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"People might find me attractive, but it's also my job to prove that I can be intelligent."
Portia de Rossi
"People might find me attractive, but it's also my job to prove that I can be intelligent."
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"Last night I stayed up late playing poker with Tarot cards. I got a full house and four people died."
Steven Wright
"Last night I stayed up late playing poker with Tarot cards. I got a full house and four people died."
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"I do know there are a lot of people who seem to be in my corner, and that's, of course, wonderful. I'm really more interested in the nomination than in the award, because I think the nomination just puts you within a group of outstanding actors."
Morgan Freeman
"I do know there are a lot of people who seem to be in my corner, and that's, of course, wonderful. I'm really more interested in the nomination than in the award, because I think the nomination just puts you within a group of outstanding actors."
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"And what I'm interested in is investing in people."
Arthur Rock
"And what I'm interested in is investing in people."
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"Everything in the world we want to do or get done, we must do with and through people."
Earl Nightingale
"Everything in the world we want to do or get done, we must do with and through people."
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"I envy people who drink - at least they know what to blame everything on."
Oscar Levant
"I envy people who drink - at least they know what to blame everything on."
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"I was desperate really for people not to accuse me of coldness. It was taboo."
Thomas Dolby
"I was desperate really for people not to accuse me of coldness. It was taboo."
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"I'm not anybody's judge; I don't know what motivates people to do what they do. But I have a lot of admiration for anybody who can start with absolutely nothing and make a little something out of it."
Wilford Brimley
"I'm not anybody's judge; I don't know what motivates people to do what they do. But I have a lot of admiration for anybody who can start with absolutely nothing and make a little something out of it."
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"The world is filled with violence. Because criminals carry guns, we decent law-abiding citizens should also have guns. Otherwise they will win and the decent people will loose."
James Earl Jones
"The world is filled with violence. Because criminals carry guns, we decent law-abiding citizens should also have guns. Otherwise they will win and the decent people will loose."
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"There just isn't any pleasing some people. The trick is to stop trying."
Robert Mitchum
"There just isn't any pleasing some people. The trick is to stop trying."
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"A lot of people are obsessed with looking cool. They feel they have to look after their image."
Adrian Edmondson
"A lot of people are obsessed with looking cool. They feel they have to look after their image."
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"Snowboarding is an activity that is very popular with people who do not feel that regular skiing is lethal enough."
Dave Barry
"Snowboarding is an activity that is very popular with people who do not feel that regular skiing is lethal enough."
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"I'm really only happy when I'm on stage. I just feed off the energy of the audience. That's what I'm all about - people and laughter."
Larry David
"I'm really only happy when I'm on stage. I just feed off the energy of the audience. That's what I'm all about - people and laughter."
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"Everyone confesses that exertion which brings out all the powers of body and mind is the best thing for us; but most people do all they can to get rid of it, and as a general rule nobody does much more than circumstances drive them to do."
Harriet Beecher Stowe
"Everyone confesses that exertion which brings out all the powers of body and mind is the best thing for us; but most people do all they can to get rid of it, and as a general rule nobody does much more than circumstances drive them to do."
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"People that haven't seen us yet are shocked because they think that Alice Cooper must be a female folksinger. They don't expect the whole thing."
Alice Cooper
"People that haven't seen us yet are shocked because they think that Alice Cooper must be a female folksinger. They don't expect the whole thing."
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"You're trying to find new ideas in people. I always think to myself, what question I am least comfortable asking the person? And then I make sure I ask it early in the interview."
Chuck Klosterman
"You're trying to find new ideas in people. I always think to myself, what question I am least comfortable asking the person? And then I make sure I ask it early in the interview."
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"Sure, I've had some bad times, but everybody does. But people don't get to talk about them like I do, unless they do to a therapist. People don't get to put them in the paper like I do."
Lynn Johnston
"Sure, I've had some bad times, but everybody does. But people don't get to talk about them like I do, unless they do to a therapist. People don't get to put them in the paper like I do."
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"I am confident that, in the end, common sense and justice will prevail. I'm an optimist, brought up on the belief that if you wait to the end of the story, you get to see the good people live happily ever after."
Cat Stevens
"I am confident that, in the end, common sense and justice will prevail. I'm an optimist, brought up on the belief that if you wait to the end of the story, you get to see the good people live happily ever after."
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"If your audience is young, it'd be youth culture, if your audience is older, it'd be older people, if it were senior citizens, it'd be senior citizen issues. So you try and hit the target audience."
Kurt Loder
"If your audience is young, it'd be youth culture, if your audience is older, it'd be older people, if it were senior citizens, it'd be senior citizen issues. So you try and hit the target audience."
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"People have accepted the media's idea of what feminism is, but that doesn't mean that it's right or true or real. Feminism is not monolithic. Within feminism, there is an array of opinions."
Judy Chicago
"People have accepted the media's idea of what feminism is, but that doesn't mean that it's right or true or real. Feminism is not monolithic. Within feminism, there is an array of opinions."
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"I think that people need to have the courage of their convictions and not be trying to fool people into thinking that they've changed overnight."
Chris Bell
"I think that people need to have the courage of their convictions and not be trying to fool people into thinking that they've changed overnight."
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"That settled Abraham Lincoln with me. I was thoroughly satisfied that no such man ought to be President; but I could not yet conceive it possible that such a monster would be the choice of a majority of the people for President."
John Sergeant Wise
"That settled Abraham Lincoln with me. I was thoroughly satisfied that no such man ought to be President; but I could not yet conceive it possible that such a monster would be the choice of a majority of the people for President."
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"I always regarded people who want fame with a lot of suspicion. Unless you have a product to sell, I don't know why anyone would want to be famous. I can't imagine what need that would fill."
Jessica Cutler
"I always regarded people who want fame with a lot of suspicion. Unless you have a product to sell, I don't know why anyone would want to be famous. I can't imagine what need that would fill."
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"Some people say Hawaii is spoiled, but I don't think so. It's modern. It's a part of today's world."
James MacArthur
"Some people say Hawaii is spoiled, but I don't think so. It's modern. It's a part of today's world."
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"I think that people who have Vegas throat are people who sing from their throats only."
Robert Goulet
"I think that people who have Vegas throat are people who sing from their throats only."
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"I like to move among painters, mathematicians, psychologists, people who can tell me something."
George Woodcock
"I like to move among painters, mathematicians, psychologists, people who can tell me something."
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"When you're out there with thousands of people it's probably better to have a bigger show to look at, and it turned out really well and they videoed it for me."
Cliff Richard
"When you're out there with thousands of people it's probably better to have a bigger show to look at, and it turned out really well and they videoed it for me."
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"I hope people like me and appreciate me the way I am."
Steve Yzerman
"I hope people like me and appreciate me the way I am."
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"There's no one actor in particular that I want to model my career after, except for the people who have been able to keep their career varied and who choose things that interest them. That opportunity is all I really want."
Hugh Dancy
"There's no one actor in particular that I want to model my career after, except for the people who have been able to keep their career varied and who choose things that interest them. That opportunity is all I really want."
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"People always give me styling products and stuff."
Rachael Leigh Cook
"People always give me styling products and stuff."
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"I do not mind having written the song at all. I just wish that I had written it in a different key, as the high d is hard to play. I am glad that I wrote something that brought joy to millions of people."
Chuck Mangione
"I do not mind having written the song at all. I just wish that I had written it in a different key, as the high d is hard to play. I am glad that I wrote something that brought joy to millions of people."
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"People have to understand what my game is. It's not all about numbers. There's a bigger picture here. I don't create off the dribble. I rely on my teammates; my role is to set screens and get rebounds."
Rebecca Lobo
"People have to understand what my game is. It's not all about numbers. There's a bigger picture here. I don't create off the dribble. I rely on my teammates; my role is to set screens and get rebounds."
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"It's joyful to give. But for people who want to take advantage of you, you're kind of an easy mark."
Larry King
"It's joyful to give. But for people who want to take advantage of you, you're kind of an easy mark."
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"I think we should take Iraq and Iran and combine them into one country and call it Irate. All the pissed off people live in one place and get it over with."
Denis Leary
"I think we should take Iraq and Iran and combine them into one country and call it Irate. All the pissed off people live in one place and get it over with."
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"No other country in the world gives protection like that, but it is not absolute protection. People sometimes meet that high burden and win libel suits, and in those cases I think they ought to win."
Floyd Abrams
"No other country in the world gives protection like that, but it is not absolute protection. People sometimes meet that high burden and win libel suits, and in those cases I think they ought to win."
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"The Jesuits I know who have died and all their lives were great teachers, they're the least remembered people."
Daniel Berrigan
"The Jesuits I know who have died and all their lives were great teachers, they're the least remembered people."
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"Just like other illnesses, depression can be treated so that people can live happy, active lives."
Tom Bosley
"Just like other illnesses, depression can be treated so that people can live happy, active lives."
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"It's a younger generation running the show, and I miss the generation we had in the '70s. They were really very honorable guys, like Neal Bogart and Bill Graham, people who will never be around again."
Peter Criss
"It's a younger generation running the show, and I miss the generation we had in the '70s. They were really very honorable guys, like Neal Bogart and Bill Graham, people who will never be around again."
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"I really feel kind of guilty spending 80 million dollars. People are starving in the world."
Penelope Spheeris
"I really feel kind of guilty spending 80 million dollars. People are starving in the world."
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"As a real person, he wouldn't last a minute, would he? But drama is about imperfection. And we've moved away from the aspirational hero. We got tired of it, it was dull. If I was House's friend, I would hate it. How he so resolutely refuses to be happy or take the kind-hearted road. But we don't always like morally good people, do we?"
Hugh Laurie
"As a real person, he wouldn't last a minute, would he? But drama is about imperfection. And we've moved away from the aspirational hero. We got tired of it, it was dull. If I was House's friend, I would hate it. How he so resolutely refuses to be happy or take the kind-hearted road. But we don't always like morally good people, do we?"
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"In every place there are 100 people who can say no and only one person who can say yes. You have to get a good piece of material to the right person."
Robert Evans
"In every place there are 100 people who can say no and only one person who can say yes. You have to get a good piece of material to the right person."
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"People want me to do the strangest things. They want me to sign their arms or chests."
Tia Carrere
"People want me to do the strangest things. They want me to sign their arms or chests."
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"Most people are good at too many things. And when you say someone is focused, more often than not what you actually mean is they're very narrow."
Chuck Close
"Most people are good at too many things. And when you say someone is focused, more often than not what you actually mean is they're very narrow."
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"I'll go back and take what the people owe me."
Mike Tyson
"I'll go back and take what the people owe me."
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"What I tell these young people is, the world is not as dangerous as the older generation would like you to believe. Anyone I know who has ever taken a risk and lost a job has ended up getting a better one two years later."
Jonathan Kozol
"What I tell these young people is, the world is not as dangerous as the older generation would like you to believe. Anyone I know who has ever taken a risk and lost a job has ended up getting a better one two years later."
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"I see people in terms of dialogue and I believe that people are their talk."
Roddy Doyle
"I see people in terms of dialogue and I believe that people are their talk."
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"If you see most people neglect the Bible, and many that can read never look into it, let it not harden you and make you think lightly of it, and that it is a book of no worth."
Jupiter Hammon
"If you see most people neglect the Bible, and many that can read never look into it, let it not harden you and make you think lightly of it, and that it is a book of no worth."
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"I am all for people having their heart in the right place; but the right place for a heart is not inside the head."
Katharine Whitehorn
"I am all for people having their heart in the right place; but the right place for a heart is not inside the head."
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"This country isn't a melting pot. Think of this country as a stir fry. That's what this country should be. A place where people are appreciated for who they are."
Jane Elliott
"This country isn't a melting pot. Think of this country as a stir fry. That's what this country should be. A place where people are appreciated for who they are."
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"People would get up and leave so they would not have to sit anywhere near me."
Ryan White
"People would get up and leave so they would not have to sit anywhere near me."
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