George Jones Quotes
Roy Acuff was a big hero for me, and I was so sad when he passed. It's hard as you get older to lose your friends and family.
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I'm not shy or reclusive. I just spend my time with people rather than journalists.
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The first impression that I liked doing was an impression of Cheri Oteri's Barbara Walters impression on 'SNL.' I found that I could mimic that pretty well, and people got a kick out of that.
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I discovered Einstein said the same thing about his celebrated theories of relativity that writers say about their work when he said he didn't have any feelings of personal possession of these ideas. Once they were out there, they came from somewhere else. And that's exactly the feeling when you write. You don't feel possessive about it.
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People don't like to vote against something that's so incredibly popular.
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Long Kiss Goodnight has a huge cult following. They could make another version of that movie right now and make a lot of money.
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Most faults are not in our Constitution, but in ourselves.
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There is no more respected or influential forum in the field of journalism than the New York Times. I look forward, with great anticipation, to contributing to its op-ed page.
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Natural gas is better distributed than any other fuel in the United States. It's down every street and up every alley. There's a pipeline.
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Hollywood so often likes to make movies that are just about itself. I felt there were a lot of stories that were yet to be told in the middle of the country, and I wanted to capture some of that beauty.
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My uncles and my aunts were outstanding. There's just no other way to say it.
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I'm in a really nice position because I can be selective with the modeling jobs that I do and just work with brands I'm passionate about. The two worlds balance out nicely for me because modeling is so social - it has travel, you meet people, it's extroverted. Whereas painting is very solitary - when I paint, I'm kind of in my own world.
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Pigeon racing is a lousy, greedy, and often unlawful activity. One thing that it is not is kind to birds.
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My fault, my failure, is not in the passions I have, but in my lack of control of them.
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Pay attention to science and not myths: We think liars won't look you in the eyes, but it turns out an honest person will only look you in the eyes about 60 percent of the time.
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I set my sights on making an Olympic team, not realizing how tough it was going to be.
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It's hard to write a comedy sketch.
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At one point, I had 14 pairs of golf shoes.
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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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I think it's important to be honest with yourself about what you want and it's important to be honest with your partner about what you need.
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Fashion is one big family.
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I would sit in my dorm room and write songs. I loved it. I was learning to sing and play guitar. I was becoming a musician. I was the beginner who somehow could write a song.
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吋山河一寸血，十萬青年十萬軍
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The best gifts in life will never be found under a Christmas tree, those gifts are friends, family, children and the one you love.
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Roy Acuff was a big hero for me, and I was so sad when he passed. It's hard as you get older to lose your friends and family.
