Oscar Levant Quotes
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Well Sid Pollack was... He was I would say probably, probably the most influential on me.
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The utterly fallacious idea at the heart of the pro-war argument is that it is the duty of the anti-war argument to provide an alternative to war. The onus is on them to explain just cause.
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When I'm out on the stage, it gives me this rush and anything that's on my mind and everything I'm going through is forgotten about.
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If you have multiples of anything, you have the possibility of repetition. Repetition creates pattern and also unity. Put anyone in a room with a pile of similar objects and say, 'I want a pattern by 3 P.M. or no dinner.' Anyone would come up with a design. It is easy, fun and available to anybody. Most people just don't have the nerve.
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Most people who aspire to be president don't have a foreign policy and national security background. The exception was certainly Hillary Clinton.
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I've never been the type of person to jump up and throw out the album without it being what it's supposed to be.
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I laugh at what I used to think was cool when I was growing up. In all seriousness, I thought having braces was cool.
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Well I think that what we're seeing now is that the people feel like they, the people in Congress don't have their consent to govern them. They keep doing things that are incredibly unpopular. And so when that happens, folks get angry.
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Detroit's industrial ruins are picturesque, like crumbling Rome in an 18th-century etching.
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When I arrive at my destination, I like to hit the gym, as I find exercise helps combat jet lag.
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You don't need to wear Spanx if you buy my clothes. The dress, the trousers, the pencil skirt - they should do the work.
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I had a lot of vocal problems when I was younger. I don't know if it's down to leading a healthier lifestyle or what but my range has increased.
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See, the SAG awards caught me totally by surprise.
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I've spent my life visiting a handful of people who are very close to me when they've been committed to one hospital or another in New York.
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I'm a lyric soprano. I can try to step outside that and do different kind of singing, but it's not something I can sustain over the long haul, and what is good for your voice is good for your career.
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I hate negative ads in general.
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Nuclear disarmament is one of the greatest legacies we can pass on to future generations.
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I'm an optimist. My own fiction, while it has its own dark warnings about pitfalls ahead, depicts the potential of science to improve society by networking human minds.
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I think Jerusalem can be and should be the capital of two states.
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I was involved in the Great Folk Music scare back in the sixties, when it almost caught on.
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Cancer is a scary thing and you have to deal with it seriously.
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If you are allergic to a thing, it is best not to put that thing in your mouth, particularly if the thing is cats.
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James DeMonaco is one of my favorite directors I’ve ever worked with. I think he shoots really well and all that, but the work environment he creates – he makes everyone feel respected, he makes everyone feel appreciated, and he’s a true collaborator.
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The first thing I do in the morning is brush my teeth and sharpen my tongue.
