John Buchanan Robinson Quotes
The egoist is fooled by no ideals: he discards them or uses them, as may suit his own interest.
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That service is the noblest which is rendered for its own sake.
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I think 'The Color of Money' was very instrumental in opening up other opportunities. People started to recognize me as an artist after that film. And then, after I did 'Bird,' it was more solidified.
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I never wear matching socks. It's kind of a thing that I have!
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Women I admired growing up - Debra Winger, Diane Keaton, Meryl Streep - were all beautiful and thin, but not too thin. There are a lot of actresses who are unhealthy-skinny - much, much too skinny. You can't Pilates to that.
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Let's all understand that these guiding principles cannot be discarded for short-term political gains. They represent what this country is all about. They are indigenous to the American idea. And these are principles which are not negotiable.
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Great effort springs naturally from great attitude.
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At Nike, designers both created and communicated the brand, transforming a company that made shoes into a purveyor of athletic heroism.
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I personally don't even try to compare New York and L.A. To me, they are just way too different.
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I think every major character I've played was originally for an older woman. I have no idea what that says. I guess I'm mature for my age.
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Thirty years ago dinner theatre used to be much more of a going concern than it is now.
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The power of the ballot we need in sheer defense, else what shall save us from a second slavery?
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I have been five minutes too late all my life-time!
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I remember auditioning for record labels and having them tell me, 'Well, the country-radio demographic is the thirty-five-year-old female housewife. Give us a song that relates to the thirty-five-year-old female, and we'll talk.'
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Custom adapts itself to expediency.
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I like to race, not to do laps alone.
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Getting an audience requires luck as well as talent. Some artists are private and shy. It costs them too much.
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As a member of the House Subcommittee on Space and Aeronautics, I am a firm believer in the American space program.
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First time I saw Elvis was at the Lubbock County fairgrounds in Lubbock, Texas. He was on the back end of a truck. There was about 1500 screaming kids.
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I'm not going chic, I swear. The geek endures. But, I mean, a snazzy cool suit looks good.
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The public health authorities never mention the main reason many Americans have for smoking heavily, which is that smoking is a fairly sure, fairly honorable form of suicide.
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A l'oeuvre on connaît l'artisan.
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The will is commendable though the ability may be wanting.
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It may sound amazing to people today, but Rodgers and Hammerstein were considered by - how can I put it? - the sort of opinion-making tastemakers and everything to be 'off the scale as sentimental.'
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The egoist is fooled by no ideals: he discards them or uses them, as may suit his own interest.
