Russell Baker Quotes

Gerald Boyd was a classic specimen of the self-made man. Born poor, he worked and studied his way up out of poverty under the guidance of his widowed grandmother.

Russell Baker

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It is an honour and a privilege to play music for a living, and I don't take it for granted, not even for a second.

Jimmy Chamberlin

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There's very little advice in men's magazines, because men don't think there's a lot they don't know. Women do. Women want to learn. Men think, 'I know what I'm doing, just show me somebody naked.'

Jerry Seinfeld

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Peter Lindbergh is the most charming man - I did a Gap commercial for him, and he was just so sweet.

Maye Musk

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The smartest thing I've done for my kids is writing a song about a holiday. Every year after that, even after I'm gone, they'll get a small check from the play it gets around the Fourth.

Shooter Jennings

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Banks' beer. There's nothing like it! To Brazil. And to Barbados justice.

Ronald Biggs

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Secretary Clinton should be denied access to classified information. Congress must also hold the State Department accountable for fixing the culture of lax handling of classified information.

Mike Pompeo

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President Obama, Nancy Pelosi, Harry Reid, and their team have failed the American people, and that is why their majority will soon be out the door.

Mitt Romney

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Mostly, I just want to be in my house reading and writing.

Julia Sweeney

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Shyam Benegal has found a lovely voice in this film. We've all seen the kind of cinema he's come up with over the years. His films like 'Mandi,' 'Manthan,' 'Sooraj Ka Saatvan Ghoda' all have revolutionised the face of Indian cinema. And in 'Well Done Abba,' he has once again found a relevant subject, which even youngsters can relate with.

Boman Irani

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I aspire to be useful.

Anthony Foxx

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War contributes greatly to global warming, which shouldn't surprise us. All those bombs going off, all those rockets, all those planes and helicopters. All that fuel of various kinds being used. It pollutes the air and water of this very fragile and interconnected planet.

Alice Walker

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Almost everything I've ever recorded, I recorded myself at the desk, in my house.

Syd

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