Douglas Fairbanks, Jr. Quotes

I had no particular desire to be a personality like my father, nor was I equipped to be one. I was determined to be my own man, although having the Fairbanks name did make it easier to get into an office to see someone.

Douglas Fairbanks, Jr.

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

  • Author Profession: actor
  • Nationality: american
  • Birth: December 9, 1909 - May 7, 2000

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You know, since the reviews have come out and people have reacted to it, I've realized that is in a sense what has happened. But as I was writing them, I didn't feel a part of any tradition. I think that would have been too overwhelming, in a sense.

Jhumpa Lahiri

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A lot of people ask me, 'Are you born a writer?' And I don't think it's necessarily true. I just think what you either have or you don't is this ability to see something that's complex and worth talking about.

Matt de la Pena

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You can't look back.

Michael Cimino

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Deliberation, n.: The act of examining one's bread to determine which side it is buttered on.

Ambrose Bierce

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You don't make a poem with ideas, but with words.

Stephane Mallarme

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Know your lines and don't bump into the furniture.

Spencer Tracy

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I have my Lucky Charms in the morning, and I feel magical.

Tracy Morgan

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Here's the problem: the so-called 'millionaire surtax' is a permanent tax to pay for a temporary benefit.

Rodney Frelinghuysen

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I did a show called 'What A Country,' with Yakov Smirnoff and Don Knotts. I used to write jokes for Yakov's stand-up act.

Mike Scully

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My mom raised me to never have anything control me.

Chris Tucker

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I'm good at observing people, physical stuff, which leant itself to acting.

Bradley Walsh

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A lot of people in the technology space love the idea of a solving a problem.

Anthony Foxx

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