Mark Helprin Quotes
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Every great work of art has two faces, one toward its own time and one toward the future, toward eternity.
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Cuba needs a dose of perestroika.
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I try to live my life in a holistic way, show that all of it intersects because I'm coming from the same place. Now, at the core of it, I'm just trying to connect and be there, so I'm trying to be there for my family, my wife, my kids, my friends.
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I was always interested in the kind of history they didn't teach you in school.
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The science of life is changing hearts and minds.
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There's nobody else that can double me - except for a doll.
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It may be true, that men, who are mere mathematicians, have certain specific shortcomings, but that is not the fault of mathematics, for it is equally true of every other exclusive occupation.
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One of the most important tools we have at the Small Business Administration (SBA) to reach high growth entrepreneurs is the Small Business Investment Company (SBIC) program.
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Discipline is wisdom and vice versa.
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In the Constitution of the United States, Negroes are referred to as fellows although the word 'slave' is carefully avoided before the thirteenth amendment.
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Dave thought he was bigger than Van Halen the band. So there was this catfight going on for 10 years.
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Despite the strength of the feminist movement in the 1970s and beyond, a fable has persisted that educated women are rejected as marriage partners.
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I can say this: You haven't lived until you've had to wear a triplet pregnancy belly. You would be amazed at what a girl can learn based on the different months of pregnancy to make her character more interesting.
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I shall participate, I shall contribute, and in so doing, I will be the gainer.
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I became aware that all sounds can make meaningful language.
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Wait long enough, and people will surprise and impress you.
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I'm not very good with stills. I get all twitchy.
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Any reaction is better than none.
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I don't consider myself a competition to anyone. There is ample space for everyone here. When there are directors who create characters for me, why should I feel bothered or insecure? When it comes to updating myself, I work very hard to relate to the emotions of characters I play.
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The stage is the best experience in the world. It's a great compliment to be able to share the music, because people can hear my album but they don't get to make the connection in the same way as when it's one-to-one.
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I knew what I wanted to be, but I didn't know exactly how to get there. I thought you move to Nashville, you sing downtown, and someone discovers you, and you become a country music star. I had no idea.
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Close scrutiny will show that most 'crisis situations' are opportunities to either advance, or stay where you are.
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I can't do choreographed movement. It has to come from my heart... and my pelvis.
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If it wasn't for music, I would think that love is mortal.
