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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They think my life is glamourous. It's not true. I obviously get to come in and do radio interviews. That's the glamour. But other than that, I eat and sleep and that's it. Eat, sleep and do shows.
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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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Red is such an interesting color to correlate with emotion, because it's on both ends of the spectrum. On one end you have happiness, falling in love, infatuation with someone, passion, all that. On the other end, you've got obsession, jealousy, danger, fear, anger and frustration.
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I was vegetarian for a long time, and in the last four years I started eating chicken and fish. I feel like it really built up my strength a lot.
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Chater: You dare to call me that. I demand satisfaction! Septimus: Mrs Chater demanded satisfaction and now you are demanding satisfaction. I cannot spend my time day and night satisfying the demands of the Chater family.
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Family quarrels are bitter things. They don't go according to any rules. They're not like aches or wounds, they're more like splits in the skin that won't heal because there's not enough material.
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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.
