Gail Collins Quotes

You know what Americans are really sensitive to? Issues of fairness. I think this is a modern phenomenon, born of the civil rights movement. Once you convince Americans that something is basically unfair, you've got a winning cause.

Gail Collins

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It's always been a struggle to differentiate myself, but I like my parents. I enjoy doing events with them, and I don't feel I should purposely avoid something just for the sake of being different.

Jesse Kellerman

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In comedy, you have to be unafraid to hang from the tree branch naked in the high wind and you have to be absolutely unafraid to look ridiculous and silly.

Matt LeBlanc

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You go back and you read your Constitution. You read your Declaration of Independence. And you will see that the only people who could decide these freedoms were white males who owned property, and all the rest of us were excluded.

John Trudell

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I have a big bag of M&M's in the pantry, and I have a scoop after lunch. That's my treat.

Summer Sanders

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I don't mind being a buffoon.

Stewart Rahr

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I've been with my husband for seven years. With my husband and my son, I get my second chance in life to be loved and be happy.

Tonya Harding

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I saw 'Cats' on a school trip. I thought it was neat and a little weird. The set was cool.

Rob McClure

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If a man works like a horse for his money, there are a lot of girls anxious to take him down the bridal path.

Marty Allen

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I've certainly auditioned for big budget studio films. I don't know if it's because there's so much money involved, but a lot of times the pressure overwhelms me and engulfs me. I end up falling apart in the audition.

Jason Ritter

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With a good melody... music gets me through everything.

Drake Bell

GoodMusicMeEverythingThrough

We should tell our kids to just have fun, participate and not get bent on winning or losing. But every coach, when they say that, they say it tongue in cheek, 'Don't worry about winning': If you win I'll get you ice cream, but if you lose I'm going to pout in the car.

Bode Miller

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Parenthood is an adventure.

Audra McDonald

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