Oliver Herford Quotes
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I used to believe I was going to live forever. And then you suddenly become aware that you're not.
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After the success of my first album and the success of 'Flow Joe' kind of faded, I was struggling to make some money and make ends meet.
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I've always had an affinity for the fashion industry - I've always been drawn to it. But I grew up in Calgary in Canada, which, being a fairly isolated city, is not particularly known for having anything to do with fashion.
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You're creating new things in movies and people are going to steal them.
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It was my mother's idea. Her feeling was that I didn't have the intelligence to pick a trade myself.
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Lyrically, I personally lean towards venting.
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To do a really good interview, you have to be truly interested in the person.
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It was wrongly assumed that I wished to become some sort of leader among gay activists, whereas in reality I was happier to be a foot soldier.
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The advice I would give to someone is to not take anyone's advice.
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I was a dancer when I got discovered, and I started working immediately. I started being in commercials and doing guest star roles. My first big thing, which happened maybe six months after being discovered, was 'Bring It On: All or Nothing.'
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Men and nations behave wisely once they have exhausted all the other alternatives.
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Most people learn to improvise on their own, listening to records, endless hours of noodling on their instrument in the bedroom with all their spare time. That's traditionally how people learn.
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I've been designing since I was 8. I started sketching dresses I could wear when skating. I was always involved in all aspects of skating, not just the technique, the choreography, the music, but the visual aspects, too - what I should wear.
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Manhattan seems pretty developed, you know what I mean? Like, it has peaked in culture.
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I'm English, and I started off as a songwriter, so I can't really escape that - it's there.
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A lot of actors and actresses pull from past experiences.
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Before I do a stunt, I have to make sure it is safe.
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Everything starts as somebody's daydream.
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Labor is work that leaves no trace behind it when it is finished, or if it does, as in the case of the tilled field, this product of human activity requires still more labor, incessant, tireless labor, to maintain its identity as a 'work' of man.
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When you see the best of the best - when you see a Matisse or a Picasso - what interests you is the creativity and harmony.
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Poetry must be capable of answering the challenge of apocalytpic times, even if this means sounding apocaltypic.
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I've learned from every single fight, every single opponent - some great fighters.
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Immigration reform almost happened under President George W. Bush. Twice. And it was comprehensive.
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Many are called but few get up.
