Performers like Tommy Cooper, who are always getting things wrong, are much more endearing than comedians who are sassy and smart.

Present, n. That part of eternity dividing the domain of disappointment from the realm of hope... view

By: Ambrose Bierce

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My marriage to my husband, Bart Conner in 1996 is my proudest personal moment... view

By: Nadia Comaneci

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We started out as far to the left as we could... view

By: Marguerite Moreau

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For us artists there waits the joyous compromise through art with all that wounded or defeated us in daily life.. view

By: Lawrence Durrell

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I don't think there's any reason on Earth why people should have access to automatic and semiautomatic weapons unless they're in the military or in the police... view

By: John Howard

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I really dig the scene that's happening now, I really do, because there might be a lot of bad things going on, but if out of all of those bad things ten per cent of the groovy part of it stays, wow... you can't beat that... view

By: Bruce Johnston

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I was in love with this character of Ray Krebbs. I wanted the part badly. I had done several Western films in my career at that point and there wasn't much opportunity then to play Western roles on television at that time... view

By: Steve Kanaly

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Look, of course people are scared of entitlement reform because every time you put entitlement reform out there, the other party uses it as a political weapon against you... view

By: Paul Ryan

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There's an institution here called the National Sound Archive, and there's a character who works there, Paul Wilson. He takes a very special interest in the history of the music and advised Martin Davidson of the existence of these tapes... view

By: Evan Parker

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When too many Americans don't vote or participate, some see apathy and despair. I see disappointment and even outrage. And I believe that out of this frustration can come hope and action... view

By: Paul Wellstone

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Folk rock was my real roots. I did a few gigs as a folk artist, in the style of Fairport Convention... view

By: Alan Parsons

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Black women, whose experience is unique, are seldom recognized as a particular social-cultural entity and are seldom thought to be important enough for serious scholarly consideration... view

By: Barbara Smith

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