California Quotes - Page 8

• When we shot "Cry Freedom," I wasn't even allowed in South Africa. They told me I could come but I wasn't going to leave. I had heavy death threats at that time. So we shot in Zimbabwe. In 1995, I had the privilege and the honor to meet Desmond Tutu and Nelson Mandela the same day: I had breakfast with Desmond Tutu and lunch with Nelson Mandela. Then I had the good fortune to have Mr. Mandela actually come to my house in California. There's been a tremendous amount of change.

  Denzel Washington

  Lunch, Zimbabwe, House

  "Safe House: A Conversation With Denzel Washington". Interview with Prairie Miller, newsblaze.com. February 04, 2012.

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• I was a very lucky kid, because I grew up affluent Santa Barbara, California. My experience as a child was probably so different from people I met later who grew up in the rural South, where many doors were closed to them.

  Floyd Norman

  Children, Kids, Santa Barbara

  Source: www.pbs.org

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• The truth is in California you can't build a new manufacturing facility, and businesses are leaving in droves because of bad government policy.

  Carly Fiorina

  Government, Leaving, Truth Is

  "Fox News Sunday" with Chris Wallace, www.foxnews.com. June 13, 2010.

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• But ours was intended to be a citizen government. It is what of, by and for the people means. And when our most important issue in California is the creation of jobs, I think it's quite helpful to have someone in the U.S. Senate or in the governor's seat who actually knows where jobs come from.

  Carly Fiorina

  Jobs, Mean, Thinking

  "Carly Fiorina on 'Your World'". "Your World" with Neil Cavuto, www.foxnews.com. June 21, 2010.

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• Well, first, if I am fortunate enough to be elected to the U.S. Senate, it won't be a party that will have elected me. It will be the people of California.

  Carly Fiorina

  Party, People, Firsts

  "Interview With Senate Candidate Carly Fiorina: 'The Nation With The Best Brain Power Wins'". Interview with Erick Schonfeld, techcrunch.com. January 31, 2010.

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• I was born on October 21, 1956 in Burbank, California. My father, Eddie Fisher, was a famous singer. My mother, Debbie Reynolds, was a movie star. Her best-known role was in 'Singin' In The Rain.'

  Carrie Fisher

  Mother, Stars, Father

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• I have worked with this red all over the world - in Japan, California, France, Britain, Australia - a vein running round the earth. It has taught me about the flow, energy and life that connects one place with another.

  Andy Goldsworthy

  Running, Artist, Japan

  Andy Goldsworthy (2001). “Midsummer Snowballs”, Harry N. Abrams

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• California is beautiful to look at, but you can't be a part of it like you can in Michigan.

  Jennifer Granholm

  Beautiful, Looks, Michigan

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• California has a beautiful coastline. It can be a rough coastline. The waves are huge. The rocks are steep. Same thing in Vancouver. It has a beautiful coastline. It's dramatic.

  Jennifer Granholm

  Beautiful, Rocks, Vancouver

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• In California, I do like to just chill out and go to the beach, but I love the energy here. I feel very productive when I'm in New York.

  Ashley Greene

  Beach, New York, Energy

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• Growing up in northern California has had a big influence on my love and respect for the outdoors. When I lived in Oakland, we would think nothing of driving to Half Moon Bay and Santa Cruz one day and then driving to the foothills of the Sierras the next day.

  Tom Hanks

  Growing Up, Thinking, Moon

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• My family owns a music store in Claremont, California, called The Claremont Folk Music Center.

  Ben Harper

  My Family, Stores, Folks

  "Give Till It’s Gone: A Conversation with Ben Harper". Interview with Mike Ragogna, www.huffingtonpost.com. May 16, 2011.

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• I grew up with the Blind Boys' music. My family owns a music store in Claremont, California, called The Claremont Folk Music Center. I grew up with a heavy diet of gospel, folk, and blues because those are kind of the cornerstones of traditional American music.

  Ben Harper

  Boys, Kind, Blind

  "Give Till It’s Gone: A Conversation with Ben Harper". Interview with Mike Ragogna, www.huffingtonpost.com. May 16, 2011.

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• I went West and took part in the strike of the machinists - the Southern Pacific Railroad, the corporation that swung California by its golden tail, that controlled its legislature, its farmers, its preachers, its workers.

  Mother Jones

  Southern, Railroads, Tails

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• I'm happy wherever I go, whatever I do. I'm happy in Iowa, I'm happy here in California.

  Ashton Kutcher

  Iowa, Umpires

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• I prefer to call the most obnoxious feminists what they really are: feminazis. Tom Hazlett, a good friend who is an esteemed and highly regarded professor of economics at the University of California at Davis, coined the term to describe any female who is intolerant of any point of view that challenges militant feminism.

  Rush Limbaugh

  Good Friend, Views, Feminist

  "The Way Things Ought to Be". Book by Rush Limbaugh, p. 193, 1992.

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• The law exists for a reason. There is a dominant American culture that people used to want to preserve. That's going by the wayside, too. But if it's now okay for an illegal alien to practice law in California, then can anybody else who's broken the law get a law license? And if not, why not?

  Rush Limbaugh

  Law, Practice, People

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• The Reagans were dear friends for many years, even when he was governor of California. Nancy appreciated a lot of Philippine-made things.

  Imelda Marcos

  Years, Philippines, Appreciated

  "Personal Quotes/ Biography". www.imdb.com.

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• I came to California and got signed at a young age. And it's not like you see in the movies, where you start rubbing shoulders with Timbaland and Pharrell, and you become a giant pop star.

  Bruno Mars

  Stars, Age, Giants

  "Bruno Mars heads for the stars with new album". Interview with Denise Quan, www.cnn.com. October 5, 2010.

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• I'm from Santa Cruz in Northern California, and the 49ers were my dad and I's bonding time.

  Marisa Miller

  Dad, Santa, Bonding Time

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• Album sales have collapsed, with few artists making money from albums; touring is more lucrative. But I'm 53 now and won't be able to tour forever, so a logical step is to get into writing film scores. Trouble is, you need to be somewhere which has a big film industry - another reason why I'm thinking about living in California.

  Gary Numan

  Writing, Artist, Thinking

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• Earlier today, Arnold Schwarzenegger criticized the California school system, calling it disastrous. Arnold says California's schools are so bad that its graduates are willing to vote for me.

  Conan O'Brien

  Inspirational, Funny, Graduation

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• On 'Justified,' we're driving all around Southern California trying to find a location that we can call Kentucky.

  Timothy Olyphant

  Kentucky, Southern, Trying

  "Timothy Olyphant: 'Justified' In Laying Down The Law". "Fresh Air" with Terry Gross, www.npr.org. March 28, 2011.

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• I moved to New York from California when I was 11, so initially I was seen as the California person for a while. I didn't feel like I was popular, but I did feel confident.

  Gwyneth Paltrow

  New York, Popular Song, Feels

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• I want to caucus in Iowa. I'll caucus all over the state. I don't caucus in California. You don't caucus where you live. It doesn't look good.

  Pat Paulsen

  Iowa, Looks, Where You Live

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