Elvis Mitchell Quotes
'Certifiably Jonathan' contrives crises for its subject - a bid to get his paintings into MOMA, among others.
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By nature, I'm a very positive person, and because I'm happy in myself, and in my life, and I've got a great husband, and beautiful children, and I have a job that I love that calls for a certain amount of emotional expression, I get to realise a lot of my dreams and aspirations.
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We got orders to strike the Marshall and Gilbert Islands. We had a task force with the Enterprise. We had two or three cruisers and probably eight or 10 destroyers.
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The best time to release a film is on a festive date like Divali or Eid, or at a time when there are no big films three to four weeks before or after.
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We believe in some basic human principles - everyone should have the opportunities not just to survive, but to excel with their God-given talents and abilities. Those are the values that should be reflected in our budgets.
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Connecting with people is not hard. I love the interaction and the feedback after shows. It does take some time, but the fans appreciate it which makes it worth it.
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It's mystifying to me why the House leadership will not allow a straight up-or-down vote on a pay raise. I vote against every pay raise because taxpayers deserve better.
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There is no bigger aphrodisiac than power.
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I like that Barack got that job.
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In all these years, I've understood one thing: that it's only your work that should do all the talking.
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As I make my slow pilgrimage through the world, a certain sense of beautiful mystery seems to gather and grow.
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You see, 30 years ago I didn't have near the audience I have now. My tapes on the cults have reached a circulation of 15 million. those are not my figures but the figures of the people who distribute them.
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Indifference and neglect often do much more damage than outright dislike.
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Writing 'Native Guard,' I didn't know I was working on a single book. I began writing that book because I was interested in the lesser-known history of these black soldiers stationed off the coast of my hometown.
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I absolutely hate clothes shopping, though I love clothes. It's my idea of heaven to be handed things to wear.
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Later on when it became a routine it was not as exciting I'll admit that. The first three years were wonderful, the rest were just money making and having fun.
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Exercising with a trainer makes my quality of life go through the roof.
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The climate of our culture is changing. Under these new rains, new suns, small things grow great, and what was great grows small; whole species disappear and are replaced.
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I have long believed there is a lot of waste in the defense budget.
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Every song, the title dictates the architecture of the song.
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You have to be your biggest believer.
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I expect my immortality will last about six seconds after my funeral.
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I consider myself the luckiest man in the world. I have spent a lifetime doing what I love.
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'Certifiably Jonathan' contrives crises for its subject - a bid to get his paintings into MOMA, among others.
