Lawrence Wright Quotes

Hubbard set up the Church of Scientology in Hollywood in 1954 for a reason. He understood that celebrity was increasingly a feature of American public life, and celebrities themselves were going to be worshiped as minor deities were in the ancient world. The idea was: if you could get them, think how many people would follow.

Lawrence Wright

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Author Biography

  • Author Profession: author
  • Nationality: american
  • Birth: August 2, 1947

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I was just always the girl that people would come and talk to about their problems, and I still am.

Jennifer Aniston

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In gymnastics, everything is a competition. You want to have your hair look the best and your makeup look the best. You want to be the best, and you want to have the prettiest leotard.

McKayla Maroney

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President Bush's war on Iraq is viewed broadly in Islamic communities as an attack on Islam, and thus the President has alienated a large part of one fifth of the world's population.

John Olver

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Wall Street has become a veritable casino.

Maurice Allais

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We need sobriety, rationality, and civility in the discussions on the regulation of financial institutions so that the banks can return in a robust manner to their central role in funding the economy.

Stephen A. Schwarzman

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When I left 'Being Human,' that was painful because the show was going on without me. But with 'Him & Her,' we finished on such a high together that if it is the end, it couldn't have stopped at a better time. But I hope with 'Him & Her' that we'll get another crack of the whip: that the writer might change his mind and write some more.

Russell Tovey

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In order for the Constitution to work, you have to have law-abiding people. You have to have people willing to obey the Constitution, willing to follow the law. Obama doesn't care. He is the law.

Rush Limbaugh

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For as spiritual as some people think my books are, I've never really dealt with religious things.

Mitch Albom

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I have to work harder than what I am now to make sure that I stay on top of this and stay on top of the world and be competitive in major championships.

Jason Day

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In the past week it has become clear that the vote on the final healthcare bill will be very close. I take this vote with the utmost seriousness. I am quite aware of the historic fight that has lasted the better part of the last century to bring America in line with other modern democracies in providing single payer health care.

Dennis Kucinich

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I look for friends who make me laugh.

Christian Lacroix

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That's kind of just the nature of our business, is that you're really putting a lot of energy and time and care into something that isn't necessarily going to last forever.

Phillipa Soo

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