Michael Dirda Quotes

Long ago, I realized that my only talent - aside from the rugged good looks, of course, and the strange power I hold over elderly women - can be reduced to a single word: doggedness.

Michael Dirda

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I was a lieutenant in World War II.

John Eisenhower

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The whole point of a sacrifice is that you give up something you never really wanted in the first place. People are doing it around you all the time. They give up their careers, say - or their beliefs - or sex.

John Osborne

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All of us, we deserve to survive.

Max von Sydow

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Most independent filmmakers in Britain and North America work for commercial crews and then have their own projects when they've got enough money saved up to do so.

Ann Macbeth

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There were rumors I wasn't going to die. The whole cast was sitting around the table reading the script. I fell on the floor - I'm not kidding. I looked up at Katherine Heigl, and she was crying.

Jeffrey Dean Morgan

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Paul McCartney had a baby when he was 61; Rod Stewart was 66; Rupert Murdoch was a stunning 72. Not only does that mean they'll have less stamina than the average dad, that means they'll, well, check out a lot sooner too.

Jeffrey Kluger

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I kind of tend to write a lot of songs, so it's never too hard for me to finish an album; it's more about just getting enough songs that I really love.

Soccer Mommy

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I don't really watch TV. I've got the box set of 'Downton Abbey,' which I'm enjoying.

Sidse Babett Knudsen

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With technology you can now be your own record company, director, producer, etc. If you have talent, you can display it on the Internet and the world will tell you their thoughts in the matter of seconds!

Romeo Miller

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Newspapers and magazines are vanishing. But science writers are not. In fact, they are becoming so adept and varied that I hardly have time to read 'Gawker' anymore.

Michael Specter

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I think that the longer I look good, the better gay men feel.

Cher

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Grills are how to achieve a great flavor on meats and vegetables. They bring people together. The smell of them getting started is therapeutic.

Chuck Inglish

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