Madeleine L'Engle Quotes
We do live, all of us, on many different levels, and for most artists the world of imagination is more real than the world of the kitchen sink.
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You've just got to sing, do some kind of singing every day. Early mornings and cold weather can mess with that. I drink special teas with cayenne pepper, but I think you're psyching yourself out, really.
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With ladder matches, you can't expect anything other than craziness.
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I view myself primarily as a trial lawyer who happens to be writing, as opposed to a writer who happens to be a trial lawyer, so the audience is like a jury to me.
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I don't want to say anything because I know I am unable to protect you from the harm that I see.
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Constant togetherness is fine - but only for Siamese twins.
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I don't know how to make Harper and Alloy want me, not just my name.
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I'm all over the place, and I consider myself a bit of a scrounger: 'What will I do next, so I'm not broke?'
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But freedom, liberty, is an attribute of the soul and it may exist even when the body is in bondage.
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You can condemn and criticize religion... all those things are fine, but you can't mock and disrespect people.
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My parents would have loved it if my brother or I had become a doctor or lawyer.
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Happiness is nothing but temporary moments here and there - and I love those. But I would be bored out of my mind if I were happy all the time.
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In Washington, the translation of E Pluribus Unum has been lost. The belief that we are one nation - united in purpose - caring about and for one another is no longer the practice.
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Sports, as a media property, is increasingly valuable because it's something you have to have live. As a result, we're a better touch point for sponsors and advertisers because our commercials typically don't get zapped out.
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It's tricky, performing the show live. Because when you're in a big auditorium, in front of 700 people, the natural tendency is to want to talk louder. You want to project.
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I don't really give into all that philosophical talks that 'money is not everything.'
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The interesting thing about movies, it's not always - y'know, you have to have structure etc and all those things, but an audience responds, in many ways, we walk away and certain things stay in our heads that are memorable.
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I guess I'm a good manager now. Moreover, I'm loving the concept of donning the producer's hat. It's all very exciting as well as a great learning experience. You're a part of a film right from its conception to its execution, and that's an amazing feeling.
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Never do today what you can do tomorrow. Something may occur to make you regret your premature action.
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I believe in reincarnation of the soul.
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And when we draw lines in the sand with regard to certain basic things that are vital to our interest and to the interest of democracy and our friends around the world, we have to be willing to back that up.
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I don't find much influence in opera. It was such a different part of me.
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In many cases your imagination is much more effective than what can be shown. It primes you to know something is about to happen - the anticipation and anxiety is worse than what ends up happening.
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We do live, all of us, on many different levels, and for most artists the world of imagination is more real than the world of the kitchen sink.
