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Jerry Orbach was the first person to take me to the Friars Club. It's a beautiful building, and you walk into these… — Jesse L. Martin Copy Share Image
Clinton's egregious act of self-indulgence was outdone by an impeachment based not on constitutionally required high crimes and misdemeanors but on a… — Robert Dallek Copy Share Image
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I live and die with the Indians. The first game I attended back in the mid-'90s was almost a religious experience. We… — Mary Doria Russell Copy Share Image
Trust me. Sometimes God comes down and puts his hand on you if you're too big in your thoughts. — Joe Frazier Copy Share Image
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When I was a player and hit into a double play, I felt as if I was letting everyone down. — Joe Torre Copy Share Image
Hackney at certain epochs has given itself suburban airs and graces, before being slapped down and consigned once more to the dump… — Iain Sinclair Copy Share Image
Writing keeps my mind occupied during the down time in my acting career. Even when I am working, there are times when… — Conan Stevens Copy Share Image
If we want to improve American food and make it much cheaper, we should deregulate the food trucks and the other street… — Tyler Cowen Copy Share Image
'Beyond the Lights' took incredible fight to get made. Four years of writing and two years of overcoming 'no.' Every studio balked.… — Gina Prince-Bythewood Copy Share Image
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I was very eager to produce an oscillator for short waves. I was doing science with microwaves, and I would get down… — Charles H. Townes Copy Share Image
Nobody's going to break down walls for you; you have to break them down yourself. Nobody's inviting anyone into this game. 'Oh,… — Donald Faison Copy Share Image
I study orbital dynamics as a hobby. My idea of a good time is sitting down and drawing on that knowledge to… — Andy Weir Copy Share Image
Oh, I'm quite the impulse buyer. Most of what I buy is stuff for my Jeep, 'cause it breaks down a lot. — Patrick Fugit Copy Share Image
When I write a goal down - and I truly write them down - it becomes a part of me. That's a… — Gail Devers Copy Share Image
My mother had very humble beginnings - to put it mildly. Her dad built their home out of timber that he cut… — Blake Lively Copy Share Image
Mobs in the street tearing down Ulysses S. Grant statues is a really chilling sight. — Thomas Chatterton Williams Copy Share Image
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There's a beautiful thing about experience. There's a beautiful thing about veteran smarts, but there's also a beautiful thing about youth and… — Anne Donovan Copy Share Image
If you want government to take everything, if you want government to take more and more over with the banks, more of… — Bob Latta Copy Share Image
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I think Hefner himself wants to go down in history as a person of sophistication and glamour. But the last person I… — Gloria Steinem Copy Share Image
