Patrick deWitt Quotes

I think of myself as somebody who, in a moment-to-moment way, I'm quite happy. But I think I am a bit doubtful and wary of true happiness, and, like a lot of my friends, there's been a good degree of self-sabotage.

Patrick deWitt

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I think just because life is hard, it does seem fun to have a break and laugh about things, so I think in the end, my instincts go there.

Joan Cusack

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Whitman was Emerson translated from the abstract into the concrete.

John Burroughs

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And usually the studios they don't want you to have credit for your movies because they want to take credit for the movies because if you get credit for your movies they've got to pay you more.

Jerry Bruckheimer

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I think all women in Hollywood are known as sex symbols. That's what our purpose is in this business. You're merchandised, you're a product. You're sold and it's based on sex. But that's okay. I think women should be empowered by that, not degraded.

Megan Fox

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I got into radio when I was eight, and I was one of the busiest child dramatic actors in America.

Mel Torme

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The implication of AKC registration is that a dog who has it is better than a dog who hasn't.

Jean Hanff Korelitz

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You've got to be happy when you play a sad character; otherwise, you just get depressed. Make your real life as fun as possible.

Sophie Turner

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I don't come from a film background. so I am grateful to everyone who loves my work.

Sidharth Malhotra

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Serving on the House Committee on Government Reform and Oversight allows me to play a role making government more accountable by investigating waste, mismanagement, and improprieties.

Ron DeSantis

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No 22-year-old should have to enter the real world already in a virtual debtors' prison.

Michael Moore

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You can't, in the 21st century, continue to live in a system where people live under martial law for 30 years.

Mohamed ElBaradei

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I remember him watching me through the crack of a door singing with a hairbrush. I was in front of his mirror. I think he wanted me to sing. He would get me on the table and make me sing sometimes or play the piano. He was very encouraging on that front.

Lisa Marie Presley

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