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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Jane Austen's characters for women are always very strong, opinionated and elegantly written, so they're always great for an actress to have a chance to do.
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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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I've learned about ice water in the morning - when you wake up tired, or you're jet lagged and you've been flying and your skin is dry, or you have puffy eyes - the ice water really helps cool the face down and helps circulation.
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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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Good performance is about the capacity to focus and concentrate.
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It never became an act in the sense of an act. It was always, no matter where we worked, little revues.
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'I knew God had heard my prayer when I learned that it was you and no other who drew this case.''One judge is coughing his life out into bloody handkerchiefs and the other is burying his wife, and you think this is how God answers your prayers?'
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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.
