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Dick Van Patten Quotes

I was in 27 Broadway plays in a row as a kid, and in between, I learned how to play the horses from the stagehands.

Dick Van Patten

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

Author Profession: actor
Nationality: american
Birth: December 9, 1928 - June 23, 2015

Topics

Play Kid Broadway Between Horses

Really, as a writer, I believe that if you're going to write about your own life, you need to do it as honestly and candidly as you are capable.

Life Believe You I Believe Need Own

Mexico is a very mom-centered culture. You'll find stores open on Father's Day, but never on Mother's Day. For us, mothers are very important.

Father Mother Culture Day You Find

For whatever reason, I decided: 'I'm 18, I'm a man, I'm going to grow a moustache' - and it was pathetic for years - it was awful.

Man Grow Reason Years Whatever

I think our police are excellent, probably because I have not done anything that has occasioned being beaten up by these good men.

Good Men Police Think Done Good Men

I was discovered out of nowhere. I didn't have family that was in the industry. I didn't know anyone in L.A.; I didn't have any reason to have been discovered. Nowadays, you have YouTube, and people are scouting more, but I really was plucked out of obscurity.

Family People You Know More YouTube

You say you're a comedian, you always have to be on guard.

Anthony Anderson

You Say Always Guard Comedian

I became an immigrant, civil and human rights advocate, then the first South Asian elected to the Washington State Legislature and the only woman of color in the Washington State Senate, and then was elected in 2016 to the United States Congress.

Pramila Jayapal

Woman Color Washington Immigrant

True generosity is an offering; given freely and out of pure love. No strings attached. No expectations. Time and love are the most valuable possession you can share.

Love Time Generosity Expectations

You can't really call yourself an environmentalist if you're still consuming animals. You just can't.

Yourself You Animals Call Just

I can't understand why anyone would want nuclear warheads. If you shoot them off, it's not like you can take over that country-all you do is kill millions of people.

People You Want Why Understand Over

Conditions were so hard. To send the news out, telex was the only means, but telex was very rare in Africa. So if somebody was flying to Europe, we gave him correspondence to send after he arrived.

Ryszard Kapuscinski

Flying News Africa Hard Europe Out

The Mafia is a question every time an Italian raises his head.

Time Mafia Question Head Italian

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