Dick York Quotes
There was a three hour differential in performances because the sponsor insisted it be done live for California. You would go on at 8 pm in New York but you would also have to go on at 8 p.m. in California. That meant coming back in to do the show at 11 p.m.
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Beware of addictive medicines. Everything in moderation. This applies particularly to the Internet and your sofa. The physical world is ultimately the source of all inspiration. Which is to say, if all else fails: take a bike ride.
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I think that a lot of women that know they're going to be part of history somehow decide to have a character to be remembered by.
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I still have a fear of theater. I don't know if I will manage that. I used to do it. I developed a bit of a phobia. It's not a real phobia. I can go in and watch.
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Poetry is an art, the easiest to dabble in, but the hardest to reach true excellence.
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Our leaders are acting like lemmings.
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I've definitely had those moments when I think a relationship with somebody is one way, and then it just flips.
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I know I am a writer; it is the only thing I am sure of.
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A novel is a great act of passion and intellect, carpentry and largess. From the very beginning, I wrote to explain my own life to myself, and I invited readers who chose to make the journey with me to join me on the high wire.
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The single most important thing we can do to protect our communities from climate change is to reduce dangerous carbon pollution.
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Back in May of 2008, the Kindle was still quite new, and we focused on that.
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And my mouth is not a sewer, although some people may think it is.
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I won't be allowing my own background or my own sexual orientation to dictate the decisions that I make.
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There is no such thing as ugly.
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I used to spend hours just sitting in an old wreck of a car with a stickshift; I'd just sit there and shift.
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There was a three hour differential in performances because the sponsor insisted it be done live for California. You would go on at 8 pm in New York but you would also have to go on at 8 p.m. in California. That meant coming back in to do the show at 11 p.m.
