I think I was supposed to play jazz.
Herbie Hancock
Recitation: by Male by Female
On the death of his brothers, my dad lied about his age and joined the army in 1918. He was in the trenches long enough to be gassed and contract the early stages of tuberculosis from which he would eventually die just before my birth.
Michael Foreman
AgeDeathDieEnoughLongEarly
I've been able to write at least one book a year for 20 years, and I don't think I would've had that kind of drive if I hadn't come out of the journalism business.
Michael Connelly
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I think it's obvious that democracy is something that is contagious, and it always has been.
Steve Earle
DemocracyThinkAlwaysSomething
Israel has its attractions. It's the most dramatic country in the world. Everybody's engaged. Everybody argues. When I leave Israel, I get a little bit bored, you know?
Shimon Peres
WorldYouCountryKnowBoredLeave
In burgundy, a well-cut and properly tailored velvet blazer looks dashing with gray flannels and a cashmere sweater or a sleek, solid velvet tie.
Roger Stone
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If you don't care about the lapel or the buttons or the fit, then you are doing a disservice to the consumer. We're all inside the tunnel, speaking the language of business, but we need to speak the language of customers.
Mickey Drexler
BusinessSpeakCareLanguageDoing
If the day gets really bad, I can always pull out fan mail. Who else gets mail where kids write to you and say, 'Dear Mr. Scieszka, we were supposed to write to our favorite author, but Roald Dahl is dead. So I'm writing to you.'
Jon Scieszka
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Who picks your clothes - Stevie Wonder?
Don Rickles
FunnyClothesWonderWhoYourPicks
I grew up around lots of men - my father, my brothers, my uncles - so I wasn't intimidated by them.
Dolly Parton
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It's all about the sensuality of movement, every movement you make. That's why I love doing action movies. It's all about movement, dance - even if you're hitting someone in the face. You've got to sell it all with great passion. There's a narrative to the body. It's exactly the same as dance.
DeObia Oparei
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Avoid fatty foods, Bensonhurst, and hair care products.
Chevy Chase
HairCareProductsAvoidFatty
Personally, I'd love to see more social media firms develop business models that aren't reliant on advertising. If you're a social media firm selling ads, your goal is to get people to interrupt what they're doing all day long so they come and stare at your service as much as possible.
Clive Thompson
LoveBusinessServiceDayPeople
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