Bette Midler Quotes
It's the one who won't be taken that cannot seem to give, and the soul afraid of dying that never learns to live.
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The symbolic power of Barack Obama's presidency - that whiteness was no longer strong enough to prevent peons taking up residence in the castle - assaulted the most deeply rooted notions of white supremacy and instilled fear in its adherents and beneficiaries.
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Yes, there is a terrible moral in 'Dorian Gray' - a moral which the prurient will not be able to find in it, but it will be revealed to all whose minds are healthy. Is this an artistic error? I fear it is. It is the only error in the book.
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I used to be a drummer in a band, and I really loved playing the drums, so I look forward to the right opportunity to do that at some point. Maybe even on TV. Every single live performance I'm doing on TV, I want it to be different and unique.
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Well if somebody's giving me a script, I'll consider it. But it's not something I'm chasing.
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I listen to crazy, robust rock music where they sing their faces off, and soul music, which can be similar.
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My fear is that people associate Rand Paul's social conservatism with libertarianism, when it's not.
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Indeed, throughout much of history and in many cultures, redheads have been viewed with suspicion and fear - and even killed - because of their hair.
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I actually run a non-profit where one of the main objectives is to branch out and get a new audience for the theater. Just because the writing is so good and nothing is more effective than seeing something live and happening right in front of your face, so I definitely want to continue to pursue that.
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I feel like I know so little, and I just hope I get to live so long. I came to puberty late; it's all been late.
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Live fast, die young.
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I think I have a big fear of things spiraling out of control. Out of control and dangerous and reckless and thoughtless scares me, because people get hurt.
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The more one forgets himself - by giving himself to a cause to serve or another person to love - the more human he is.
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I feel creatively vibrant. I have some great friends; I feel like I'm capable of giving a lot to the world. And ultimately, that's what I really care about, is just giving.
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As an old-time New Yorker, it's not that I miss the '70s and '80s or whatever. I miss the fact that there was a certain kind of energy that exists when people can live for nothing.
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Akshay Kumar is a senior in the industry, and I consider myself lucky to be working with him. Each film of his opens to a packed house. Today, a film will sell only if you have a story. The audience is smart and won't be taken for a ride. And I'm confident about my movies.
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I don't think the spirit of Hollywood is such a spirit of generosity. I think people really begrudge giving. In New York, it's like that.
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My live show is almost like a meditation. An emotional apex - that's what I want it to feel like.
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Love is the beauty of the soul.
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I'm proud of the fact that I've taken a lot of big directors, such as Trevor Nunn and Nick Hytner, who were musical virgins, and introduced them to the form.
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I have this soft spot for have-nots. So, I was really inclined to portray their pain and pathos in 'Highway.'
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When you walk around, you have all this stuff rattling around in your head, things that have happened to you, things you have read. Life is just life, and you get what you get out of it.
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The best criticism is the sort that tells you what you already know but had been reluctant to accuse yourself of.
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There are no perfect women in the world; only hypocrites exhibit no defects.
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It's the one who won't be taken that cannot seem to give, and the soul afraid of dying that never learns to live.
