Dries van Noten Quotes
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I had been doing summer stock every summer while I was in college. We did a showcase, like most good conservatories do - monologues and things that agents and casting directors come to see. From that I got an agent.
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The idea of modernity is beginning to lose its vitality. It is losing it because modernity is no longer a critical attitude but an accepted, codified convention.
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I'm consistently telling stories about the value of the human condition and connectedness and things like that.
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The first thing I look at is, 'Is the entrepreneur going after really big problems, to the extent that it feels scary when they talk about it?' You wonder if the idea is possible. I have seen that a lot of times, people go after small problems, and that's a sign that they are not confident.
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It is possible that blondes also prefer gentlemen.
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Of course, individuals vary greatly within each racial group and should be treated as such.
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If God has allowed me to earn so much money, it is because He knows I give it all away.
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I can't deal with someone flashy. That's so not me.
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As a tennis player you can win and you can lose, and you have to be ready for both. I practised self-control as a kid. But as you get older they both - winning and losing - get easier.
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Your life goes on, and then your life goes on plus 'Star Wars.' It's just been an incredible time.
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I think race has been a burden for black Americans. Being Muslim has also been a challenge because so many people do not understand Islam.
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So many people love sci-fi, and they're so loyal.
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I don't work out as much as I should, but I do believe that it's a healthy mind as well as a healthy body that keeps me fit, sound and calm.
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History is fickle. We know that. The good and bad come around and go around, and go around again. There are recessions and depressions and economic boom and bust.
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I go on stage with what God gave me - and that's a natural high. I don't need nothing to perk me up. The audience picks me up enough. That's the total God's truth.
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My definition is that geo-enlightenment is understanding the interconnectedness of things.
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I've just tried to grow up in the most natural and gradual process that I possibly can and make choices I feel are right for me and my fans.
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Because I think in order to get famous you have to be known for something. Like 'You're the romantic comedy girl' or 'You're the Oscar-winning whatever girl.'
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Official history is merely a veil to hide the truth of what really happened. When the veil is lifted, again and again we see that not only is the official version not true, it is often 100% wrong.
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I think Woody Allen is Woody Allen, and no matter where he goes he still makes his Woody Allen films.
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As a kid, my idols were Sam Raimi and Peter Jackson, and I get into crazy races with myself. Raimi was 21 when he made movies, and when I didn't get 'Cabin Fever' made that fast I thought I'd failed.
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Mike Webster lost all his money or, maybe, gave it away. He forgot. A lot of lawsuits. Mike Webster forgot how to eat, too. Soon, Mike Webster was homeless, living in a truck, one of its windows replaced with a garbage bag and tape.
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Money never stays with me. It would burn me if it did. I throw it out of my hands as soon as possible, lest it should find its way into my heart.
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I started the company in 1986, but we didn't have the money to do a show until '92.
