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Martin Quotes

I remember as a child, my mother loved Dean Martin. Every Christmas, about the only Christmas album that we were able to listen to was the Dean Martin Christmas album Picture Quote #1

When your heart speaks to you about what you need to do to sustain life on this planet, listen to it, make a difference, and be an inspiration for generations to come. Be inspired by people like Gandhi, Mother Teresa, Rosa Parks, Martin Luther King, Christopher Reeve, Albert Schweitzer, Helen Keller, and many others Picture Quote #1

In 1968, the sanitation workers of Memphis tried to form a union. The city resisted. The Rev. Martin Luther King, Jr. came to support them. That was where he lost his life Picture Quote #1

In 1999, I was in St. Louis with Martin Luther King III as we led protests against the state’s failure to hire minority contractors for highway construction projects. We went at dawn on a summer day with over a thousand people and performed acts of civil disobedience Picture Quote #1

I grew up in the 1960s in Memphis, and my father was a member of the American Civil Liberties Union. I was born three years before Martin Luther King was killed, and I think that history of civil action was something that I had in my blood Picture Quote #1

I think, along with Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., Rosa Parks will go down as one of the two most well-known and remembered figures out of the Civil Rights Movement Picture Quote #1

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I was proud to march beside some of the most notable Civil Rights activists, such as the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., Rev. Jesse Jackson, and Joseph L. Rauh, Jr., from Selma to Montgomery Picture Quote #1

It was so crucial to the Civil Rights Movement that on June 23, 1963, Martin Luther King came to town, walked down Woodward Avenue with more than 100,000 people and delivered the first major public iteration of his I Have A Dream speech, two months before he did it in Washington Picture Quote #1

In that respect, Martin Luther King, whom A.J.[Muste] advised in the civil rights movement, was also a radical pacifist Picture Quote #1

Martin Luther King was never an up close and personal figure in the United States Picture Quote #1

Stand-up comedy is a very hard thing on the spirit. There are people who transcend it, like Jack Benny and Steve Martin, but in its essence, it’s soul-destroying. It tends to turn people into control freaks Picture Quote #1

To discuss a Martin Amis book, you must first discuss the orchestrated release of a Martin Amis book. In London, which rightly prides itself on the vibrancy of its literary cottage industry, Amis is the Steve Jobs of book promoters, and his product rollouts are as carefully managed as anything Apple dreams up Picture Quote #1

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The question I always ask is: ‘Where are all the women directors in America?’ You know, where’s the female Martin Scorsese, the female David Lynch? Picture Quote #1

I loved George Carlin and Dean Martin. I was one of those kids who had every comedy album Picture Quote #1

A man should be rugged like Steve McQueen; the way he stands, like he’s ready for something. Or he should be a man of the world like Dean Martin Picture Quote #1

The original Dean Martin Comedy Hour handed me some hysterical sketches. I’ve got highlights on tons of these variety shows, given to me by their great writers. I’d love to be doing all that again Picture Quote #1

The thing is that my idols have always been the types of guys who could do anything: Gene Kelly, Fred Astaire, Sinatra, Dean Martin; and when you look up to people like that, you don’t accept that you need to be compartmentalised Picture Quote #1

I don’t really write with living actors in mind. I guess I write for dead actors. I’ll think of like, you know, Burt Lancaster would be good in this part, and so on. With ‘L.A. Confidential,’ it was like, ‘Wouldn’t it be cool if Dean Martin played the Kevin Spacey part?’ Picture Quote #1

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We all [Ed Simmons,Dean Martin and Jerry Lewis] started together, so there were no rules - anything we wrote became television Picture Quote #1

Dean Martin’s great-great-uncle, Ebenezer Martin, who said to Eli Whitney, I see the cotton, but where’s the gin? Never got a dinner! Picture Quote #1

So I said to this train driver I want to go to Paris. He said Eurostar?. I said I’ve been on telly but I’m no Dean Martin Picture Quote #1

[Dean Martin] is an absolute, unqualified drunk. And if we ever develop an Olympic drinking team, he’s gonna be the coach... Dean Martin has been stoned more often than the United States embassies Picture Quote #1

[Dean Martin ] had this really wonderful rich, authentic, distinct vocal style. His humour in movies [and] the self-deprecation and the coolness he had could overshadow what a marvellous vocalist in the Great American Songbook he is Picture Quote #1

Next up [new TV stars] was [Dean] Martin and [Jerry] Lewis on ‘The Colgate Comedy Hour.’ Picture Quote #1

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As a matter of fact, when people ask where my ‘point of view’ comes from, it was there in one of the first sketches we wrote for [Dean] Martin and [Jerry] Lewis Picture Quote #1

My friendship with Martin [Schulz], by contrast, is completely different in that it goes far beyond politics Picture Quote #1

I believed in Obama for social issues. I believe he brought our nation together and healed our racial divide. Martin Luther King’s dream came true when he was elected. That’s huge Picture Quote #1

One day after laying a wreath at the tomb of Martin Luther King Jr., President Bush appoints a federal judge who has built his career around dismantling Dr. King’s legacy Picture Quote #1

If [George] Zimmerman had been arrested for domestic violence, Trayvon Martin might still be alive Picture Quote #1

We may disagree on methods [with Martin Luther King], but we don’t have to argue all day on methods Picture Quote #1

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I remember as a child, my mother loved Dean Martin. Every Christmas, about the only Christmas album that we were able to listen to was the Dean Martin Christmas album. (Martin Quotes) When your heart speaks to you about what you need to do to sustain life on this planet, listen to it, make a difference, and be an inspiration for generations to come. Be inspired by people like Gandhi, Mother Teresa, Rosa Parks, Martin Luther King, Christopher Reeve, Albert Schweitzer, Helen Keller, and many others. (Martin Quotes) In 1968, the sanitation workers of Memphis tried to form a union. The city resisted. The Rev. Martin Luther King, Jr. came to support them. That was where he lost his life. (Martin Quotes) In 1999, I was in St. Louis with Martin Luther King III as we led protests against the state’s failure to hire minority contractors for highway construction projects. We went at dawn on a summer day with over a thousand people and performed acts of civil disobedience. (Martin Quotes) I grew up in the 1960s in Memphis, and my father was a member of the American Civil Liberties Union. I was born three years before Martin Luther King was killed, and I think that history of civil action was something that I had in my blood. (Martin Quotes) I think, along with Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., Rosa Parks will go down as one of the two most well-known and remembered figures out of the Civil Rights Movement. (Martin Quotes) I was proud to march beside some of the most notable Civil Rights activists, such as the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., Rev. Jesse Jackson, and Joseph L. Rauh, Jr., from Selma to Montgomery. (Martin Quotes) It was so crucial to the Civil Rights Movement that on June 23, 1963, Martin Luther King came to town, walked down Woodward Avenue with more than 100,000 people and delivered the first major public iteration of his I Have A Dream speech, two months before he did it in Washington. (Martin Quotes) In that respect, Martin Luther King, whom A.J.[Muste] advised in the civil rights movement, was also a radical pacifist. (Martin Quotes) Martin Luther King was never an up close and personal figure in the United States (Martin Quotes) Stand-up comedy is a very hard thing on the spirit. There are people who transcend it, like Jack Benny and Steve Martin, but in its essence, it’s soul-destroying. It tends to turn people into control freaks. (Martin Quotes) To discuss a Martin Amis book, you must first discuss the orchestrated release of a Martin Amis book. In London, which rightly prides itself on the vibrancy of its literary cottage industry, Amis is the Steve Jobs of book promoters, and his product rollouts are as carefully managed as anything Apple dreams up. (Martin Quotes) The question I always ask is: ‘Where are all the women directors in America?’ You know, where’s the female Martin Scorsese, the female David Lynch? (Martin Quotes) I loved George Carlin and Dean Martin. I was one of those kids who had every comedy album. (Martin Quotes) A man should be rugged like Steve McQueen; the way he stands, like he’s ready for something. Or he should be a man of the world like Dean Martin. (Martin Quotes) The original Dean Martin Comedy Hour handed me some hysterical sketches. I’ve got highlights on tons of these variety shows, given to me by their great writers. I’d love to be doing all that again. (Martin Quotes) The thing is that my idols have always been the types of guys who could do anything: Gene Kelly, Fred Astaire, Sinatra, Dean Martin; and when you look up to people like that, you don’t accept that you need to be compartmentalised. (Martin Quotes) I don’t really write with living actors in mind. I guess I write for dead actors. I’ll think of like, you know, Burt Lancaster would be good in this part, and so on. With ‘L.A. Confidential,’ it was like, ‘Wouldn’t it be cool if Dean Martin played the Kevin Spacey part?’ (Martin Quotes) We all [Ed Simmons,Dean Martin and Jerry Lewis] started together, so there were no rules - anything we wrote became television. (Martin Quotes) Dean Martin’s great-great-uncle, Ebenezer Martin, who said to Eli Whitney, I see the cotton, but where’s the gin? Never got a dinner! (Martin Quotes) So I said to this train driver I want to go to Paris. He said Eurostar?. I said I’ve been on telly but I’m no Dean Martin. (Martin Quotes) [Dean Martin] is an absolute, unqualified drunk. And if we ever develop an Olympic drinking team, he’s gonna be the coach... Dean Martin has been stoned more often than the United States embassies. (Martin Quotes) [Dean Martin ] had this really wonderful rich, authentic, distinct vocal style. His humour in movies [and] the self-deprecation and the coolness he had could overshadow what a marvellous vocalist in the Great American Songbook he is. (Martin Quotes) Next up [new TV stars] was [Dean] Martin and [Jerry] Lewis on ‘The Colgate Comedy Hour.’ (Martin Quotes) As a matter of fact, when people ask where my ‘point of view’ comes from, it was there in one of the first sketches we wrote for [Dean] Martin and [Jerry] Lewis. (Martin Quotes) My friendship with Martin [Schulz], by contrast, is completely different in that it goes far beyond politics. (Martin Quotes) I believed in Obama for social issues. I believe he brought our nation together and healed our racial divide. Martin Luther King’s dream came true when he was elected. That’s huge. (Martin Quotes) One day after laying a wreath at the tomb of Martin Luther King Jr., President Bush appoints a federal judge who has built his career around dismantling Dr. King’s legacy. (Martin Quotes) If [George] Zimmerman had been arrested for domestic violence, Trayvon Martin might still be alive (Martin Quotes) We may disagree on methods [with Martin Luther King], but we don’t have to argue all day on methods. (Martin Quotes)

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