, is about a great doctor who's a bit burned out. But even when I was a burned-out doctor, I was still happy and had a life outside of work.
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Momma tried to raise me better, but her pleading I denied, and that leaves only me to blame, cause Momma tried.
