Dyan Cannon Quotes
They offered me millions and millions and millions of dollars to write books about Cary. That was between us. That was private. I'll always love him.
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You could put all of Rev. Jeremiah Wright's angry sermons on to one loop. You could put that loop up on the big screen at Radio City Music Hall and let it play there 24 hours a day, seven days a week and Barack Obama will still emerge as the next president of the United States.
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Boxing is all about how cool and controlled and clear your mind is. Violence only gets in the way of you winning a fight. It's a sport that's more about the strategy than anything. You lose or you win in your head.
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You need tremendous spirituality to stop yourself falling into the abyss.
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The most interesting thing about a postage stamp is the persistence with which it sticks to its job.
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Power in politics, sovereignty in America is with we the people, and that is the path to turning this country around: empowering the people.
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'Caught' is a novel of forgiveness, and the past and the present - who should be and who shouldn't be forgiven. None of my books are ever just about thrills, or it won't work.
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You'd better believe that Putin sees that in Syria, Obama draws a red line and ignores the red line.
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I like to write scenes in the middle of the night. We could change every word of 'Family Ties' between Monday and Friday.
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The idea that everything is purposeful really changes the way you live. To think that everything that you do has a ripple effect, that every word that you speak, every action that you make affects other people and the planet.
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Wally Amos is the classic example of a man who gets up again and again.
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Lawyers and other professionals are using Quora to build their reputation and build their bonafides.
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The modest person is usually admired, if people ever hear of them.
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A movie like House of the Dead with around $7 million budget or Alone in the Dark with around $16 million budget are much easier to make profit than the typical $50 million major motion picture.
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I think I've become the brand ambassador of arranged marriages, especially for working Indian women.
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I write songs very quickly, so the 20 minutes of joy I get out of writing a song doesn't compare to the two months of joy I get engaging with the people who like my music.
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When a young woman tells me that she wants to become and actor, I say, 'No, be a writer. Or go to business school and learn how to run a studio.' The only real change will come from behind the scenes.
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I made a misstatement and I stand by all my misstatements.
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There came a point when if a conspiracy was that powerful and subtle it became pointless to worry about it.
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It's much easier for non-Indian companies to raise capital because they have profitable markets elsewhere. You might call it capital dumping, predatory pricing, or anti-WTO, but it's a very unfair playing field for Indian startups.
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It's possible to fight intolerance, stupidity and fanaticism when they come separately. When you get all three together it's probably wiser to get out, if only to preserve your sanity.
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Skysurfing is skydiving with a board on the feet. You can imagine with this big surface of a skysurfing board, there is a lot of force, a lot of power. Of course, I can use this power, for example, for nice spinning - we call it 'helicopter moves.'
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Human knowledge and human power meet in one; for where the cause is not known the effect cannot be produced. Nature to be commanded must be obeyed; and that which in contemplation is as the cause is in operation as the rule.
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I don't play any instruments. I don't produce. I don't know which keys or chords I am using, so, in essence, I need the band and the production team - otherwise, I am just some guy with a hat and a song.
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They offered me millions and millions and millions of dollars to write books about Cary. That was between us. That was private. I'll always love him.
