Polly Bergen Quotes
It suddenly struck me - I'm 70 years old. I wonder if I could possibly end my life the way I started it: doing the most joyful thing I ever did, which is to sing.
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In a democracy, allegations will never improve situations. So, I'm against allegations, but I always welcome criticism.
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I was famous from the age of 13, and after a while you become immune to it - in a good way. You look at positives and what you can do with it.
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I've always been extremely physical. I was a gymnast for 15 years, and then I was a dancer for nine, so I was kind of looking for these parts. But we have a tendency in Denmark not to do many action films.
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Marc if you want me to go to the bottom of the pool, I'll go there.
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A culture produces ideas which are being explored, which of interest to that culture at that moment. And I think one of the things a writer can do is to take those ideas and go a bit further with them.
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Never trust the artist. Trust the tale. The proper function of the critic is to save the tale from the artist who created it.
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People can be inspired the way I've been inspired by music.
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Red Carpet has a nice package abstraction layer that allows us to support RPMs and DEBs transparently.
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For better or worse, a lot of people who build things don't want to part ways. They don't have the short exit plan that a lot of the investors have.
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When I write a song, it comes from the heart and is based on a specific experience. You can't really say that one experience is greater than another, because all of your experiences take you through life on this journey.
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Nobody has ever convinced me that ancient aliens have visited Earth. Not even close.
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I think young writers should get other degrees first, social sciences, arts degrees or even business degrees. What you learn is research skills, a necessity because a lot of writing is about trying to find information.
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What I love about 'Midnight Train' is that it's a song about a journey, but the music actually takes you on that journey. It feels like you're moving through the whole song.
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I never had the chance to consider what or how I wanted to be.
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It's believing you can push through the exhaustion just to be able to sing after you do a cartwheel or a split.
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We clearly realize that freedom's inner kingdom cannot be touched by exterior attacks.
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I make M-rated games for adults, you know, with guys wearing sunglasses at night and trench coats.
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You always do what you want to do. This is true with every act. You may say that you had to do something, or that you were forced to, but actually, whatever you do, you do by choice. Only you have the power to choose for yourself.
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Some ideas, like what you're going to do with your life, take time to form.
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I think top scientists need to be compensated at a different scale in society. Somebody with experience will tell you that true scientists are not motivated by money - they are motivated by the quest itself. That is true. But I think an additional recognition will not hurt.
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I think that unless you grew up in New York or Chicago or Los Angeles, you're sheltered.
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Potentially he could be. He scored the goal four years ago in France against Argentina that was extraordinary.
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The great thing about not being American is that you don't assume you know what a Southern accent sounds like, so you have to be specific.
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It suddenly struck me - I'm 70 years old. I wonder if I could possibly end my life the way I started it: doing the most joyful thing I ever did, which is to sing.
