Douglas Carter Beane Quotes
I've seen nearly every Encores! show. I love the second acts so much because you just see desperation and inspiration in equal measure.
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Republicans rarely criticize Obama for lack of empathy - in part because liberals have traditionally been seen as standing up for the weak and the vulnerable. Conservatives can be just as empathetic. But they believe that, in most cases, it's not government's role to be the primary dispenser of empathy.
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Deeply consider that it is your duty and interest to read the Holy Scriptures.
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There is no greater power in Heaven or on Earth than pure, unconditional love. The nature of the God force, the unseen intelligence in all things, which causes the material world and is the center of both the spiritual and physical plane, is best described as pure, unconditional love.
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I know one of the reasons God gave me kids was to test my patience.
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Getting recognized and doing shoots and signing on partnerships and signing on deals, that's all great, and I'm so appreciative of that, but it's more the reward that's the most satisfying. I know the importance of working hard, and I appreciate pretty much everything that has come my way; I don't take any of it for granted.
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I like strong female characters. I try to write them as role models for young girls.
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I'd sing all day, every day, all the time if I thought it didn't sound like dying cats.
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I hate camping, but I love summer camp.
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I guess I'd love to be surprised by something I had never thought of.
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I don't believe in miracles.
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Personal shoppers in big department stores are seriously under-used.
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I believe that blues and jazz are the two uniquely American contributions into music.
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We've reached a very low-level equilibrium where it's not clear whose interest it is in to develop Africa... It's not in the interest of those in the aid industry to develop Africa because then there'd be no more industry and 500,000 people would lose their jobs. The only people whose interest it is in is Africans, but they have no voice.
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It always seemed much better to be a writer - a Real Writer - than a successful hack.
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I'm triggering acoustic instruments. I'm literally beating, smacking, hitting, blowing, doing physical things. It's an incredibly exciting way to make music.
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It's been said that the men in my books have been absent, or weak, or creepy.
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The taste of any simple tomato-based salad is dependent on the quality of the tomatoes.
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We have seen the damage already caused to the music industry and we have to continue to make the public and government bodies globally aware of the damage that will happen if DVD piracy is not brought under control.
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Women are not weaker. Read that again. Women are not weaker. They are just as strong, just as resolute, just as creative, and are filled with just as much potential as any man.
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One day of praying and six days of fun, the odds against going to heaven are six to one.
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You get your inspiration - suggestions - wherever you have to, even from your mother.
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No place of grace for those who avoid the Face. No time to rejoice for those who walk among noise and deny the Voice.
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I always choose my projects for the script or what the director want to tell with that story. And if I like the story.
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I've seen nearly every Encores! show. I love the second acts so much because you just see desperation and inspiration in equal measure.
