Paul Merton Quotes

It was a bizarre existence I led in my early twenties - that cliche of the comedian who goes out and entertains a roomful of people and then goes home to a lonely bedsit was unbelievably poignant for me because that was exactly what I was doing. I had periods of real loneliness.

Paul Merton

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'Six Feet Under,' for me, was college. Alan Ball and Alan Poul ran that show and really taught me what it meant to really run a show in a classic way.

Jill Soloway

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I often think how lucky we were with 'Jesus Christ Superstar.'

Andrew Lloyd Webber

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Selma helped make it possible for hundreds and thousands of people in the South to become registered voters and encouraged people all across America to become participants in a democratic process.

John Lewis

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I'm the only person I know who's got a bunch of money.

John Mayer

MoneyPersonKnowGotOnlyBunch

The Buddha resides as comfortably in the circuits of a digital computer or the gears of a cycle transmission as he does at the top of a mountain.

Robert M. Pirsig

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Positive defaults protect you from yourself - and that helps you to make decisions in the moment that are better for your long-term interests.

Tom Rath

PositiveMomentYourselfBetterYou

While I have worked hard to bring folks to the middle to craft common-sense solutions to the many problems that confront our nation, Washington is mired in gridlock, gamesmanship and constant partisan bickering.

Mike Ross

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You must see the persons who are in charge - persons you can punish or vote for.

Joschka Fischer

YouVoteSeeMustChargeWho

We were very old-fashioned. My preacher at church told me I could not go in to the movies because it would make me a 'wanton woman.'

Debbie Reynolds

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My name is out there right now. I'm creative and innovative. I should capitalize on it.

Christian Siriano

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By looking into more details of American history, we can make more sense of what's happening today.

Christoph Waltz

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I think, at some point, all of us - I'm gonna speak personally, not for everybody else - you're gonna feel like a one-trick pony, and you might even be a one-trick pony. But at some point, if it's a really good trick, everybody's still gonna appreciate it.

Chris Stapleton

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