Darren Criss Quotes
I'm in a real minority as far as having really supportive parents in regards to the arts. They never batted an eye as far as not letting me do that stuff. That's invaluable. I can't believe how unabashedly supportive they were about everything, between music and acting.
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The only way I can be there and really get into the character is if I'm her.
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There must be a goal at every stage of life! There must be a goal!
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It is something where I think that people need to take a step back and realize how bad these things we are doing really are for our ears. But nobody really thinks about it. We're playing shows every night with music in our ears. That's just the industry.
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Fortunately there is more wealth in the world than there was at the time of the global economic crisis of 1929 - Chinese, Indian, Arab and Russian.
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In a few decades, the relationship between the environment, resources and conflict may seem almost as obvious as the connection we see today between human rights, democracy and peace.
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I had no desire to be a chef, but I had a desire to be someone who was heard.
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You make knowledge relevant to life and you make it important for children to learn things that will really relate to things going on in their lives, and not abstract.
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I don't make any distinction between a popular TV series or blockbuster film and doing Shakespeare. They're different, but as long as the material is good and the intention is honourable, it's all the same to me.
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When I left office in 1979, I was about the only one who had really left public office on my own.
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Man is the only animal that laughs and has a state legislature.
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What is this world? A mere curl of smoke for the wind to scatter.
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I was halfway through a rough draft of 'The Sisters Brothers' when it came time to start the 'Terri' adaptation.
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Not a lot of people know this, but I'm very good at mathematics. When I was an angry teenager, I used to sit in my room and do quadratic equations to calm myself down.
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Selling is something we do for our clients - not to our clients.
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Kids, don't be too big to accept advice.
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I am extremely left brain dominant, probably 95%-5%. The feeling side of my brain is not really strong.
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War is the continuation of politics by other means.
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We must dare to think 'unthinkable' thoughts. We must learn to explore all the options and possibilities that confront us in a complex and rapidly changing world.
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We were trained as writers with the idea that literature is something that can change reality, that it's not just a very sophisticated entertainment but a way to act.
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Mentally ill people come from all belief systems.
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Now, one can often get away with playing music by ear when it is not being recorded, but writing is another matter; its mistakes are not forgotten because they are still there to confuse us.
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God can dream a bigger dream for you than you can dream for yourself, and your role on Earth is to attach yourself to that divine force and let yourself be released to it.
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I care deeply about those who struggle to get by - but I believe the best thing to do is help them stand on their own two feet. And no, that’s not saying, 'You're on your own,' but, 'We are on your side, helping you be all you can.' And I believe in something for something; not something for nothing.
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I'm in a real minority as far as having really supportive parents in regards to the arts. They never batted an eye as far as not letting me do that stuff. That's invaluable. I can't believe how unabashedly supportive they were about everything, between music and acting.
