Douglas Fairbanks, Jr. Quotes

In my day, the only people who achieved real independence were my father, Mary Pickford and Charles Chaplin, who, with D. W. Griffith, formed United Artists. Other than that, everybody belonged to the big studios. They had no say in their own careers.

Douglas Fairbanks, Jr.

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

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

Topics

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Pastors have historically understood their primary battle to be not the battle to build a big church, but the battle against the power of sin.

John Ortberg

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To develop or not to develop, that is the question.

Jeff Rich

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Often people expect I have some touching personal story about kidney disease, but it's actually the mathematics that led me to it.

Alvin E. Roth

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The last thing they want is a revitalized economy now. I'm not saying the Democrats don't want a strong economy. Don't misunderstand. They just don't want it now.

Rush Limbaugh

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We must recognize that we cannot allow the Islamic State to continue to present an existential threat to America.

Mike Pompeo

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When I started music, I started out in Puerto Rico with classical music. But what really made me want to be a musician was jazz, and because I didn't grow up with jazz, I had to learn it from a very basic level. I had to go into the history and learn everything about the development of the music, all the players and all that stuff.

Miguel Zenon

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Without the connotation good or bad, bin Laden's a great man in the sense that he's influenced the course of history.

Michael Scheuer

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Hollywood is not suited for me, and I am not suited for it.

Dr. Seuss

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Animals are certainly more sophisticated than we used to think. And we shouldn't lump together animals as a group. Crows and chimps and dogs are all highly intelligent in very different ways.

Alison Gopnik

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I have long enjoyed the friendship and companionship of Republicans because I am by instinct a teacher, and I would like to teach them something.

Woodrow Wilson

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I grew up reading comics - mostly Marvel - Doctor Strange was my favourite comic book and has remained my favourite as an adult. It's the only comic book movie property I've ever gone after. I felt uniquely suited to it.

Scott Derrickson

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I think people that came out originally, like 2Pac, Biggie, Snoop Dogg,, and even T.I. and Ludacris, they were original with their vibe, but at the same time, they were classics.

Tyron Woodley

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