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Quotes by Celebrity

"Success is important only to the extent that it puts one in a position to do more things one likes to do."

"Success is important only to the extent that it puts one in a position to do more things one likes to do."

Sarah Caldwell, American Celebrity

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"The McCarthy boys, at the proper moment, gave orders to fire upon the advancing enemy."

"The McCarthy boys, at the proper moment, gave orders to fire upon the advancing enemy."

Buffalo Bill, American Celebrity

Boys, Enemy, Fire

34

"If I wanted to be famous, I could have been famous before."

"If I wanted to be famous, I could have been famous before."

David Gest, American Celebrity

34

"The place of chess in the society is closely related to the attitude of young people towards our game."

"The place of chess in the society is closely related to the attitude of young people towards our game."

Boris Spassky, Russian Celebrity

Society, People, Attitude, Chess

34

"I thought it was something peculiar to me. I thought I was abnormal."

"I thought it was something peculiar to me. I thought I was abnormal."

Louise Brown, English Celebrity

34

"Well, to take me from where I was, and the life I was leading, to the life I lead now with the church and with the Lord and with Jesus Christ, it's a total, total turn-around."

"Well, to take me from where I was, and the life I was leading, to the life I lead now with the church and with the Lord and with Jesus Christ, it's a total, total turn-around."

Pat Summerall, American Celebrity

Life, Church, Christ, Leading

34

"In sport there is never any moment that is the same as the other. I have been in Formula One for 12 years, and out of that I had one year with the perfect car."

"In sport there is never any moment that is the same as the other. I have been in Formula One for 12 years, and out of that I had one year with the perfect car."

Michael Schumacher, German Celebrity

Car, Formula, Years

34

"In a cult intervention information is presented about the group that the member is most often not aware of."

"In a cult intervention information is presented about the group that the member is most often not aware of."

Rick Ross, American Celebrity

34

"I am trapped in this body, and there is nothing I can do about it."

"I am trapped in this body, and there is nothing I can do about it."

Dudley Moore, British Celebrity

34

"Four years in the White House and two presidential campaigns is an awful long time. In politics, every year in the White House is like dog years, six years off your life."

"Four years in the White House and two presidential campaigns is an awful long time. In politics, every year in the White House is like dog years, six years off your life."

George Stephanopoulos, American Celebrity

Life, Politics, Time, Years

34

"Getting the support of Syria is the moral equivalent of winning the Klan's endorsement - it might be useful but it doesn't necessarily speak well of you."

"Getting the support of Syria is the moral equivalent of winning the Klan's endorsement - it might be useful but it doesn't necessarily speak well of you."

Jonah Goldberg, American Celebrity

Winning, Support

34

"Trouble is, I don't get to play a lot at the moment because I've just signed a contract where I've got to do 200 shows a year in pubs, so the golf's fallen away a bit."

"Trouble is, I don't get to play a lot at the moment because I've just signed a contract where I've got to do 200 shows a year in pubs, so the golf's fallen away a bit."

Eric Bristow, American Celebrity

Golf, Play, Trouble

34

"It's never been more important for borrowers to arm themselves with knowledge and build sound financial-management skills."

"It's never been more important for borrowers to arm themselves with knowledge and build sound financial-management skills."

Robert Manning, Irish Celebrity

Knowledge, Financial, Sound

34

"For myself, Queer Eye feeds more to my heart and my soul than as a platform for a career."

"For myself, Queer Eye feeds more to my heart and my soul than as a platform for a career."

Kyan Douglas, American Celebrity

Soul, Heart, Career, Eye

34

"Make a living will. Talk about it. Death is going to happen to everybody. Write it down. Even if you write it on a piece of paper at home and have your family witness it, you need to write it down."

"Make a living will. Talk about it. Death is going to happen to everybody. Write it down. Even if you write it on a piece of paper at home and have your family witness it, you need to write it down."

Michael Schiavo, American Celebrity

Death, Family, Home, Living

34

"We have 62 counties in New York State and each has its own system of death investigation."

"We have 62 counties in New York State and each has its own system of death investigation."

Michael Baden, American Celebrity

Death, Investigation, State

34

"My sense of divine brings with it a strange sound of music with its glories, a marvellous melody sounding like a multitude of flutes."

"My sense of divine brings with it a strange sound of music with its glories, a marvellous melody sounding like a multitude of flutes."

Paul Twitchell, American Celebrity

Music, Sense, Sound

34

"I am really proud to be a part in whatever way of women becoming active in the political scene. I think it was the first time that people came to terms with the reality of what it meant to have a Senate made up of 98 men and two women."

"I am really proud to be a part in whatever way of women becoming active in the political scene. I think it was the first time that people came to terms with the reality of what it meant to have a Senate made up of 98 men and two women."

Anita Hill, American Celebrity

Men, Time, Women, People

34

"Gay sex is a veritable breeding ground for disease."

"Gay sex is a veritable breeding ground for disease."

Rod Parsley, American Celebrity

Sex, Breeding, Disease, Gay

34

"I do not believe a good player is capable of having an evil thought during the game."

"I do not believe a good player is capable of having an evil thought during the game."

Wilhelm Steinitz, American Celebrity

34

"I was single for six years and during those six years I went back to college and got my degree in Social Work and then... while I was single... Barney came here to Portsmouth on vacation."

"I was single for six years and during those six years I went back to college and got my degree in Social Work and then... while I was single... Barney came here to Portsmouth on vacation."

Betty Hill, American Celebrity

Work, College, Vacation, Years

34

"You have a specific, defined audience-at MTV, they assume the audience to the news is 15 to 30 years old and they do a lot of research about the things they're interested in."

"You have a specific, defined audience-at MTV, they assume the audience to the news is 15 to 30 years old and they do a lot of research about the things they're interested in."

Tabitha Soren, American Celebrity

News, Old, Research, Years

34

"If you want to be loved by everyone, don't go into politics."

"If you want to be loved by everyone, don't go into politics."

Teresa Heinz, American Celebrity

34

"I get involved if a problem comes up after the death has been investigated by the local authority."

"I get involved if a problem comes up after the death has been investigated by the local authority."

Michael Baden, American Celebrity

Death, Authority

34

"If an adult uses violence on a child, the child will naturally assume that he too, has the right to use it on one smaller or weaker."

"If an adult uses violence on a child, the child will naturally assume that he too, has the right to use it on one smaller or weaker."

Dora Russell, English Celebrity

Right, Violence, Will

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"People should realize that I shot a Coke commercial back in 1986. So, you know, I've been around a long time. I carry my Screen Actors Guild Card."

"People should realize that I shot a Coke commercial back in 1986. So, you know, I've been around a long time. I carry my Screen Actors Guild Card."

Kato Kaelin, American Celebrity

Time, People, Actors

34

"There's a danger of the Internet just becoming loud, ugly and boring with a thousand voices screaming for attention."

"There's a danger of the Internet just becoming loud, ugly and boring with a thousand voices screaming for attention."

Matt Drudge, American Celebrity

Attention, Danger, Internet, Ugly

34

"Washington newspaper men know everything."

"Washington newspaper men know everything."

Buffalo Bill, American Celebrity

Men, Washington

34

"And sometimes you have to go above the written law, I believe."

"And sometimes you have to go above the written law, I believe."

Fawn Hall, American Celebrity

34

"Call me old-fashioned, but I like my conditioners to be conditioners and my shampoos to be shampoos."

"Call me old-fashioned, but I like my conditioners to be conditioners and my shampoos to be shampoos."

Kyan Douglas, American Celebrity

34

"For us to think we can enjoy, understand and practice the Christian religion with just Matthew to Revelation is foolishness."

"For us to think we can enjoy, understand and practice the Christian religion with just Matthew to Revelation is foolishness."

Randall Terry, American Celebrity

Religion, Christian, Foolishness, Practice

34

"Absolutely committed to spending the rest of my life as a spokesman for the rights of European Americans."

"Absolutely committed to spending the rest of my life as a spokesman for the rights of European Americans."

David Duke, American Celebrity

Life, Americans, Rights, Rest

34

"America should function as a Christian nation."

"America should function as a Christian nation."

Randall Terry, American Celebrity

Christian, America, Nation

34

"Those who suffer are not those at the top, but are the less privileged members of society."

"Those who suffer are not those at the top, but are the less privileged members of society."

Bianca Jagger, Nicaraguan Celebrity

34

"In a private room he showed me the first specimens of gold, that is he was not certain if it was gold or not, but he thought it might be; immediately I made the proof and found that it was gold."

"In a private room he showed me the first specimens of gold, that is he was not certain if it was gold or not, but he thought it might be; immediately I made the proof and found that it was gold."

John Sutter, American Celebrity

Thought, First, Gold, Proof

34

"Every age has its happiness and troubles."

"Every age has its happiness and troubles."

Jeanne Calment, French Celebrity

34

"In chess one cannot control everything. Sometimes a game takes an unexpected turn, in which beauty begins to emerge. Both players are always instrumental in this."

"In chess one cannot control everything. Sometimes a game takes an unexpected turn, in which beauty begins to emerge. Both players are always instrumental in this."

Vladimir Kramnik, Russian Celebrity

Beauty, Control, Chess

34

"Arsenic sticks around and today it's easily found after death if somebody thinks of looking for it, because the problem with arsenic, it isn't looked for in the common tests for drugs."

"Arsenic sticks around and today it's easily found after death if somebody thinks of looking for it, because the problem with arsenic, it isn't looked for in the common tests for drugs."

Michael Baden, American Celebrity

Death, Drugs, Tests, Today

34

"The defence and air defence ministers were both replaced and more than 2,000 officers lost their jobs."

"The defence and air defence ministers were both replaced and more than 2,000 officers lost their jobs."

Mathias Rust, German Celebrity

34

"I am always the 'good guy,' and I take on the idiotic jerks of the nation."

"I am always the 'good guy,' and I take on the idiotic jerks of the nation."

Wally George, American Celebrity

34

"When I go out to eat, it's usually something moderate in style."

"When I go out to eat, it's usually something moderate in style."

Thomas Keller, American Celebrity

34

"I guess I fell into cooking."

"I guess I fell into cooking."

Bobby Flay, American Celebrity

34

"We saw in 2003 the beginnings of an outbreak of an illness called SARS. SARS ended up killing 800 people which is a significant number of deaths, but nowhere near as high as it could have been."

"We saw in 2003 the beginnings of an outbreak of an illness called SARS. SARS ended up killing 800 people which is a significant number of deaths, but nowhere near as high as it could have been."

Michael Burgess, British Celebrity

People, Beginnings, Illness, Killing

34

"I see myself more as an ambassador of the game. And I hope to bring chess to a higher level in the United States. Making bigger tournaments, more interesting events. Making it a respectable profession for young people to be able to pursue in the future."

"I see myself more as an ambassador of the game. And I hope to bring chess to a higher level in the United States. Making bigger tournaments, more interesting events. Making it a respectable profession for young people to be able to pursue in the future."

Maurice Ashley, Jamaican Celebrity

People, Hope, Chess, Events

34

"The same expertise we learned at the autopsy table can be applied to living people who've been shot, battered, or raped. The search for trace evidence is the same."

"The same expertise we learned at the autopsy table can be applied to living people who've been shot, battered, or raped. The search for trace evidence is the same."

Michael Baden, American Celebrity

People, Expertise, Living

34

"When I create a false reality, I always try to create a plausible structure to help convince people."

"When I create a false reality, I always try to create a plausible structure to help convince people."

Joey Skaggs, American Celebrity

People, Help, Reality

34

"I read everything and anything. I love books."

"I read everything and anything. I love books."

Gail Porter, Scottish Celebrity

34

"I think - there's always going to be a percentage of people who maybe aren't as good as others."

"I think - there's always going to be a percentage of people who maybe aren't as good as others."

Jim Bakker, American Celebrity

34

"I've got a nice little crafty deal with the people in Barbados; 10 days out there teaching the locals how to play darts for an hour a day. Get paid for that as well."

"I've got a nice little crafty deal with the people in Barbados; 10 days out there teaching the locals how to play darts for an hour a day. Get paid for that as well."

Eric Bristow, American Celebrity

People, Day, Play, Teaching

34

"Some people absorb in different ways. I didn't realize until I was 15 years old how much I retained."

"Some people absorb in different ways. I didn't realize until I was 15 years old how much I retained."

Paul Prudhomme, American Celebrity

People, Old, Years

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