James A. Michener Quotes
He had obtained a clearer view of his homeland by leaving it and seeing it through the eyes of others.
James A. Michener
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My mother was an actress and my voice teacher, an incredible voice teacher. My biological father is an actor, and my stepfather, who raised me along with my mother, is a psychotherapist. I was always supported in creative ventures.
Laura Benanti
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I was interested in what was really going on in Salem at that time, and I resolved to investigate this seemingly unorthodox treatment of the people and the period.
Carlisle Floyd
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Don't we all know why nerds do what they do? To get money, which leads to popularity, which leads to girls.
Zadie Smith
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I think as a filmmaker one should make all kinds of films. It is not that one should make only one kind of film. I love to see romantic films; I loved watching 'Dilwale Dulhaniya Le Jayenge,' 'Kuch Kuch Hota Hai.' If I make such films, I will make it with my yardstick, according to my parameters.
Madhur Bhandarkar
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If it seems like you are playing around and not practicing, that's when you know you really love it.
Galveston Giant
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I feel I should be trying to complete my life, whatever 'completing a life' means.
Oliver Sacks
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I tell my kids and I tell proteges, always have humility when you create and grace when you succeed, because it's not about you. You are a terminal for a higher power. As soon as you accept that, you can do it forever.
Quincy Jones
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My my, hey heyRock and roll is here to stay.It's better to burn outThan to fade away.My my, hey hey.
Neil Young
Buffalo Springfield
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I was a very sickly kid. While I was in the hospital at age seven, my Dad brought me a stack of comic books to keep me occupied. And I was hooked. When my eighth grade art teacher, Mr. Smedley, told me he thought I had actual art talent, I decided to devote all my efforts in that direction in the hope that I might someday get into the comics biz. I became an art major, took every art class my school had to offer. In college, I majored in Advertising Art and Design.
Len Wein
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I've never liked Welles as an actor, because he's not really an actor. In Hollywood you have two categories, you talk about actors and personalities. Welles was an enormous personality, but when he plays Othello, everything goes down the drain, you see, that's when he's croaks. In my eyes he's an infinitely overrated filmmaker.
Ingmar Bergman
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We will suffer the moment we take our eyes off the End and get lost in the means.
Yasmin Mogahed
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He had obtained a clearer view of his homeland by leaving it and seeing it through the eyes of others.
James A. Michener