Alan Furst Quotes

We're the roughest people in the way we play and live, and that is because Americans come from people who all got up one morning and went 5,000 miles, and that was a time in the 19th century when it wasn't so easy to do.

Alan Furst

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

  • Author Profession: author
  • Nationality: american
  • Birth: February 20, 1941

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I just learned my lyrics and tried not to bump into the trumpet player. That was my philosophy.

Jo Stafford

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Factory farming is one of the biggest contributors to the most serious environmental problems. The meat industry causes more greenhouse gas emissions than all the cars, trucks, planes and ships in the world.

Joan Jett

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When I sit down to write a song, there is no filter. I'm not trying to write for anyone or anything specifically. It's just trying to capture a little piece of your soul - even if it's a really ugly part.

Jenny Lewis

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We live in an age in which the biblical-moral traditions that have guided us for centuries are increasingly being forgotten.

Meir Soloveichik

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The sculptor who deals with form seeks to imprison beauty in a marble statue that will withstand the ravages of time during millenniums; but a marble statue is cold and speaks to but a few of the most evolved who are able to infuse the statue with their own life.

Max Heindel

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I think as an actor you're always learning, you're always trying to experience more things.

Matthew Lewis

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I've spoken several times with Prime Minister Erdogan about relations between Turkey and Israel. I'm pleased that, following President Obama's visit to Israel, talks between Israel and Turkey are again taking place and hope that relations between them will further improve in the interest of both countries.

Angela Merkel

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In 1962 I was 17, so I was definitely watching the dance shows on television.

Micky Dolenz

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Skin is not only an envelope protecting the inner body, or a membrane that allows exchange between exterior and interior of the body. It also serves as a mingling point between the outer world and inner self, and between body and soul.

Miru Kim

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'Harry Potter' is very nice because it's very easy to make children happy. All you have to do is have your photograph taken with them.

David Thewlis

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I love working with Bob Zemeckis. I think he's amazing and wonderful to work with.

Christopher Lloyd

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The collapse of the Soviet Union could not have been a source of national pride for many in Russia. The one person who has capitalized on this the most has been Vladimir Putin.

Brandon Webb

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