Joel Grey Quotes
I'm essentially an actor. And the fact that I got away with singing and dancing for a long time is still a miracle to me.
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A writer is a human being. He has to live with a sense of honor.
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I traveled so much to dance that I feel a part of many places, but New York is where I spent most of my life and where my career has been - it's the place where I exist.
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To be honest, proper recognition has only come from the fans. I don't want to be hard, and I don't want to be negative, but I want to be honest.
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I never wrote my books especially for children.
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The Constitution acknowledges two kinds of taxes: direct and indirect... Examples of direct taxes are income and property taxes... Examples of indirect taxes are import and excise taxes.
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For me, it was not destiny to make it to where I am now - I thought for a long- time I would become a go-kart mechanic, or a job like this, not an F1 driver.
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I'm not sad at all about turning 40.
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To be honest, if it wasn't for my daughter, I don't think I would have gotten out of the situation that I was in before 'Idol' because I am a domestic violence survivor.
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What a pity human beings can't exchange problems. Everyone knows exactly how to solve the other fellow's.
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Either you are extrovert or introvert, and so I am an introvert in that sense. I'm not a social person that wants to go to parties.
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Environmental concern is a phenomena that tends to rise in a nation after a certain level of wealth.
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We do not think clearly about our moral obligations to animals.
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Leadership is intangible, and therefore no weapon ever designed can replace it.
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I started out doing musicals.
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'Smart', in American usage, is slicker and sharper than 'intelligent'; faster off the mark and quicker on its feet than deep thought.
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I'd rather try and cram in another two gags than leave a pause to say, 'Hey, wasn't that bit funny?'
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I am one of those people that's never been really cynical about life, you know.
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I believe in looking reality straight in the eye and denying it.
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When I was younger, I'd go to the Museum of Television and Radio in New York and watch this beautiful clip of Billie Holiday playing with a bassist, a pianist and Gerry Mulligan, who was a friend of mine, on baritone sax. At one point, she looks over at Gerry, and they just smile. When those moments happen, it's just lovely.
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I was six when we came to this country. When I was 14 or so, I still had a lot of trouble with it.
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Everyone has different ways of defending themselves.
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What I enjoy most is that every day I get to play a new character.
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You never know what an artist is going to create next.
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I'm essentially an actor. And the fact that I got away with singing and dancing for a long time is still a miracle to me.
