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Todd McFarlane – I even knew some of the dialogue …
I even knew some of the dialogue but it was definitely cool to look at. We always argue that the movies should be loyal but in this case I could argue that it might have been too loyal.
Joyce Meyer – There are some hurts that we experie…
There are some hurts that we experience that can be forgiven but we won’t forget them.
Jim Rohn – You cannot change your destination over…
You cannot change your destination overnight but you can change your direction overnight.
Bruno Tonioli – When it came to the stylish and gr…
When it came to the stylish and graceful art of ballroom dancing my dad was a king of the clubs a prowling tiger and a wonderfully natural mover.
Luther Burbank – If you violate Nature’s laws you …
If you violate Nature’s laws you are your own prosecuting attorney judge jury and hangman.
Frank Gehry – Architecture should speak of its tim…
Architecture should speak of its time and place but yearn for timelessness.
James Dyson – People will make leaps of faith and …
People will make leaps of faith and get excited by your product if you just get it in front of them.
Paul Lynde – If I ever completely lost my nervousn…
If I ever completely lost my nervousness I would be frightened half to death.
Jon Bon Jovi – I like progress but I hate change….
I like progress but I hate change.
Giada De Laurentiis – I eat a little bit of everyt…
I eat a little bit of everything and not a lot of anything. Everything in moderation. I know that’s really hard for people to understand but I grew up in an Italian family where we didn’t overdo anything. We ate pasta yes but not a lot of it.
Albert Camus – Alas after a certain age every man …
Alas after a certain age every man is responsible for his face.
Tim Allen – I think women like Ferraris. A Ferrari…
I think women like Ferraris. A Ferrari is everybody’s car.
Adele – In five years’ time I’d like to be a mum. …
In five years’ time I’d like to be a mum. I want to settle down and have a family definitely sooner rather than later. I’d like to have finished my second album too maybe even my third. I’d like a sound that sticks around that other people are inspired by and that people know is me.
Jenny McCarthy – The one thing I like about ‘Playb…
The one thing I like about ‘Playboy’ is they don’t have the anorexic look. The women are voluptuous. So I didn’t really want to diet. I just wanted to tone up.
Martin Luther King Jr. – If physical death is the …
If physical death is the price that I must pay to free my white brothers and sisters from a permanent death of the spirit then nothing can be more redemptive.
Oksana Baiul – Olympic Gold changed me and my life…
Olympic Gold changed me and my life dramatically. I became a celebrity overnight and people see me as a famous skater not a real person.
Kenneth H. Cooper – There are six components of we…
There are six components of wellness: proper weight and diet proper exercise breaking the smoking habit control of alcohol stress management and periodic exams.
Alanis Morissette – Canada has a passive-aggressiv…
Canada has a passive-aggressive culture with a lot of sarcasm and righteousness. That went with my weird messianic complex. The ego is a fascinating monster. I was taught from a young age that I had to serve so that turned into me thinking I had to save the planet.
Donald Cargill – I come now to tell you for what I…
I come now to tell you for what I am brought here to die and to give you an account of my faith which I shall do as in the sight of the living God before whom I am shortly to stand.
Lewis Black – A father and two sons run Adelphia. …
A father and two sons run Adelphia. It’s a cable company. And they took from that company a billion dollars. A billion. Three people – three people took a billion dollars. What were they gonna do start their own space program? ‘Let’s send the monkey to Mars Dad!’
Sophocles – Not to be born is past all prizing bes…
Not to be born is past all prizing best.
Kevin Spacey – I went through a period of great re…
I went through a period of great rebellion within my family when I was about 9 or 10. I was mad I had no focus had no real interest in anything and so I started to do things that were just rebellious and stupid.
Jane Goodall – I thought my life was mapped out. R…
I thought my life was mapped out. Research living in the forest teaching and writing. But in ’86 I went to a conference and realised the chimpanzees were disappearing. I had worldwide recognition and a gift of communication. I had to use them.
Scott Bakula – You want to try and bring a charact…
You want to try and bring a character to life in an honest a way as you possibly can. It doesn’t matter whether he’s a doctor an actor a car salesman or a captain of a starship. If you can bring truth and honesty to that character then your audience will believe you.
Zora Neale Hurston – It is one of the blessings of…
It is one of the blessings of this world that few people see visions and dream dreams.