Phil Ramone Quotes
I started playing the violin at age 3, and I was very fortunate because there were people who heard me who were influential in getting me auditions. By the time I was 7, I was playing concerts - it was just ridiculous.
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I did a shoot with massive iguanas in Costa Rica when I was modeling back then. They were like little dinosaurs, and they sat right across my arms and by my face. The guy told me not to make any sudden movements because they had enormous claws. The guy said he would rip my skin if he attacked.
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It is a great delusion in those whose understanding has been darkened by self-love, to think that there is any obedience in the subject who tries to draw the superior to what he wishes.
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Local innovation and initiative can help us better understand how to protect our environment.
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A stronger yuan could lead to greater Chinese asset accumulation in the U.S. and elsewhere.
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I changed that system in Florida when I was the Speaker of the House - I was the Minority Leader; I saw for 16 years the way a power system works.
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No matter where you are on the political spectrum, libraries make sense. It's such a small investment. Every dollar supporting a library system returns five dollars to the community.
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A girl's best friend is her pride.
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When I was a teenager, reading for me was as normal, as unremarkable as eating or breathing. Reading gave flight to my imagination and strengthened my understanding of the world, the society I lived in, and myself. More importantly, reading was fun, a way to live more than one life as I immersed myself in each good book I read.
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I have a very rich and wonderful personal life, and at its core are my sons.
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Albums are like diaries. You go through phases, technically and emotionally, and they reflect the state that you're in at the time.
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I'm quite British; I've got big, flat feet, and I can't wear heels. I've got very, very pale Celtic skin, so my legs are always a frightening blue color. So when you take out clothes that reveal your legs, shoes that have any kind of heel, no shop will actually take my money.
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Because of lies, we can produce and invent a possible world.
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I like to emphasize my eyes because if I do it well enough, then they look very blue.
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The only show my mother could afford to take me to when I was growing up was 'Cats', for my birthday.
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I've been around the bend in corporations.
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It was helpful to have the American troops there in great strength. They knew there'd be consequences if they didn't move back. Now, there has been some removal of the foreign forces.
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I see a New York that is once again the empire state.
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I haven't got any friends from where I grew up, but that's not to do with fame.
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Most European countries fund their low corporate taxes with some form of a value-added tax, on consumption rather than income.
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Although I'm not from London originally: I moved down here when I was 16, so it's played a part in my life. It's where I've lived for all that time.
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I feel like I ask people who have been in the industry for a while a lot of questions.
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I do myself up kind of like a doll. I have a doll collection and I look at their outfits and kind of imitate them.
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Like most Latinas, I'm not afraid to speak my mind.
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I started playing the violin at age 3, and I was very fortunate because there were people who heard me who were influential in getting me auditions. By the time I was 7, I was playing concerts - it was just ridiculous.
