Paul Theroux Quotes

I was kind of raised with the suggestion that I had a duty to do; that life was real, life was earnest. And I hated that, actually. I needed to be liberated, to be told that I could live the life that I wanted to live; that I didn't need a job, or to be shouted at; that I could be myself; that I could be happy.

Paul Theroux

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I'm obsessed with cooking shows, even though they make everything look so easy when it isn't.

Joely Fisher

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Journalists like to say I started off sweeping the pottery floors. But it was just a short-lived part time job doing that after I left school.

John Caudwell

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I think we're having fun. I think our customers really like our products. And we're always trying to do better.

Steve Jobs

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Chekhov was capable of casually tossing off deplorable comments in his letters, combined with a very modern anger against anti-Semitism.

Tom Stoppard

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The presidency is the most visible thread that runs through the tapestry of the American government. More often than not, for good or for ill, it sets the tone for the other branches and spurs the expectations of the people.

Mike Pence

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We have seen economic growth. But we have not seen earnings growth.

Mike Farrell

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I definitely think some of my older female peer group are deeply beautiful women. They have this thing that radiates from them.

Julia Roberts

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YouTube is found footage. It's here to stay, and people will always come up with new concepts that will make sense for found footage.

Jason Blum

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I did a few movies, but the word 'star'... I cannot compare to a star like Clint Eastwood. I used to call Clint 'Larry Dickman' when he would come to my show; then, he started using the name when he would go under cover in a 'Dirty Harry' movie. That's why he's a movie star... he's so creative.

Don Rickles

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When we started, the business name was 'Fashion 21.' And change it to 'Forever 21' later.

Do Won Chang

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As an actor, you have to believe in the point of view of a director; as a director, you have to be able to express what your point of view is and invite everybody to join you on that journey. So it's always about opening up.

Diego Luna

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In a way, I'm like Will Rogers, never having met a man I really disliked. I'm not a vamp. I just like men.

Dorothy Stratten

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