David Hyde Pierce Quotes
I was as happy doing theater in New York for little or no money as I am now doing television for more money. The happiness, I guess, comes out of it being a good job. The success has to do with the fact that it's a good job that will continue.
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I'd love to do something where I can act and dance at the same time, like on Broadway or in movies.
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How people treat you is their karma; how you react is yours.
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I want to see one of my products being taken by people across the world. I want to see them improving and leading a better life. It's like playing God.
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The apartheid system renounces no violence.
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Smelling a crayon takes you right back to childhood. When I need to go back in time, I put it under my nose and take another hit.
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You can oppose reparations all you want, but you got to know the facts. You really, really do.
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You will encounter many distractions and many temptations to put your goal aside: The security of a job, a wife who wants kids, whatever. But if you hang in there, always following your vision, I have no doubt you will succeed.
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I really loved living in the White House, but I don't miss it at all.
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Actually, I didn't make the claim that Ruby follows the principle of least surprise. Someone felt the design of Ruby follows that philosophy, so they started saying that. I didn't bring that up, actually.
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An evening dress that reveals a woman's ankles while walking is the most disgusting thing I have ever seen.
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I was born and grew up in Fitzgerald, way down in south Georgia. It was a mill town and my family ran the cotton mill. My grandfather was mayor many times and my family felt deeply rooted to that spot.
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Hollywood used to control the distribution; now Silicon Valley does.
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I was getting a little bored with my hair. It's kind of a symbolic thing, just getting rid of the past, moving forward. It's amazing what a reaction you get when you cut your hair.
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I think Trump is a very interesting candidate in this sense: I think he has cross-party appeal.
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But I think we need to remember that democracy everywhere is by its nature incomplete, a work in progress.
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Baseball is ninety percent mental and the other half is physical.
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I paint what cannot be photographed, that which comes from the imagination or from dreams, or from an unconscious drive.
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We are quick to stick labels on others - especially those who don't fit in with the norm. 'Harold Fry' is about a broken marriage; 'Perfect' is about a broken person. They are both about finding kindness where you least expect it.
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The support in Britain made a big difference.
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I love the kind of movies I watched when I was a kid. But, I also love telling great stories.
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I wanted to get some nose job, because I don't like how my nose tip looks. My hand is also not as pretty, especially my thumb nails. Many people told me that I have ugly hands.
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Aretha Franklin was tough. She turned out to be good, but she was, you know, she was - she's a very - she's a very wonderful, but in some ways, shy woman. You don't think about that when you see how she emotes and performs.
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They could care less about the public. The public comes in third. Number one is keeping their power. Number two are the special interests, the people footing the bill. Finally, the public good might be third - if they can profit from it. If there's no profit, they could care less.
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I was as happy doing theater in New York for little or no money as I am now doing television for more money. The happiness, I guess, comes out of it being a good job. The success has to do with the fact that it's a good job that will continue.
