Paul Theroux Quotes

Africa is really a place for the wealthy traveler. It's got some nice hotels, but they're very expensive hotels. It doesn't really cater to the backpacker or to the overland traveler.

Paul Theroux

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The reason I didn't take the baseball route is because they don't have rankings for baseball players.

Jim Courier

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I can play just about any keyboard but I can't read or write a note.

John Carpenter

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You can't hold comedy back, because it needs to be exposed.

Jerry Lewis

ComedyYouBackHoldBecauseNeeds

I've never been onstage in my life.

Anna Friel

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I broke people's bones, tore muscles, ribs, faces, inflicted some serious and heavy damages to my opponents, etc... I got hurt myself, too, from serious attacks.

Mirko Cro Cop

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During my film career, I have received love and affection from Indian cinegoers. I have received unconditional love from them.

Dilip Kumar

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It's very important to be conscious and happy from within. No beauty cream can come close to the wonders a balanced body-mind can do for you.

Anushka Shetty

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I was clipped from behind, and my leg got caught between my opponent's legs. As we fell, my leg snapped. It was a spiral fracture. They had to put in a plate and five screws. It was a devastating moment: one minute I was on cloud nine, and then I was out for the season.

Ali Krieger

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People didn't suddenly wake up one morning and unanimously say 'I'm fed up with midbudget dramas. I'm only going to see action tent poles from now on!'

Alison Owen

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I had to figure out how to survive in New York, and most of my time was occupied in getting an apartment and getting money. A lot of older jazz guys looked out for me and found me gigs and places to stay.

Wynton Marsalis

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There's no worse feeling than seeing my buildings and realizing the mistakes.

Philip Johnson

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Democracy is rarely easy, nor swift.

Sharan Burrow

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