The superhighway of celebrity and showmanship is filled with debris.
Douglas Brinkley
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Before I broke my back, I was really looking forward to playing hockey at the University of Michigan. That was my biggest goal.
Max Aaron
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Democracy doesn't require a whole lot of work of its citizens, but it requires some: It requires taking a good look outside once in a while, and considering the bad news and what it might mean, and making the occasional tough choice, and soberly taking stock of what your real interests are.
Matt Taibbi
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My kids don't drink and don't smoke. For me, that's a great blessing.
Ann Romney
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Debate is masculine, conversation is feminine.
Amos Bronson Alcott
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Everywhere I go around the world, we have fans of New Orleans. Sometimes we go places, and people don't really know who we are, but they know New Orleans, and once we say we are from New Orleans, we have a lot of supporters.
Trombone Shorty
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As someone who cares about human rights, I am deeply dismayed to learn that Mr. McCain's charity has accepted money from Saudi Arabia. Their track record of oppressing women, gays, Christians, and political opponents is notoriously horrific.
Roger Stone
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What's terrible is to pretend that second-rate is first-rate. To pretend that you don't need love when you do; or you like your work when you know quite well you're capable of better.
Doris Lessing
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Most electronic equipment uses the principle of amplification. You need filters, modulators and mixing equipment which have gain stages. By piling these components up, I was able to work without any sound generators and I made several pieces in that manner.
David Tudor
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On '24,' it says on the front page of your script: 'This script is for the production staff and cast. Please don't show it to anybody else.'
Colm Feore
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I think you're born with a comedy gene, and you can't teach timing, and you can't teach satire, pathos.
Brad Garrett
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For a long time, I thought when you do a box set, you're giving up; you're saying, 'OK, I don't have anything left.' But now I've listened to some of the old stuff I haven't heard in 20 to 40 years with fresh ears. It's like, 'Oh yeah, I can see where people might want to to hear some of this stuff that didn't make it onto the records.'
Bob Seger
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I know how I like to be treated, so I always start by saying, 'Could you give me a moment of your time, I know you're very busy,' and usually, they will.
Arthur Godfrey
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