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William Collins Quotes

Words like feminism or democracy scare me. They are words with barnacles on them, and you can't see what's underneath.

William Collins

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

Author Profession: poet
Nationality: english
Birth: December 25, 1721 - June 12, 1759

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Words Me Democracy You Feminism See

In February 2003, I signed a three-year contract with MSNBC to host a talk show. Having recently decided not to run again for governor of Minnesota, I was still a pretty hot commodity. The show was originally scheduled for an hour, four nights a week.

February Week Run Talk Hot Contract

The bottom line, addressing defense spending cuts with a meat ax like sequestration will damage defense readiness for decades to come.

Will Meat Line Bottom Defense Come

I'll never be the biggest kind of star; I'll be like Bob Duvall, respected as an actor but a lot of people can't identify the face. I don't have the personality of a big star, or the looks of a Mel Gibson or a Paul Newman, or the style of a George C. Scott.

Style Personality People Face Looks

The way they taught history in schools was not appealing. They stressed wars and dates. They left the people out. I was attracted to history by the need to know about the people. In China, I went to a British school, and we just learned about kings and queens. Back in America, I had the regular social studies curriculum.

History School People America Kings

The only thing wider than my family's mean streak is my family's cheap streak.

Family Cheap Mean Only Than Streak

One of the things about acting is it allows you to live other people's lives without having to pay the price.

Live People You Acting Price Pay

While at college, I did my first lead on a network TV show, Medic.

College First Lead Show TV Show Did

I love everything from old-school cars to whatever the latest muscle or luxury vehicles are.

Love Car Luxury Muscle Everything

There is a difference between a voyeur and a tender witness. Maybe I think the audience is more of a tender witness than a voyeur, which has a shady undertone.

Think More Difference Audience Shady

Young men soon give, and soon forget, affronts; old age is slow in both.

Age Men Old Age Slow Young Forget

I love being a dad, and I'm good at it. Kids teach you about life, like how not to focus on yourself so much.

Life Love Good Focus Yourself You

You have undertaken to cheat me. I won't sue you, for the law is too slow. I'll ruin you.

Cornelius Vanderbilt

Me Law Slow You Cheat Ruin

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