Marvin Hamlisch Quotes
My show business career doesn't mean I can't write a symphony. It just means I was never asked to write one.
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Can you imagine being Leonardo Da Vinci in the 1400s trying to describe his ideas for machines that would allow humans to fly to the average person of his time? This is hundreds of years before the invention of electricity, the internal combustion engine, and many other things we take for granted today.
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Most of the people nowadays send their things by internet. But I cannot work that way. I like to do it myself.
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I worked from 10 p.m. until 1 a.m. every night for a year to write the first 'Chicken Soup for the Soul' book.
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In fact, many nations currently refuse to support embryonic stem cell research of any kind.
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When I was 6, I opened my mouth and didn't stop singing. I had a voice and wanted to use it.
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Each of our 900 shows so far was different - maybe that's what makes the fans come back to our gigs time and again. And that they're always part of the show. Phish concerts are a communal experience.
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I'm just someone who marvels at God.
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Every leading lady I work with, I'll see if I can get a song out of them and put it on an album.
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I always encourage over-tipping if you can afford it because... share the wealth.
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This applies to many film jobs, not just editing: half the job is doing the job, and the other half is finding ways to get along with people and tuning yourself in to the delicacy of the situation.
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I remember 'Hannah Montana' came out, and I was so depressed, I started crying because I was like, 'I want to do that.'
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I like 'Sponge Bob' and 'The Last Airbender.' I like shows where people get creative to do the impossible.
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If I didn't have a girlfriend, I'd have 10 girls at the studio, and they would make me not rap.
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I've been a ballerina since I was two, but I've always wanted to be an actress.
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We proved that we are still a people capable of doing big things and tackling our biggest challenges.
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Twitter has been a godsend for travelling.
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There be those who say that things and places have souls, and there be those who say they have not; I dare not say, myself, but I will tell of The Street.
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We're not going to do a Facebook game aimed at 35-year old women about farming.
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China is a government-oriented economy. No one can say he can run his business entirely without government connections. Anybody who says that he or she can do things alone... is a hypocrite.
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Many communities have turned a blind eye to what goes on inside funeral homes, as many people prefer not to know the ins and outs of the business. In addition, grieving customers in need of funeral goods and services may not be in a healthy state of mind to make financial decisions.
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Yes, the disruption of the Internet can be blamed for the destruction of the business model that once made journalism a thriving, well-paying enterprise, but it has also created an array of new tools for reporting. Somebody will eventually figure out how to make online newspapers profitable - I hope.
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Gov. Perry has led the way in Texas on creating an environment for job growth.
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Poverty places not just one or two obstacles but multiple obstacles in a child's pathway to what we would consider to be regular development - cognitively, intellectually and emotionally.
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My show business career doesn't mean I can't write a symphony. It just means I was never asked to write one.
