Chris Elliott Quotes

I think the whole idea of me was that I wasn't going to be but that I wanted to be, desperately.

Chris Elliott

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I am incredibly, incredibly fortunate about the opportunities I've had. But at the same time, I've had plenty of opportunities to screw it up, too. Sometimes the most powerful thing you can say is 'No...' and not feel the need to do everything. It's about doing what rings true to me.

America Ferrera

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Good titles are hard, people. Just ask the guy who came up with 'Mr. Magorium's Wonder Emporium.'

Steve Hockensmith

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I'll never forget when I was, like, 17, and 'Highway to Hell' came on the radio, and I was like, 'Dude, listen to that guy's voice!'

Tommy Lee

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The French Revolution ends slavery unilaterally. And it does so at this moment when the British, the Spanish, the Portuguese and the Americans - all of the other major powers - keep slavery. And the fact is that it's almost bankrupting the French Colonial Empire.

Tom Reiss

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There's something about the idea of writing, and thinking about writing as a form of prayer - the way as a writer you call out into the world and throw your words into the world. You're not praying to a god, but you're almost conjuring a reader to arrive. That's what books do: they're an invitation to readers.

Ruth Ozeki

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The bungalow had more to do with how Americans live today than any other building that has gone remotely by the name of architecture in our history.

Russell Lynes

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The end of my addiction to fame happened at the exact moment 'Roseanne' dropped out of the top ten, in the seventh of our nine seasons. It was mysteriously instantaneous!

Roseanne Barr

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I read serious books, but every now and then, I read just for fun.

Mitt Romney

FunSeriousNowNow And ThenJust

My dad always played sports. He played football. I always wanted to play football because my dad played football, but my mom never wanted me to play football because she said she couldn't take me getting hit.

DeMar DeRozan

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I played a little basketball. Some football in junior high.

Clint Eastwood

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Someone said I wasn't attractive enough. People say those things, but they make you stronger. Then you can win an Emmy and think, ha, ha, ha.

Allison Janney

PeopleWinThinkSomeoneStronger

Theater is, of course, a reflection of life. Maybe we have to improve life before we can hope to improve theater.

William Inge

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