James Lipton Quotes
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I think we know how to do Mars.
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Retiring for good wasn't difficult. I knew at the time it was right. I was no longer capable of achieving the standards I'd set myself and there was no light at the end of the tunnel.
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If Monsieur X spent an eternity studying treatises on optics, he would never paint 'La Grande Jatte.'
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I have three brothers, and they'd torture me if I ever told them I liked a boy.
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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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We look upon the enemy of our souls as a conquered foe, so he is, but only to God, not to us.
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Teaching is a profession in which capacity building should occur at every stage of the career - novices working with accomplished colleagues, skillful teachers sharing their craft, and opportunities for teacher leadership.
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Most of the cast and crew on 'Mama's Family' have been together since the 'Carol Burnett' days, so we work really well together. It's like I'm being paid to pretend I'm in show business.
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Everyone in Tool is interested in how we present our music. We write a group of songs that have a vibe, energy and feeling, and then we try to pick an image to capture that and communicate a feeling. We want something that adds to the connection with the audience.
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Making your first feature film is actually impossible.
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I'm always the interrogator. When I was an actor in rep, I always played sinister parts. The directors always said, 'If there's a nasty man about, cast Harold Pinter.'
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I'm excited about it, thrilled with the success thus far.
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I have always been like this. I take after my father. I'm just chill.
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I actually had a nickname as a player myself. When I played high school football in Texas, strong safety, they called me Choo Choo because they said I hit like a train.
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My passion for strengthening the community and making peoples' lives better is stronger now than when I first got into politics.
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Pop music will never be low brow.
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I wasn't necessarily the brightest in my family. I think my older sister was probably more clever, but I worked very hard.
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No visitors shall yonder valley find. Except the spirits of the rain and wind: Here you must bide, my friends, with me entombed In this dim crypt, where shelved around us lie The mummied authors.
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Being a fatherIs quite a bother,But I like it, rather.
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Trial by jury. Live wherever you can make a living. How could a government based on such principles fail?
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Afghanistan is very satisfied with Croatia's participation in the NATO-led peace mission and expects Croatia to expand its contribution to peace restoration in Afghanistan to other areas as well.
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Women have a lot of... attitudes enforced in us about our sense of attractiveness being bound up in long, flowing, Hollywood kind of hair.
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I don't think my body's gonna go to hell if I train for performance. It might change a little and adapt, but I like being strong.
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The foundation for film acting is stage acting.
