Isaac Asimov Quotes
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A lot of my work involves instilling objects with the power of touch - a transference of soul, spirit, energy through actions.
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I think men, growing up, you have to go through some form of hardship. You've got to harden the metal.
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Be there for your kids. Later, when you need them, they'll be there for you.
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You've really got to start hitting the books because it's no joke out here.
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When I was writing pretty poor poetry, this girl with midnight black hair told me to go on.
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I'll never do a film because it's a massive budget and I'm gonna get lots of publicity for it and it will bring something else.
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When I was little, we had a Golden Book that had all these Disney characters in one portrait on the first page. My dad used to read from it every night. We'd play this game of find Pluto or find Donald Duck. He'd read us stories and do all the voices. Those are great memories.
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You can take the boy out of Bombay; you can't take Bombay out of the boy, you know.
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I would hate for my father to regret all his support that he's given me over the years and be embarrassed by anything I chose to do.
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I think it's possible to be multi-rooted, rather like a banyan tree, without being deracinated.
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Eighty-five per cent of the crowd is going to fall in love with me - they're going to feel it, wow. But fifteen per cent are going to think, 'This guy is obnoxious.' I spend enormous time with them - every negative review of 'Crush It!' on Amazon has a response from me - and I can probably bring back ten of the fifteen.
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My candle burns at both ends; it will not last the night; but ah, my foes, and oh, my friends - it gives a lovely light!
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There are times as an actor when you don't work for two months, sometimes three or sometimes six, and the only thing that's going to keep you sane is if you give back and live your life. I've definitely gone through that. It's like, 'Okay, I'm out of work for two months.' That's two months I can paint.
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Silk Road to Ruin has all the analysis and it's structured very well. I rely on my notes more and I use direct quotes. But there's nothing like writing about it right away.
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I draw and play the piano badly. But when I'm doing those things, I'm concentrating so hard there's no room for worry. I find that onstage, too.
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Comedy is created when someone is trying very earnestly to do what he feels is the right thing to do at that moment.
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Having a place out of the city is a shortcut toward the mental reset I need.
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Whenever you do an animated project or a voice-over project it's inevitable that part of your personality comes into play.
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Your hope in my heart is the rarest treasure
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It's such a private thing - 'my process' - I can just say that the work that I do is like therapy between me and the character.
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It’s really strange, but they speak to me — the notes and the chords. So when I hear other people’s music, I can feel the composer. Whoever created that, I can see in their soul.
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It's hard to look inside a person to answer a question about why anybody wants to be president. I suppose a combination of ambition, ego, and a real feeling that he could make a difference and could accomplish some things. All you ever had to do for Jimmy Carter was to tell him something was impossible, and he would usually do it.
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After you've done all the work and prepared as much as you can, what the hell, you might as well go out and have a good time.
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The last question was asked for the first time, half in jest, on May 21, 2061, at a time when humanity first stepped into the light. The question came about as a result of a five dollar bet over highballs, and it happened this way…
