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Good acting is thinking in front of the camera. I just do that and apply a sense of humor to it. You have to trust the audience to get it. ”
Bosses are no more inevitable in state and local governments than dictators are in national governments. They will arise and prosper, nevertheless, if true believers of democracy - citizens devoted to the democratic ideals - do not constantly oppose them. ”
But to have a friend, and to be true under any and all trials, is the mark of a man! ”
Friendship is held to be the severest test of character. It is easy, we think, to be loyal to a family and clan, whose blood is in your own veins. ”
Older Americans are perfect telemarketing customers, analysts say, because they are often at home, rely on delivery services, and are lonely for the companionship that telephone callers provide. ”
Prosecutors say it would be next to impossible to get one teen to testify in court that another had slipped him or her a copied disc at lunchtime. And besides, isn't sharing music a time-honored part of teen friendship? ”
Fan the sinking flame of hilarity with the wing of friendship; and pass the rosy wine. ”
Often the magical elements in my books are standing in for elements of the real world, the small and magical-in-their-own-right sorts of things that we take for granted and no longer pay attention to, like the bonds of friendship that entwine our own lives with those of other people and places. ”
The true statesman is the one who is willing to take risks. ”
A man's friendships are one of the best measures of his worth. ”