James Victor Scott (Jimmy Scott) Quotes
I decided to sing again after settling in Newark in 1982. I had a burning desire to sing and lots of encouragement from my new wife, Earlene.
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Was music my talent really? No, I don't think I was particularly talented.
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You've got to really be able to accept the rejection.
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Your papers are marked when you go to school, but you can't mark the character.
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And also, it's sort of my job to make you believe things about him that aren't true about me.
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I think I need security.
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My voice is not good enough for me to sing a song.
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If you keep on saying things are going to be bad, you have a good chance of being a prophet.
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I will be up at 8 A.M. making spaghetti bolognese for Peter and Sophia's evening meal if I'm working that day. I may not get back for the evening, and I worry if I don't do that, then they won't eat anything.
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I make a lot of money and I'm worth every cent.
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That you get booed belongs to professional sports.
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Israel is stronger than all those who curse it.
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I feel I will always have that spirit bear with me, so I will always feel protected.
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This is Earth. Isn't it hot?
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When you have mastered numbers, you will in fact no longer be reading numbers, any more than you read words when reading books You will be reading meanings.
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I owe everything to France.
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My dresses are designed to win, so going through it, I think about, what do I want to represent? So, definitely, Vera Wang has been an inspiration for me.
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I have worked hard since my childhood and worked as a labourer. I put my mind and heart into it.
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You have to remember that I was a bright but simple fellow from Canada who seldom, if ever, met another writer, and then only a so-called literary type that occasionally sold a story and meanwhile worked in an office for a living.
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Well, I suppose that, in a sense, every screen role is a favourite with me.
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The only good reason to have money is this: so that you can tell any SOB in the world to go to hell.
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I enjoy every second I'm in the gym. I love to challenge myself, push myself; obviously there's a lot of different routines and a lot of different stuff we do - love cycling, and again, it's part of my lifestyle.
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I will! I am! I can! I will actualize my dream. I will press ahead. I will settle down and see it through. I will solve the problems. I will pay the price. I will never walk away from my dream until I see my dream walk away: Alert! Alive! Achieved!
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Fernand Léger's film, 'Ballet Mecanique' is the result of the desire for a picture in motion.
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I decided to sing again after settling in Newark in 1982. I had a burning desire to sing and lots of encouragement from my new wife, Earlene.
