W. C. Fields Quotes
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I enter my studio at 9 a.m. I have lunch here, I return right away to my work and I go out to dinner at 8 p.m. My daily tasks vary very much.
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If I ask you to write down the last 4 digits of your social security number, and then take you out to lunch and ask you how many dentists there are in Manhattan, there's going to be a high correlation between those two numbers. What happens is that the number psychologically makes you feel confident.
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Many of the songs on Undertow were written at the time Opiate came out.
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I used to shop in ASDA all the time. Every now and then I still go in to get a little salad for lunch.
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Some people's personalities are so compelling that they command attention.
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I wrote 'Criminal' in 45 minutes when everyone else went to lunch because I had to have a hit. I can force myself to do the work, but only if someone is right up behind me.
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You learn as you grow up, if you're intelligent - or even three-quarter witted - that there's no free lunch. You pay for things in various ways. Living, loving, everything else is a matter of the same principles: you learn to work with what you have.
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The comedian can put the punchline out there, but it's the audience that receives it - and has to get it.
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I remember how much fun it was to pick out my lunchbox. My all-time favorite lunch box was from the movie 'Annie.' Also, I loved picking out school supplies! Trapper Keepers were my favorite.
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Some of the stuff that Wilmer wears is bad. And Debra Jo.
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We've been probably to some degree too successful.
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Anytime you put a movie out it's subject to such scrutiny and such criticism.
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A State without the means of some change is without the means of its conservation.
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There are some seminal things that happened in the '70s for me: Billy Joel and Jackson 5.
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There are guys out there faster than me.
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Has the smartphone begun to mature, plateau out?
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It gets late early out there.
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Computing technology started out as number-crunching.
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In some countries, no one knows who Idris Elba is.
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In government offices which are sensitive to the vehemence and passion of mass sentiment public men have no sure tenure. They are in effect perpetual office seekers, always on trial for their political lives, always required to court their restless constituents.
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Sure, the home-field is an advantage - but so is having a lot of talent.
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In Greek mythology, Cassandra was given the gift of prophecy, except - due to her rejection of Apollo's affections - nobody would ever believe her warnings.
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I could do another tour, make a record that's very similar, do similar venues. Or I could make a different record, do different venues, and grow. It's exciting to take it to new places, but it's never been my intent to be the biggest thing in the world. That's not what my drive is. I want to make what I want to make, and make a living off it.
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Some weasel took the cork out of my lunch.
