Richard LaGravenese Quotes

My dad was a presence, of course, but he worked nights a lot, and I would only see him one day a week.

Richard LaGravenese

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I just want to be known as funny.

Jim Gaffigan

FunnyWantJustKnown

I thought I was funny as a kid. I used to play tricks on my brothers - I'd tie a two-shilling piece to a bit of cotton, then pull it away as they went to grab it.

Jo Brand

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The Clinton administration brought 65 cases from 1995 to 2000 before the World Trade Organization. The Bush administration has brought twelve. Twelve cases. They haven't even been able to stand up for our jobs.

Jennifer Granholm

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I'm one of these people who tends to think that the ordinary people are more fascinating than the celebrities and even the politicians.

Matt Lauer

PeopleThinkMorePoliticiansEven

To me, freedom of speech and debate are necessary inputs in solving any of our nation's problems, from homelessness and economic inequality to banking, the environment, and national security. Freedom of speech is what Larry Lessig would call a 'root' issue; working on free speech is striking at a root issue.

Marvin Ammori

FreedomMeFreeProblemsSecurity

From childhood my mother had me examining Robert Mapplethorpe's style and Egon Schiele's framing - that's what modelling is about.

Milla Jovovich

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I went to a theater arts school, so I'm interested in many different projects, whether it be film, television or even live theater. I'm a performer. That's what I do. That's what I want to do.

Derek Hough

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I realized that I was African when I came to the United States. Whenever Africa came up in my college classes, everyone turned to me. It didn't matter whether the subject was Namibia or Egypt; I was expected to know, to explain.

Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie

CollegeMeKnowEgyptAfricaMatter

We were like bishops of opposite color.

Boris Spassky

ColorOppositeLikeWereBishops

I've been trekking the hills and lanes of the British countryside for nearly four decades now and I've come to associate my passion with overexcited poets rather than pampered painters.

Arthur Smith

PassionNowHillsBritishBeenFour

'Victoria and Abdul' will surely tickle the hearts of many and prove that love has no definition. It can be pure and priceless.

Ali Fazal

LoveProveWillPureHeartsMany

We know in order to get where we want to be and do what we want to be doing, sometimes we have to do what we don't feel like doing. It takes hard work, and the band name is a constant reminder of that.

Tyler Joseph

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