A great many people think that polysyllables are a sign of intelligence and refinement so they think they will impress others with their command of obscure words.
BARBARA WALTERSFor a man who likes to talk, Fidel Castro does very few interviews.
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Before we had airplanes and astronauts, we really thought that there was an actual place beyond the clouds, somewhere over the rainbow. There was an actual place, and we could go above the clouds and find it.there.
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I didn’t have a very religious family.
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To not sing with an orchestra, to not be able to communicate through my voice, which I’ve done all my life, and not to be able to phrase lyrics and give people that kind of joy, I think I would be totally devastated.
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The news media in general are liberals.
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If it’s a woman, it’s caustic; if it’s a man, it’s authoritative.
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Most of us have trouble juggling. The woman who says she doesn’t is someone whom I admire but have never met.
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It’s a fact that it is much more comfortable to be in the position of the person who has been offended than to be the unfortunate cause of it.
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Après ski is my favorite sport.
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The way you dress is the billboard that tells perceptive people how you feel about yourself.
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A conversation isn’t a competition.
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People sinking into self-pity and depression are dreary, but they can’t get out of it by themselves. So every now and then, just sit there and listen, and listen, and listen. You’re paying your membership dues in the human race.
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To feel valued, to know, even if only once in a while, that you can do a job well is an absolutely marvelous feeling.
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Don’t let the bastards get you down.
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when your child is in trouble, the first thing you do is blame yourself.
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Mr. President, Mrs. Obama. There is a photograph of you [hugging] that went viral, became the most shared photograph in the history of Twitter. How do you keep the fire going?
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