Maury Yeston Quotes
In a play, a man comes out and says something. Another man comes out and says something. And by the end of the night, we've learned something we didn't know, In a musical, there is singing and dancing for two hours, but you've got to know everything in 5 minutes. Do it in those 5 minutes or you'll lose them.
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A painting probably is the most shocking increase in value, from what it costs to make to what you sell it for.
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If I go on a diet and work out, I'm always in a bad mood. I'd rather be a little heavier but nice.
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Coffee and smoking are the last great addictions.
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It's more important to fly midpoint in deals and work together than to try to haggle for the last dollar.
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I've always said that acting found me. I didn't really find it.
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I go to a regular school still, and I have the normal life of a regular kid.
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I'm tired of defending my character. I am what I am.
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Just try to get the puck and make plays, not so much worry about scoring or getting an assist or points, just try to get it and make plays. That should take care of itself.
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This is just strictly me wanting to make a record that is the real deal. It is all the stuff that I have learned and know that I remember. It's what I perceive as country music is about.
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A committee is organic rather than mechanical in its nature: it is not a structure but a plant. It takes root and grows, it flowers, wilts, and dies, scattering the seed from which other committees will bloom in their turn.
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Some musicians I know are incredible fathers. Like Keith Richards. A fantastic dad.
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There is only one thing in life worse than being talked about, and that is not being talked about.
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I really don't know the secret to it, but I'd like to think my desirability is a combination of my personality, my image, and, most importantly, the kind of films I do.
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I remember as a kid not ever wanting to have friends around to my house because it was, for want of a better description, disheveled.
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I always thought 'Rome' would change things for me, that people would finally understand what I do.
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Do I like foreign aid? Sometimes, but not every time. Don't like giving money to our enemies, but I love giving money to Israel.
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I think young people of all races are interested in justice; maybe not so much taxes and regulations, but they're interested in justice and the right to privacy on the Internet.
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If I can save one kid's life, for me, it's absolutely worth it.
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It's ironic that the growth of Scottish nationalism has precipitated in the English the sort of hand-wringing the Scots have always done over who they are.
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Though blessed with many able administrators, the British found India just too large and diverse to handle. Many of their decisions stoked Hindu-Muslim tensions, imposing sharp new religious-political identities on Indians.
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Human affairs require some combination of moral commitment with disciplined political action. And that is what keeps me intrigued and challenged and wanting to influence events.
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I didn't always have 14,000 people wanting to hang out with me on a Saturday night.
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My first night in Austin was at SXSW in 1994 when I was a senior in high school. I came here for spring break and just fell in love with Austin. It's my home.
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In a play, a man comes out and says something. Another man comes out and says something. And by the end of the night, we've learned something we didn't know, In a musical, there is singing and dancing for two hours, but you've got to know everything in 5 minutes. Do it in those 5 minutes or you'll lose them.
