Bruce Oldfield Quotes
I keep on working when other people are out having fun. But I love what I do and find it hard to stop.
Quotes to Explore
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Faith may be defined briefly as an illogical belief in the occurrence of the improbable.
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I'm a big fan of piano-based rock music like Elton John, Ben Folds, and even Queen.
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Illustrious acts high raptures do infuse, And every conqueror creates a muse.
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It's no longer a question of staying healthy. It's a question of finding a sickness you like.
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I smoke, isn't that terrible?
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Mothers who work full time - they're the real heroes.
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Some people write heavily, some write lightly. I prefer the light approach because I believe there is a great deal of false reverence about. There is too much solemnity and intensity in dealing with sacred matters; too much speaking in holy tones.
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Books are not like albums, where you can simply download and enjoy your favorite chapter and ignore the rest.
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I came to London. It had become the center of my world and I had worked hard to come to it. And I was lost.
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I was hired because I am Zsa Zsa Gabor, but when I go to work, directors try to force their methods on me. John Huston's intense, precise directions tortured me.
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The United States should not engage in tit-for-tat polemics directed at its most important allies. That is as demeaning as it is destructive.
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Coming from where I came from, I was born naked with no teeth. Now I have everything.
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It's actually harder to write a fun song.
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Moderate doesn't mean that you're a wimp - far from it. It means that you've chosen a path because you believe that's the only way for global harmony and peace.
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Ralph Waldo Emerson would definitely be my homeboy.
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A sociopath doesn't warm up their environment, doesn't make it cozy. They don't have to; when they're not performing, when they're not manipulating, when they're all alone, there's nothing.
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And now I have a big house, nice clothes and I travel in first class and I love it, so maybe it's time to enjoy being a star.
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I was lucky enough to occasionally break out of that racist situation that prevails in the Hollywood film production community. But it was racist then and it will always be that way. It will never be otherwise.
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I feel like 'Work' was a really good song for people to get to know me, as it's obviously biographical. With 'Bounce,' I wanted to make sure people know there's a fun side to me as well as the somber and serious one.
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In the great cities we see so little of the world, we drift into our minority. In the little towns and villages there are no minorities; people are not numerous enough. You must see the world there, perforce. Every man is himself a class.
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I completely agree with feeling the need for or the benefits of being pushed and of being directed on a project and collaborating.
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Oh, I am heartily tired of hearing about what Lee is going to do. Some of you always seem to think he is suddenly going to turn a double somersault, and land in our rear and on both of our flanks at the same time. Go back to your command, and try to think what we are going to do ourselves, instead of what Lee is going to do.
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I keep on working when other people are out having fun. But I love what I do and find it hard to stop.
