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"Because, you know, I can't work a bicycle pump."
Judi Dench
"Because, you know, I can't work a bicycle pump."
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"I will work with a director who has good material because at the end of the day, that's what counts."
Javier Bardem
"I will work with a director who has good material because at the end of the day, that's what counts."
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"In my judgment, based on the work that has been done to this point of the Iraq Survey Group, and in fact, that I reported to you in October, Iraq was in clear violation of the terms of U.N.Resolution 1441."
David Kay
"In my judgment, based on the work that has been done to this point of the Iraq Survey Group, and in fact, that I reported to you in October, Iraq was in clear violation of the terms of U.N.Resolution 1441."
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"You have to work hard for it, but first you have to want it, and then you have to dream on it."
Liza Minnelli
"You have to work hard for it, but first you have to want it, and then you have to dream on it."
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"All the conductor has to do is stand back and try not to get in the way. Mozart is doing all the work."
Colin R. Davis
"All the conductor has to do is stand back and try not to get in the way. Mozart is doing all the work."
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"When you're not concerned with succeeding, you can work with complete freedom."
Larry David
"When you're not concerned with succeeding, you can work with complete freedom."
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"I'll work overtime to open the doors of opportunity to industry and commerce."
Alan Autry
"I'll work overtime to open the doors of opportunity to industry and commerce."
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"I prefer a quartet, it makes everyone work harder."
Adrian Belew
"I prefer a quartet, it makes everyone work harder."
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"I must work hard to make my singing above reproach; there must be no faults which hard work would take care of."
Kate Smith
"I must work hard to make my singing above reproach; there must be no faults which hard work would take care of."
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"I understood that if I wanted to work, the saxophone was the main instrument. The clarinet was what we call a double."
Lee Konitz
"I understood that if I wanted to work, the saxophone was the main instrument. The clarinet was what we call a double."
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"An American worker should not expect his pay to be cut because somebody comes to this country illegally and is willing to work for less than he or she should be paid."
Gary Miller
"An American worker should not expect his pay to be cut because somebody comes to this country illegally and is willing to work for less than he or she should be paid."
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"I do know that I have to work hard for every single thing that I get, really hard, and that's okay."
Kyra Sedgwick
"I do know that I have to work hard for every single thing that I get, really hard, and that's okay."
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"You know, it sounds corny, but I believe in myself. And I work hard."
Arthur Godfrey
"You know, it sounds corny, but I believe in myself. And I work hard."
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"We must work together to save and strengthen Social Security not just for my father's generation but also for my daughters' generation."
John Thune
"We must work together to save and strengthen Social Security not just for my father's generation but also for my daughters' generation."
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"I have been under considerable pressure to buy at least a laptop computer. I have always turned the suggestions down for the reason that I have never done creative work on a typewriter. There is to me a lack of empathy."
Winston Graham
"I have been under considerable pressure to buy at least a laptop computer. I have always turned the suggestions down for the reason that I have never done creative work on a typewriter. There is to me a lack of empathy."
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"It takes a little work to be a vegan, but now it's really possible to have tasty stuff and it's better for you. I say the best test is go as far as you can and see how you feel. Personally, I feel great."
Grace Slick
"It takes a little work to be a vegan, but now it's really possible to have tasty stuff and it's better for you. I say the best test is go as far as you can and see how you feel. Personally, I feel great."
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"I've always liked being relatively obscure. I feel that's where I belong, that's where my work belongs."
Don DeLillo
"I've always liked being relatively obscure. I feel that's where I belong, that's where my work belongs."
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"You need to decide what problems, what opportunities, what projects you're going to work on."
Fred L. Turner
"You need to decide what problems, what opportunities, what projects you're going to work on."
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"I like films, or some films, and would be intrigued to see my work on screen."
Tanith Lee
"I like films, or some films, and would be intrigued to see my work on screen."
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"You can't do things for money. You just can't act them. There's gotta be something about the script that you really want to do. I wouldn't do a job if I didn't think I could do the best work I possibly could."
Tom Wilkinson
"You can't do things for money. You just can't act them. There's gotta be something about the script that you really want to do. I wouldn't do a job if I didn't think I could do the best work I possibly could."
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"My ability to concentrate and work toward that goal has been my greatest asset."
Jack Nicklaus
"My ability to concentrate and work toward that goal has been my greatest asset."
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"Everything changes as a mother. Yes, work has changed. The projects that I choose are even more important to me now. The world he's growing up in and the kind of stimulus that is out there; they are so precious and I'd do anything to protect him."
Jennifer Connelly
"Everything changes as a mother. Yes, work has changed. The projects that I choose are even more important to me now. The world he's growing up in and the kind of stimulus that is out there; they are so precious and I'd do anything to protect him."
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"I need to work to feel well."
Edouard Manet
"I need to work to feel well."
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"I can't work completely out of my imagination. I must put my foot in a bit of truth; and then I can fly free."
Andrew Wyeth
"I can't work completely out of my imagination. I must put my foot in a bit of truth; and then I can fly free."
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"One of the ingredients that made Cheers work so well was the great ensemble of actors we had. That's the case with any good series."
Ted Danson
"One of the ingredients that made Cheers work so well was the great ensemble of actors we had. That's the case with any good series."
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"I'm going to go out and get everybody together and say I think we ought to protect this for generations to come. Now, let's get down to work and walk the land and talk about the conflicts and get everybody involved."
Bruce Babbitt
"I'm going to go out and get everybody together and say I think we ought to protect this for generations to come. Now, let's get down to work and walk the land and talk about the conflicts and get everybody involved."
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"My hard work and excellent training entitled me to be a better actress than some of my competitors."
Pola Negri
"My hard work and excellent training entitled me to be a better actress than some of my competitors."
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"For every two minutes of glamour, there are eight hours of hard work."
Jessica Savitch
"For every two minutes of glamour, there are eight hours of hard work."
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"It's just such a great miracle when things do work, and they work for such a wild variety of crazy reasons."
Laurie Anderson
"It's just such a great miracle when things do work, and they work for such a wild variety of crazy reasons."
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"In fact, at Olympic National Park in my district, they 3 years ago had 130 summer employees they brought in for temporary work. This summer they have 25 because they cannot afford more."
Norm Dicks
"In fact, at Olympic National Park in my district, they 3 years ago had 130 summer employees they brought in for temporary work. This summer they have 25 because they cannot afford more."
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"I think there is an element of nihilism about, but I don't think most artists feel their work is meaningless."
Leonard Baskin
"I think there is an element of nihilism about, but I don't think most artists feel their work is meaningless."
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"So, did I work with Warhol? I worked with him less on that play then I did on other things. He actually did a portrait of my rabbit and some other stuff. Warhol was definitely... Warhol."
Harvey Fierstein
"So, did I work with Warhol? I worked with him less on that play then I did on other things. He actually did a portrait of my rabbit and some other stuff. Warhol was definitely... Warhol."
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"Work to survive, survive by consuming, survive to consume: the hellish cycle is complete."
Raoul Vaneigem
"Work to survive, survive by consuming, survive to consume: the hellish cycle is complete."
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"Nothing earthly will make me give up my work in despair."
David Livingstone
"Nothing earthly will make me give up my work in despair."
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"Can you hang in there with your investigators when things get going tough? Don't give up on investigators because they have a little weakness. Work with them until the Holy Ghost tells you not to."
Richard G. Scott
"Can you hang in there with your investigators when things get going tough? Don't give up on investigators because they have a little weakness. Work with them until the Holy Ghost tells you not to."
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"I also work with the spirituality of people."
Della Reese
"I also work with the spirituality of people."
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"In Georgia where children work day and night in the cotton mills they have just passed a bill to protect song birds. What about the little children from whom all song is gone?"
Mary Harris Jones
"In Georgia where children work day and night in the cotton mills they have just passed a bill to protect song birds. What about the little children from whom all song is gone?"
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"I consider my musical ability to be a gift from the Creator. It's not that I try to work hard or nothing like that, it's a gift, it was given to me, and I appreciate it."
Erykah Badu
"I consider my musical ability to be a gift from the Creator. It's not that I try to work hard or nothing like that, it's a gift, it was given to me, and I appreciate it."
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"When I was a child and teenager I read whenever I had the opportunity, but since then I've found it hard to read as much as I'd like, children, work, and pets all providing powerful incentives to escape into a book and a practical reason why I rarely do so."
Louise Brown
"When I was a child and teenager I read whenever I had the opportunity, but since then I've found it hard to read as much as I'd like, children, work, and pets all providing powerful incentives to escape into a book and a practical reason why I rarely do so."
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"Hmm mmm I mean, work is work, I'll take whatever work I can get."
Matthew McGrory
"Hmm mmm I mean, work is work, I'll take whatever work I can get."
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"Anyone who works is a fool. I don't work - I merely inflict myself upon the public."
Robert Morley
"Anyone who works is a fool. I don't work - I merely inflict myself upon the public."
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"If there is dissatisfaction with the status quo, good. If there is ferment, so much the better. If there is restlessness, I am pleased. Then let there be ideas, and hard thought, and hard work. If man feels small, let man make himself bigger."
Hubert H. Humphrey
"If there is dissatisfaction with the status quo, good. If there is ferment, so much the better. If there is restlessness, I am pleased. Then let there be ideas, and hard thought, and hard work. If man feels small, let man make himself bigger."
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"I was going to visit IBM for six months as a visiting scientist. Now, six months is a lot of time, so I came with a whole list of projects that I might want to work on."
Wietse Venema
"I was going to visit IBM for six months as a visiting scientist. Now, six months is a lot of time, so I came with a whole list of projects that I might want to work on."
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"To work hard, to live hard, to die hard, and then go to hell after all would be too damn hard."
Carl Sandburg
"To work hard, to live hard, to die hard, and then go to hell after all would be too damn hard."
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"My work is intensely personal."
Andres Serrano
"My work is intensely personal."
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"But at the same time, I think we recognize we can't impose democracy from without, particularly American-style democracy. We need to work with those elements in the region that are moving towards a reformed process and there are a number of them."
Frank Carlucci
"But at the same time, I think we recognize we can't impose democracy from without, particularly American-style democracy. We need to work with those elements in the region that are moving towards a reformed process and there are a number of them."
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"I hate working out. Because I work out for films now solely I come to associate it with work."
Bruce Willis
"I hate working out. Because I work out for films now solely I come to associate it with work."
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"I'm reading scripts, desperately wanting to work. I've set a couple of things up for next year."
Charlie Hunnam
"I'm reading scripts, desperately wanting to work. I've set a couple of things up for next year."
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"Work is no disgrace: it is idleness which is a disgrace."
Hesiod
"Work is no disgrace: it is idleness which is a disgrace."
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"While I don't satisfy my curiosity about the way I work, I'm terribly curious about the way other poets work. But I would think that's true about many of us."
Thom Gunn
"While I don't satisfy my curiosity about the way I work, I'm terribly curious about the way other poets work. But I would think that's true about many of us."
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