Alan Brien Quotes

The majority of them give the impression of being men who have been drafted into the job during a period of martial law and are only waiting for the end of the emergency to get back to a really congenial occupation such as slum demolition or debt collecting.

Alan Brien

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McDonald's is almost 50 years old. For 47 years we had a pretty consistent track record of being able to deliver admirable sales.

Jim Cantalupo

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People still call me the eternal amateur. After all, professionals are supposed to be able to conduct everything. But I can't unless I feel some connection inside. Conducting is not an end in itself for me.

Jeffrey Tate

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I'm realizing that for so much of my life I had an older viewpoint; I saw things as an older person. That's common among change-of-life babies. So I have this dichotomy where I'm either, like, super young or feel like I'm coming to the end of my years.

John Travolta

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I so respect Sen. McCain's service to this country, and no one certainly knows more about torture than he does, and so I recognize that.

Trent Franks

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Show me what society that ever existed that did not use the tools that they had available. Ask any person from East Germany... you will never hear somebody say, 'The Stasi never bothered me because I didn't have anything to hide.' That's not a thing that people say.

Trevor Paglen

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Donald Trump, like most Americans, like most Republicans, believe in protecting America's core national interests.

Tom Cotton

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Collaboration has become really integral to my process. I play music so that I can spend time with my friends and communicate in that way. I experience so much joy in that process, because, you know, it's those times of getting together and playing music and all that comes with it that are the best for me.

Ryan Adams

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The Lord's Prayer is the most perfect piece of poetry. I always feel at peace and moved when I recite it.

Mary Quant

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That tax relief can spur the economy and thereby benefit all Americans is something that Washington Democrats used to understand. President Kennedy, for example, aggressively cut taxes after being elected to stimulate the economy as a means of helping all Americans.

Mike Bouchard

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The only man who is really free is the one who can turn down an invitation to dinner without giving an excuse.

Jules Renard

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Do people absolutely need the arts to get by day-to-day? You can make that claim, but they also really need a lot of things before that.

Jason Alexander

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It was strange at times. We had to make out so much that we kind of got over it. It was really awkward.

Clea Duvall

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