Merle Haggard Quotes
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There's guys like me who aren't going to the theater, so distributors are leaving money on the table.
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The first show I worked on was 'In Living Color.' I think 'The Daily Show' was the culmination of having that point of view - being able to look at this third rail in our society.
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If we don't change direction soon, we'll end up where we're going.
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Learning is what most adults will do for a living in the 21st century.
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In high school, my English teacher Celeste McMenamin introduced me to the great novels and Shakespeare and taught me how to write. Essays, poetry, critical analysis. Writing is a skill that was painful then but a love of mine now.
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Islamism is not Islam. Islamism is the politicisation of Islam, the desire to impose a version of this ancient faith over society.
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The love that lasts longest is the love that is never returned.
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Some struggle is healthy. If you can embrace it rather than be angry, you can use it as your pilot light.
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When you're bringing in a fairly unknown candidate challenging a sitting president, the population needs a lot more information than reduced coverage provides.
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Moving between the legs of tables and of chairs, rising or falling, grasping at kisses and toys, advancing boldly, sudden to take alarm, retreating to the corner of arm and knee, eager to be reassured, taking pleasure in the fragrant brilliance of the Christmas tree.
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I am so fortunate to know people who have believed in me and been there for me in my very best and worst moments.
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Be true to yourself, and, um, don't worry about some large companies' quarterly profit index.
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Fashion will take on added stature one day, but try not to be stifled by it. You will learn, as you mature, to swap heels for Stan Smith trainers, minidresses for crisp white shirts. And you will never be one of those people who just roll out of bed.
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For years, friends in Springfield, Missouri, have remarked on the physical resemblance between Brad Pitt and his only brother, Doug. But the two share a deeper similarity: their commitment to charitable causes.
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Shoot me in the chest.
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I’m in mourning for my life.
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I've been invited to appear on Letterman, but they wanted me to talk about a funny videotape of Congress. 'Bring us your outtakes!' That's not our job.
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Let's be cautious about relying so much on material things that we have no energy left for the spiritual aspects of our lives.
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While I was doing 'The Newsroom,' I always had the news on on different networks on different TVs around my house and around my office.
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I'm not stupid. I know everybody thinks I am. I just don't like answering their questions.
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Defense to me is the key to playing baseball.
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From the age of 14, I wanted to be a director.
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Do you know why Albert Camus was so prolific? He wrote to keep from screaming.
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At my age, I don't buy but a half a loaf of bread, you know?
