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" Airlines are interesting. They not only favor celebrities, they court them. "
Favor
Court
Interesting
" A large psychic void is left by a loss of faith. So many Catholics have tried so many things to replace it. "
Faith
Psychic
Loss
" At first, I thoroughly enjoyed being famous. "
First
Being
Being Famous
" December 25th has become guilt and obligation. "
Become
Guilt
December
" Everybody is under pressure to shut up and sing. "
Up
Sing
Shut Up
" I believe celebrity spoils people - some worse than others. "
People
Believe
Celebrity
" I could never understand how we could put 120,000 Japanese behind a fence in World War II. I remember being bewildered about that. "
Fence
World
Remember
" I find celebrity status difficult to bear when I am in the company of my mother. "
Difficult
Company
Find
" I have had time to analyze my feelings. I am certain that they are totally neurotic, sexist, silly, and a big waste of time. "
Waste
I Am
Time
" I have moved from certainty to doubt, from devotion to rebellion. "
Doubt
Rebellion
Devotion
" In 1953 there were two ways for an Irish Catholic boy to impress his parents: become a priest or attend Notre Dame. "
Two
Boy
Impress
" In a network situation, a vice president, while he's shaving, can decide your history. "
Shaving
Situation
History
" In reality, the most important things happen when you don't look for them. "
Reality
Happen
You
" Is it any wonder that for millions of men the only intimacy is physical, silent, and predictable? "
Any
Wonder
Silent
" I think the idea of creating a television news source that is not beholden to corporate interests is nirvana. "
Think
Television
News
" I tip like crazy. They'll remember me. Celebrity can be expensive. "
Celebrity
Crazy
Like
" I was proud of the waves I had made, but wondered how many boats I was supposed to rock. "
Supposed
Proud
How
" Marlo taught me things I thought I knew. "
Me
Knew
Taught
" Miss Child is never bashful with butter. "
Never
Miss
Food
" Oprah is more than an institution. Oprah is a very special star in the firmament. I can't imagine a greater success than she's enjoyed. "
Star
Success
Than
" Praising the Lord and passing the ammunition are mutually exclusive ideas. "
Exclusive
Passing
Lord
" Presenting statues of honor to reporters for covering an earthquake is like presenting a first prize to a doctor for performing surgery. "
First
Like
Honor
" Recognition should come to the reporter who uncovers public cheating or proves a convicted man innocent. "
Innocent
Cheating
Recognition
" Saddam was a bastard, but he was our bastard. "
He
Saddam
Our
" Some people are uncomfortable with the idea that humans belong to the same class of animals as cats and cows and raccoons. They're like the people who become successful and then don't want to be reminded of the old neighborhood. "
Successful
People
Class
" Spanking and verbal criticism have become, to many parents, more important tools of child rearing than approval. "
Become
Tools
Parents
" Suicide is a permanent solution to a temporary problem. "
Solution
Temporary
Problem
" Television is not the exclusive target of promoters. Is Superman really worthy of a Newsweek cover? "
Target
Television
Superman
" The system of volunteerism is divisive. It pits one charity against the others for the charity dollar. "
Against
System
Others
" The Tube is a vehicle for selling things, not for exploring ideas. "
Exploring
Things
Ideas
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