Quotes with stand-off

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  • Busy Philipps I find it to be strange that people get obsessed about how fast actresses and celebrities are taking off their baby weight. I guess people like to look to them and feel better about themselves or feel worse about themselves.
    Busy Philipps
    American actress and writer (1979 - )
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  • Oliver Wendell Holmes I find the great thing in this world is not so much where we stand, as in what direction we are moving: To reach the port of heaven, we must sail sometimes with the wind and sometimes against it, but we must sail, and not drift, nor lie at anchor.
    Oliver Wendell Holmes
    American writer and poet (1809 - 1894)
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  • John Cleese I got off lightly. Think what I’d have had to pay Alyce if she had contributed anything to the relationship - such as children, or a conversation.
    John Cleese
    English actor, comedian and producer (1939 - )
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  • Ace Frehley I had a feeling it was gonna work out because not only did I enjoy the music and hit it off with the guys, but I was into theatrical rock and was willing to wear makeup and do anything to make it.
    Ace Frehley
    American musician and songwriter (1951 - )
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  • Bruce Springsteen I had tried to go to college, and I didn't really fit in. I went to a real narrow-minded school where people gave me a lot of trouble, and I was hounded off the campus - I just looked different and acted different, so I left school.
    Bruce Springsteen
    American singer-songwriter (1949 - )
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  • Bruce Forsyth I hate the term 'arm candy.' But, look, a woman's figure is a beautiful thing, and if she has shapely legs, then she should show them off, because men love to see that. Not just heterosexual men - gay men like to see a woman in her beauty and the shape of her.
    Bruce Forsyth
    British presenter, actor, comedian, singer, dancer and screenwriter (1928 - 2017)
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  • Beck I have a fear of heights, so falling off something very tall. But I've conquered a good amount of my fears. I guess most people would have the fear of getting up in front of a large audience of people and making a fool of themselves. I've gotten over that.
    Source: On the Couch, NME
    Beck
    American musician, singer and songwriter (1970 - )
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  • Jimi Celeste I have a great dog. She's half Labrador, half pit bull. It's a good combination. Sure, she might bite off my leg, but she'll bring it back to me.
    Jimi Celeste
    American photographer and humorist
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  • Busta Rhymes I have a song called 'Decisions' that features Jamie Foxx, Mary J. Blige, John Legend and Common. It's about people who have made a decision to really stand by you as friends.
    Busta Rhymes
    American rapper, musician, record producer and actor (1972 - )
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  • Ezra Pound I have always thought the suicide should bump off at least one swine before taking off for parts unknown.
    Ezra Pound
    American poet (1885 - 1972)
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  • Bruce Springsteen I have my ideas, I have my music and I also just enjoy showing off, so that's a big part of it. Also, I like to get up onstage and behave insanely or express myself physically, and the band can get pretty silly.
    Bruce Springsteen
    American singer-songwriter (1949 - )
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  • Anne Campbell I have never been afraid to stand up to the leadership on issues where we disagree. If you chose to keep Cambridge Labour, then I can continue to press the Government for the things that matter to you, in a way that members of the opposition are unable to.
    Anne Campbell
    English politician (1940 - )
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  • Arlen Specter I have not taken a position on that nuclear option. My view is I'm not going to do anything until I come to that bridge. I'm not going to jump off the bridge until I come to it.
    Arlen Specter
    American lawyer, author, and politician (1930 - 2012)
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  • Abraham Lincoln I hope to stand firm enough to not go backward, and yet not go forward fast enough to wreck the country's cause.
    Abraham Lincoln
    American statesman (1809 - 1865)
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  • Ray Bradbury I know you've heard it a thousand times before. But it's true - hard work pays off. If you want to be good, you have to practice, practice, practice. If you don't love something, then don't do it.
    Ray Bradbury
    American science-fiction writer (1920 - 2012)
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  • Busy Philipps I like starting off the new year fresh. I'm excited to see how 2013 turns out. Maybe because I'm an actress and I am always on a diet and fitness program, but my New Year's resolution is to let myself be nice to myself about my body.
    Busy Philipps
    American actress and writer (1979 - )
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  • Bruce Cockburn I like to think that if it hadn't gone as well as it has, if I wasn't able to make a living off of playing music, I would still be playing the music. But, of course, I wouldn't likely have had the opportunity to travel, and a lot of the places have inspired songs.
    Bruce Cockburn
    Canadian singer-songwriter and guitarist (1945 - )
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  • Peter de Vries I love being a writer, what I can't stand is the paperwork.
    Peter de Vries
    American writer (1910 - 1993)
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  • Charles M. Schulz I love mankind... it's people I can't stand!
    Charles M. Schulz
    American cartoonist (1922 - 2000)
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  • Charles M. Schultz I love mankind; it's people I can't stand.
    Charles M. Schultz
    American cartoonist (1922 - 2000)
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