Ray Stevens Quotes

I saw Louis Armstrong perform at Albany State College on Radio Springs Road. He was probably the first famous individual I saw in concert. Unfortunately, I never did get to meet him.

Ray Stevens

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I'm not really much of an actor, so when I started on 'The Daily Show,' I was just trying to adopt the faux authority of a newsperson. Having a British accent definitely gave me a sonic leg up on that because there is a faux authority to the British accent in and of itself.

John Oliver

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Humans are unbelievably data efficient. You don't have to drive 1 million miles to drive a car, but the way we teach a self-driving car is have it drive a million miles.

Jeff Bezos

CarDriveDataYouTeachWay

A lot of people are programmed to think, 'Oh, I want to do this, but I also want this.' It's like they want everything. You want your cake, and you want to eat it, too. Even though I guess you're supposed to eat cake, but I never really get that saying.

Metro Boomin

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As long as Iran believes that its security will be increased by having a nuclear program, it's going to pursue its program.

Stephen Kinzer

LongSecurityWillPursueGoing

Travelling's so much better when you know you've got a lovely home to go back to.

Toni Collette

HomeBetterYouBackGoKnow

The Australian public are very fair and they are always prepared to give the leader of a major political party a fair go.

Tony Abbott

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It is important for American congregations to hold their churches accountable for what their money does in Africa.

Roger Ross Williams

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People would probably say my mom raised very confident children, but it comes from a place of being comfortable in your own skin.

Miles Teller

ChildrenPeopleMomConfidentSkin

People don't realize that we, we meaning people in show business, have the same problems as everyone else. Money doesn't change that. Fame doesn't change that. Sometimes that brings on more problems. You know, it's just a different kind of problems.

Dolly Parton

ChangeBusinessMoneyPeopleMeaning

Nowadays, I really like playing in studios.

Derek Bailey

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I remember as a kid that I was always physically fit.

Chris Cornell

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Each Disney princess is unique in their own way, but Moana is especially close to my heart because she's Polynesian.

Auli'i Cravalho

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