Daniel Humm Quotes
Just as food is a craft, great service is, too. It can take years to perfect the technical aspects of clearing a plate, carving tableside, or pouring wine, and a lifetime to master the emotional elements of service.
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At one point, I had a story accepted at the 'New Yorker,' which sent off weird bells in people when I told them - 'Oh,' they thought, 'now you are a writer' - where I really had been for the last 30-odd years.
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Collecting more taxes than is absolutely necessary is legalized robbery.
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For me, being an actress, my responsibility is not to pay attention to all the noise around me and to pay attention to the script and the director and protect the character and try to tell her story the best I can.
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Being evil is easy.
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I'm not the most technical producer, so the weird mixes and blown-out sound happen naturally.
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I've always been a person who's been true to myself and true to others, and I'm not afraid to be honest.
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People go to extraordinary lengths to get films made.
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Leaving Egypt and the people I loved so much, and the environment I liked, was definitely worth it, because I also have great love for medicine and science.
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The performances you have in your head are always much better than the performances on stage.
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Absolutely father knows best, always do what your fathers say, and if you can't find one then just ask me, I am a father and I know best.
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If I pop off and do something drastic, everyone's going to realise because they know I'm 50. Anyway, middle-aged women are sensational.
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I had my group of friends, you know, like my real group of friends, and then I had, like, party friends.
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Selectors can't please everyone, but I am OK if they are working for the benefit of Indian cricket. It's an administrative decision to appoint a selection committee, and I would like to let them do their job.
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No hero is mortal till he dies.
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My mother's parents died when I was quite young, so I would like to be able to go back and know those people as an adult.
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I really like one-on-one, rich relationships.
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Money is a kind of poetry.
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Any threat to the health and safety of a child in any school or classroom is unacceptable.
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I'm generally not a fan of didactic art because it papers over many of the hard experiences about war or anything else in life. I wanted to explore various aspects of the experience without an eye towards delivering any particular message.
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Focus on the mind and the soul. Read. Study. Enrol in a course of lectures. Pray. Become a member of a religious congregation. Study the Bible or other ancient works of wisdom.
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Public discourse is sometimes hotter and more negative than it should be, which can, in my opinion, trigger someone who is less than stable.
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Nature herself has never attempted to effect great changes rapidly.
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Just as food is a craft, great service is, too. It can take years to perfect the technical aspects of clearing a plate, carving tableside, or pouring wine, and a lifetime to master the emotional elements of service.
