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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Religion is such an important part of so many people's lives, and I don't understand it at all.
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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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In my own country, I play light comedies and funny parts.
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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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I just can't see myself as a trophy wife. I can't imagine not having my own life.
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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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I need scarcely observe that a poem deserves its title only inasmuch as it excites, by elevating the soul. The value of the poem is in the ratio of this elevating excitement.
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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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If anyone could have gained heaven as a monk, then I would indeed have been among them.
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You can plan for a hundred years. But you don't know what will happen the next moment.
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My time particles play with eternity.
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We didn't speak, just drove out of the city into the countryside on our way to absolutely nowhere, and when we found that perfect spot among the trees, we stopped and looked at each other. Swallows swooped through the red sky, back from their adventure, and we held each other underneath the ketchup clouds, willing time to stop and the world to forget us for a while.
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'Certifiably Jonathan' contrives crises for its subject - a bid to get his paintings into MOMA, among others.
