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From April 1775 to July 1776,...

From April 1775 to July 1776, the undeclared war between England and its American colonies smoldered, flared up, appeared to sputter out... It was hardly, ever, a mass rebellion.

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An important governorship use...

An important governorship used to be the best springboard for would-be presidents.

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The greatest pleasure when I s...

The greatest pleasure when I started making money was not buying cars or yachts but finding myself able to have as many freshly typed drafts as possible.

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By the time a man gets to be p...

By the time a man gets to be presidential material, he's been bought ten times over.

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That is sad until one recalls ...

That is sad until one recalls how many bad books the world may yet be spared because of the busyness of writers.

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Half of the American people ha...

Half of the American people have never read a newspaper. Half never voted for President. One hopes it is the same half.

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Any American who is prepared t...

Any American who is prepared to run for president should automatically, by definition, be disqualified from ever doing so.

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The more money an American acc...

The more money an American accumulates, the less interesting he becomes.

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We must declare ourselves, bec...

We must declare ourselves, become known allow the world to discover this subterranean life of ours which connects kings and farm boys, artists and clerks. Let them see that the important thing is not the object of love, but the emotion itself.

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Fifty percent of people won't ...

Fifty percent of people won't vote, and fifty percent don't read newspapers. I hope it's the same fifty percent.

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The genius of our ruling class...

The genius of our ruling class is that it has kept a majority of the people from ever questioning the inequity of a system where most people drudge along, paying heavy taxes for which they get nothing in return.

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In America, the race goes to t...

In America, the race goes to the loud, the solemn, the hustler. If you think you're a great writer, you must say that you are.

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As the age of television progr...

As the age of television progresses the Reagans will be the rule, not the exception. To be perfect for television is all a President has to be these days.

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Litigation takes the place of ...

Litigation takes the place of sex at middle age.

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A good deed never goes unpunis...

A good deed never goes unpunished.

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In writing and politicking, it...

In writing and politicking, it's best not to think about it, just do it.

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I'm in Hollywood right now, su...

I'm in Hollywood right now, surrounded by nothing but the sons and grandsons of movie stars.

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I have been on the cover of Ti...

I have been on the cover of Time magazine. My father was on the cover of Time, and my grandfather was on the cover of Time.

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I come from the highest class ...

I come from the highest class of all. I am a third-generation celebrity.

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I deny that there's such a thi...

I deny that there's such a thing as a gay person. I deny there's such a thing as a heterosexual person.

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Добрые, щедрые, великодушные: 6 советских актеров, которые были всеобщими любимчиками

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Советских актёров часто ставят в пример как образец духовной силы, национальной гордости и внутренней красоты. Они стали символами эпохи, носителями культуры и нравственности. Но, как известно, за кул...

Десять кинозвезд, которые отлично поют

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Актеры — люди творческие, но кто бы мог подумать, что некоторые из них скрывают прекрасный голос. В эпоху раннего Голливуда актеров с музыкальными способностями было немало — это считалось скорее норм...

Мэрилин Монро, Ким Кардашьян и другие

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Неузнаваемая Ким Кардашьян в объективе фотографа Маркуса Клинко, 2009 год. Памела Андерсон в самой первой съёмке для журнала «Playboy», 1990. На фото голливудская актриса Dorothy Lamour и шимпанзе Джи...

Что стало с детьми-звездами: Рэдклифф и компания спустя годы

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Расскажем, как сложилась судьба актеров, которые начинали сниматься еще в детстве.
Остаться на вершине в Голливуде удаётся не каждому, особенно если путь начался в детстве. Одни актёры теряются из-за...

Жизнь за границей: как изменились судьбы 7 уехавших телеведущих

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Два года назад отечественное телевидение столкнулось с беспрецедентной кадровой тектоникой — целая группа ярких и узнаваемых ведущих стремительно исчезла с экранов федеральных каналов. Эти лица долгие...

Кира Найтли, Деми Мур и другие

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Кира Найтли на страницах журнала к выходу фильма «Пиджак», 2005. Следы динозавра, раскопанные в русле реки Палакси. Техас. США. 1952г. Самая большая женщина рядом с самым маленьким мужчиной, 1922 год....