Ira Gershwin Quotes
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The well bred contradict other people. The wise contradict themselves.
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'Breaking Bad' was such a high plateau.
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Music is art, and once you become an artist, you need to learn how to accept criticism.
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I've been to a few conventions, you know, when the tax man knocks at the door and the 'Star Wars' convention people say: 'Do you want to come and sign some autographs?'
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I can create institutions, but I can't rewrite the chips in people's heads.
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They didn't act like people and they didn't act like actors. It's hard to explain. They acted more like they knew they were celebrities and all. I mean they were good, but they were too good.
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You've just got to sing, do some kind of singing every day. Early mornings and cold weather can mess with that. I drink special teas with cayenne pepper, but I think you're psyching yourself out, really.
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Practices were tough.
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Most of the press is in league with government, or with the status quo.
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Businesses fail when they over-invest in what is at the expense of what could be.
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Of all work-schools, a good farm is probably the best for motor development.
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Science without respect for human life is degrading to us all and reflects a hollow and deceptive philosophy, a philosophy that we as a people should never condone.
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Although the evidence at this trial shows that Charles Manson was the leader of the conspiracy to commit these murders, there is no evidence that he actually personally killed any of the seven victims in this case.
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The great thing about America is I've never felt like an outsider. I'm just a different piece of the puzzle.
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Temper never mellows with age, and a sharp tongue is the only edged tool that grows keener with constant use.
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Everyone learns from their experiences.
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I am not a name-dropper. I can't help it if everybody I know is famous.
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Acting is not a mystery. There's nothing that I know that other actors don't know. We all act, we're all actors, we all know the same thing. The only thing that separates us is experience.
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I still sing every day - in the shower or on the set all day. I'm sure everyone will tell you that I never shut up. But it's not in the capacity that I would like to.
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I find myself gravitating towards drama. It interests me. In the books I read, the paintings I like, it's always the darker stuff.
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Open this notebook every day and write down half a page at the very least. If you have nothing to write down, then at least, following Gogol’s advice, write down that today there’s nothing to write. Always write with attention and look on writing as a holiday.
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Love should be an inspiration, not an obligation.
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Love is sweeping the country.
