Dorothy Fields Quotes
I don't care how good a song is - if it holds back the storyline, stalls the plot, your audience will reject it.
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I was a little girl fighting as a partisan against Nazi-Fascism.
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There is no sense in making a film that no-one will go and see, just to create a perfect, but useless, work of art.
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Like a cyclone, imperialism spins across the globe; militarism crushes peoples and sucks their blood like a vampire.
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I don't much care whether rural Anatolians or Istanbul secularists take power. I'm not close to any of them. What I care about is respect for the individual.
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Bond? It is a bit like saying, 'Do you want to play Superman?' Anyone would dream of it. It's one of the most coveted roles in film. I'd be honoured. But I don't know if it will actually happen. I'm just happy with the idea of being associated with it. It's nice there's a lot of good will.
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There are no opportune times for a penalty, and this is not one of those times.
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You know, Saint Augustine said our hearts are restless 'til they rest in thee. And I had a restlessness in my heart. Something just wasn't quite right.
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There is an enormous shadow industry of scammers and amateurs who prey on aspiring writers, who divert people from the real publishing industry into this shadow world of vanity publishing and fee-charging agents.
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I'm fortunate to be famous for two rather imposing characters like Magneto and Gandalf.
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It's up to the audience. It always has been.
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I do a lot of visualisations and meditation and a lot of hippie stuff.
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When the audience enjoys your performance, you feel like a magician who is doing magic. It's a great feeling!
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It's so great to see a woman dressed in jeans and a lace-up boot with an extraordinary jacket. It's a moment where you do want to mix high and low, and it's not so much about a head-to-toe designer look.
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I'm so lucky, I've been so successful, so much has come my way. I want to give back.
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Those who say religion has nothing to do with politics do not know what religion is.
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I'm not a violent person.
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I'm not a person who embraces challenges. I run from challenges. I break world records running from challenges.
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While we are making up our minds as to when we shall begin, the opportunity is lost.
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Do not miss your children's childhood. Do not be away 200 nights a year as I was. Do not put strains on your marriage or family.
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Isn't that why people keep diaries - to be read by someone else? Why would they keep them otherwise?
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I think there is something to be said for not feeling like just because you're a model you have to be dressed up, look amazing, go to every party, and be smiling all the time.
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In sports and in business, the greatest leaders are those who make the best decisions in the most crucial of situations. They are the ones who focus their energy on turning tough decisions into winning decisions.
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I was fortunate to get a scholarship when I went to Lehigh University and Princeton. They were both wonderful schools. Somebody was kind enough to spend their money to educate people that they would never get to know. That's what I think philanthropy is about.
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I don't care how good a song is - if it holds back the storyline, stalls the plot, your audience will reject it.
