Jacques Ibert Quotes
I dream of a collaboration that would finally be total, in which the librettist would often think as a composer and the composer as a librettist.
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I work in the most non-Communist job. I work for 'Martha Stewart Living.'
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My favorite writers are all Jews - David, Solomon, Matthew, Mark - well, you get the picture.
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All morons hate it when you call them a moron.
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On June 23, 1864, Ambrose Bierce was in command of a skirmish line of Union soldiers at Kennesaw Mountain in northern Georgia. He'd been a soldier for three years and, in that time, had been commended by his superiors for his efficiency and bravery during battle.
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I've made a decision and now I must face the consequences.
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I am not the only intense or intellectual cricketer. I played with other cricketers who could be pretty intense and intellectual.
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I like '50s and '60s American art. I have 85 or 90 Warhols.
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Each book tends to have its own identity rather than the author's. It speaks from itself rather than you. Each book is unlike the others because you are not bringing the same voice to every book. I think that keeps you alive as a writer.
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I went to high school in New York City. So, I grew up in New Jersey my whole life, and I was watching all the people and all the kids that I met there become so jaded.
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If you ask three people what it means to be Christian, you will get three different answers. Some feel being baptized is sufficient. Others feel you must accept the Bible as immutable historical fact. Still others require a belief that all those who do not accept Christ as their personal savior are doomed to hell.
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Any commodity that sees its price going higher will see new mines opening up. When the supply increases, the prices soften. When prices fall, some mines with higher production costs will shut down as they become unviable.
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You can observe a lot by watching.
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Now my goal is to be strong. I get two classes in a week, and they'll be either barre or reformer Pilates.
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My job is being 'Mrs. Ronald Reagan.'
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Heroes don't wear diapers. It's just not cool.
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Our decision to close on Sunday was our way of honoring God and of directing our attention to things that mattered more than our business.
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I think you have to be really lucky to pick the sort of roles you want to do.
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Does the global Left - as well as the Israeli Left - truly not care about the horrific Taliban regime, the terrible oppression of women in Gulf states, and the mass hanging festivals in Iran?
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Sometimes, you follow your dreams. I say to the young people, 'If you have a dream, chase it.'
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As a young boy growing up in rural India, most of what I knew of the world was what I could see around me. But each night, I would look at the Moon - it was impossibly far away, yet it held a special attraction because it allowed me to dream beyond my village and country, and think about the rest of the world and space.
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I hate The Police so much I'd probably assassinate Sting, My System of a Down Rages Against the Machine. Tie you up in a Slipknot and hold Alice In Chains inside her dreams.
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My great-grandmother lived to be 100 years old, so I got to know her. She always sent us birthday cards that had $2 bills inside - we kept them for good luck.
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I dream of a collaboration that would finally be total, in which the librettist would often think as a composer and the composer as a librettist.
