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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The Icesave matter is complex and it is understandable that the issue has been oversimplified by many. Unfortunately some of the basic facts of the matter have been unilaterally interpreted, and sometimes distorted, giving rise to unjustified criticism of the conduct of the Icelandic authorities.
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As Democratic losses mounted in Senate races across the country on election night, some liberal commentators clung to the idea that dissatisfied voters were sending a generally anti-incumbent message, and not specifically repudiating Democratic officeholders. But the facts of the election just don't support that story.
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I'm going to take over on the Techno Comics so I'm going to be dealing in the children's merchandising type department. But that's just setting it up and having somebody run it.
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I always saw the best reporters as ones you hardly ever saw other than when they were back in the newsroom, writing their stories.
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I, personally, like to get dressed and then do my makeup and hair in about five minutes.
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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.
