Denis Diderot Quotes
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I don't know about whether I thought I would make it this big.
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Most important was to remain focused and always have presence of mind.
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I think I should get a bigger between-the-song persona, so then I'm not wandering around the stage like some mad old auntie that's saying hello to people and falling over.
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In a costume, you need very exaggerated body language - as you say, sort of mime-type skills.
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From the catbird seat, I've found poetry to be the necessary utterance it has always been in America.
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Oftentimes, people stay where they are in life simply because of fear. But do you know that fear isn't reality? It's only a thought in your mind.
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I'm a bit of a hothead in certain circumstances, but you've got to temper it because your fans are there, and they've paid good money to see a show.
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If you don't want to deal with them, fine. But don't hamper other people from dealing with them.
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Superhero stories are kind of in my DNA from childhood on, so I think I'm genetically drawn to playing in the genre when the opportunity presents itself.
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The level of dynamism is a matter of how fertile the country is in coming up with innovative ideas having prospects of profitability, how adept it is at identifying and nourishing the ideas with the best prospects, and how prepared it is in evaluating and trying out the new products and methods that are launched onto the market.
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The way that I sing is very mumbled-together, and so I guess I'm kind of stuck with it now.
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I believe though I do not comprehend, and I hold by faith what I cannot grasp with the mind.
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Some people find that if they share a profession with their partner, they don't talk about anything else.
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I never met a kid I liked.
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People need a sacred narrative. They must have a sense of larger purpose, in one form or another, however intellectualized. They will find a way to keep ancestral spirits alive.
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Just because a majority of the Supreme Court declares something to be 'constitutional' does not make it so.
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My aunt Julie was a production manager, and she heard of an opening. Some show was looking for children to run around the house or whatever. I auditioned and got the part, and I showed up in all of my monstrous energy, bouncing everywhere like an electron.
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It's important to remember that, first and foremost, if not only, this is entertainment. 'The West Wing' isn't meant to be good for you.
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The enemy is within the gates; it is with our own luxury, our own folly, our own criminality that we have to contend.
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You don't write the kitchen scene just because you're eager to do it that day and you're avoiding something else. I think it has to move slowly, step by step. I pride myself on the construction of my stories but it's not something I impose on them.
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I don't see any significant risk of a recession.
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Always as a musician you must have one thing you do well.
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If a subject has a delicate surface to it, you do not want to go charging in there. You need to establish some kind of presence and understanding. I will say, Try to forget I'm here. I won't ask you to pose, I won't ask you to do anything. It's important that I just be allowed to be around, to be present. Photographing people requires a willingness to be rejected. So, I think the best approach is to be honest and direct. Very often, I tell them, You don't know me. There's no reason why you should trust me... the only thing I can promise is that I'll try to do the most honest work I can.
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How easy it is to tell tales!
