The idea of the western, I believe, as people conceive of it, is really an artifact of the Hays Production Code of the '20s and '30s, and it has really nothing to do with the West and much to do with the influence of middle-European Jews who had come out to Hollywood to present to America a sanitized heroic idea of what America was.
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The predicate of modern medicine is, 'We invalidate your humanity, but we give you immortality, so you have to shut up and listen to us.'
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Showbiz and churches are the same thing. You never saw 'The Wizard of Oz?'
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Most races are claiming races. For the lower-caliber horses, it's a way the track has of forcing people to run their horses at approximately the price at which they would not mind having the horse bought.
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All I do is work and be with my family.
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I'm no rose. I have been around a while, and you never know when something is going to be the last thing you do.
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When I was a kid, my dad used to take me out to the race track, and so many formative experiences have to do with associations like that.
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A syndicate is a group that has gotten together to pool their money so they can cover more contingencies. If I come to track with, say, $200, and I join a syndicate of 20 people, each of whom can bet $200, we can spread our bets, and that gives us a better chance of winning.
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Time will tell whether I am a wing nut or a megalomaniac. The difference between a cult and faith is time.