Donovan Bailey Quotes
Follow your passion, be prepared to work hard and sacrifice, and, above all, don't let anyone limit your dreams.
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Never stand still. Only stand still enough to learn, and once you stop learning in that stance, move off. Always keep yourself engaged, in theater, in whatever job you can get. If you can't get an acting job, then go backstage. Or take tickets. But be around actors because that is where you will primarily learn.
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The search for knowledge is a long and difficult task.
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Obviously, I never want to make the same record twice. I want to keep moving forward. That's the real challenge, I think.
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I almost laughed about the Machiavellian plans of the presidents of the United States.
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Morrissey wrote a really gorgeous song for me. I'm crazy for that man. And he thinks I'm hip!
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I know a lot of people who use the Internet really wisely. It enriches their lives in some way.
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Unlike fashion, art isn't applied. It doesn't have to serve anybody. It doesn't have to be there for any other reason than to give an impression of what the world is about.
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The one thing I am now sure of is that if there is such a thing as destiny, it is a result of our passion, be that for money, power, or love. Passion, for better or worse.
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I have Dalinian thought: the one thing the world will never have enough of is the outrageous.
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Dating is a numbers game. What we try to promise is good first dates. Once that first date happens, it's really up to you.
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People think that I can just walk into a room and get a job, but of the 200 interviews and auditions I go through a year, I may get three yeses. I just have to use my sense of humour to get me through.
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Pigeon racing is a lousy, greedy, and often unlawful activity. One thing that it is not is kind to birds.
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I don't talk about political matters. That's not my department.
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When you sample something, you're using the crutch of borrowing chords and melodies from a song that's already great, that's already stood the test of time, that's already special. When you're trying to do it all from scratch, you're writing something brand new that has to stand on its own.
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French people are never happy with what they have. They're always complaining. They're happy when they're complaining.
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I actually got started in acting when I was in pre-school. I was really into dance and performing, so my mom had me in dance classes, and then I got involved in a local theater company.
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I never said I wanted to be a lead actress; I never said I wanted to be a film actress. This need to trump everyone bewilders me. I'm only 25. I'm not better than anyone. I just want to watch other people and learn to be good.
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Painting pictures didn't make me a lot of money. I have to eat.
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When I write, I try to think back to what I was afraid of or what was scary to me, and try to put those feelings into books.
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The Sex Pistols came through Atlanta, and I got to go see them. That was historic. It blew me away; it was so much fun. I bought 45s of bands you don't hear about anymore.
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Happiness is a mysterious concept. It seems to work best as futurity: at that point I will be happy, et cetera. I feel like I experience small pieces of joy day to day.
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I adore the fact that when I'm driving home from work, as soon as I hit my neighbourhood, I see people I know.
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Follow your passion, be prepared to work hard and sacrifice, and, above all, don't let anyone limit your dreams.
