Beverly Sills Quotes
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You don't always get to work as much as you like, because I'm waiting to find things that I care about. Sometimes that's frustrating.
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All Democrats are not entitlement people. These are the people who are going to suffer the cost of Obama health care. These are the people who are suffering because there're no jobs.
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Thought is an infection. In the case of certain thoughts, it becomes an epidemic.
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Once a Cubs fan, always a Cubs fan.
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I don't have a stylist, and I do most of my shopping online, just because it's easier. I don't have any nails to manicure, and it takes me 30 minutes to get ready for a night out, as long as I've decided what to wear first.
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Luckily, I work for a company that promotes on performance.
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More money has been lost trying to imitate 'Rocky' than 'Rocky' has made.
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I have people who say, 'You should dress up like this, or you should dress more modest; you should cover up more.' And then, at the other end of the spectrum, you have, like, 'Why are you still wearing your scarf? You're in America, you know.'
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My whole life, I've always had to be surrounded by creative things. I find it relaxing to be in touch with creations by other people.
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We only work four days a week, we only work three weeks out of the month, and we get four months off for the summer. So there's plenty of time for me to spend with the kids.
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The secret of happiness is: Find something more important than you are and dedicate your life to it.
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I've seen deer. I have lots of woodchucks on my property. And bluebirds. Foxes.
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If I say often enough that I'm going to be in 'King Kong,' I'm hoping that Peter Jackson will take the hint.
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I'm actually a very lazy person. Most of the time, I'm happy to sit around and stare. Or watch bad TV soaps. It's quite rare for me to get inspired by anything, but it could be something small. A view of the Serpentine. A snatch of music. Or a little shred of conversation overheard on a bus, such as, 'You also will marry someone of my choice.'
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I was really ambitious, so I was innovative. I was one of the first DJs to do live calls, 'cause I found this phone device that would pick up other people's voices.
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One of the things you learn in rehab is that you're responsible for your own actions.
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Boxing is not for killing.
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Liberation of the seer is the result of the dissassociation of the seer and the seen.
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Understand however that every man is worth just so much as the things are worth about which he busies himself.
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My transformation represents more than what is just skin deep; it represents my motivation, drive, and willingness to constantly improve.
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One of my great regrets, and I don't have many, is that I spent too long putting people's status and reputation ahead of their more important qualities. I learned far too late in life that a long list of letters after someone's name is no guarantee of compassion, kindness, humour, all the far more relevant stuff.
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My parents encourage me to save, but I do buy the odd thing that I wouldn't tell them about.
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It's hard for me to approach a film as a still image now that I know exactly what it takes to make a movie. I mean, I know what it takes to make a movie that lasts five minutes.
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There are no shortcuts to any place worth going.
