Larry Miller Quotes
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I rarely stay at home when I'm in New York. I'm always doing things. It brings you so much energy.
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All human actions are equivalent... and all are on principle doomed to failure.
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I've been searching for ways to heal myself, and I've found that kindness is the best way.
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We are the only ones who really can care about the preservation Foreigners who come to excavate, maybe some of them care about preservation, but the majority care about discoveries.
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We take the show very seriously, but we don't take ourselves seriously.
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I think there's something very dark in the South African psyche. I think we live a lot of the time in a state of a very low-grade civil war; the levels of violence in South Africa are extremely high. In a way, the civil war that never happened is being played out in a covert way, so we live with a lot of very ugly things.
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As the mother of two daughters, I have great respect for women. And I don't ever want to lose that.
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I can create institutions, but I can't rewrite the chips in people's heads.
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The C student starts a restaurant. The A student writes restaurant reviews.
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Being a public servant, this is a serious job, not like a boxer, you're entertaining people.
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My interest in magic was kindled by Steve Martin, the comedian I'd gone to high school with.
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Researchers looked at news programs on major broadcast and cable networks between 2008 and 2012 and found that of those labeled as domestic terrorists, 81% were identifiable as Muslims - this despite the fact that FBI reports from the period studied revealed that only 6% of domestic terrorist suspects were Muslim.
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I think every good Christian ought to kick Falwell right in the ass.
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Historically, San Franciscans have not valued street trees as much as other communities have.
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I am responsible. Although I may not be able to prevent the worst from happening, I am responsible for my attitude toward the inevitable misfortunes that darken life.
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If there were a major earthquake in Los Angeles, with bridges and highways and railroads and airports all shut down and huge buildings collapsing, I don't care how much planning you do, the first 72 hours is going to be chaotic.
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Impulses are hard to come by these days.
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I think having imaginary friends is an amazing coping mechanism. It's pretty wonderful, and it makes a lot of sense to me.
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I've been privileged to meet presidents and sing at inaugurations and other political events.
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Ethel Merman would stay with a show for years and tour with it. So would Mary Martin, the great stars. They recognized the value of that success and nurtured it. Now, you come from Hollywood, you play 12 weeks and go away. I don't think that's the best policy.
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Sometimes it's really quick, and sometimes it's really long. There's no formula for writing songs.
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I go through periods where I don't really care what I look like, because I feel more focused on the work that I'm doing, and I don't want to think about it. And then sometimes it feels like the biggest part of my day is getting dressed.
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Most important of all, there is no right or wrong way to write - there's only what works for you. I was taught to write every day, but I know a writer (a bestseller at that!) who only writes on weekends.
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I didn't think it would be this big. It must have been a slow news day.
