John Landgraf Quotes
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I don't know if it's irrational, and I would never say this before, but I think I'm a little bit agoraphobic when I'm in huge crowds of people. I mean, it's claustrophobic, probably – small spaces and large groups of people, anxiety rises for me.
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I hear these melodies. I hear horn lines and string lines. That's what's fun about recording with an orchestra.
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You know, I think I did originally have some sort of idea of maybe a Where Eagles Dare kind of mission against impossible odds, but it really sort of died before I had a chance to really go anywhere with it, and then just doing the book was out of the question.
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I always sang after every dinner or when we had people over or when we had a show in school. I just loved to be on stage and sing in front of people.
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My issue with campaign finance is 100 percent disclosure. Wear a suit with patches from your big contributors. Depending on the size of the contribution, that's how big the patch should be.
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I want to serve chess through games, books that are works of art. I would like to bring the game closer to many people all over the world.
Garry Kasparov
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I don't think I'm a follower, frankly.
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I don't look at myself as suffering.
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Old people are scary. And I have to face it. I am old and I am scary.
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Success is so fleeting; even if you get a good book deal, or your book is a huge success, there's always the fear: 'What about the next one?'
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I just want to continue the success and be an athlete that is shown in a good light in New York City.
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Many women do not want to venture out into the 'opinion world' until they are certain of themselves, the facts, and that they are right. They are afraid of being shot down. The result is often silence.
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Whether it was Little League or playing with your brothers or sisters, that was always a problem. If I would lose - because I very rarely lost - then everything would go crazy.
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I've been cutting my hair ever since college. I try to do that whenever it gets rough. I'm not too cheap to go the barber shop, but I mostly try to do that by myself. I try to keep my skills sharp.
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All the libel lawyers will tell you there's no libel any more, that everyone's given up.
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I always said a prayer before I ran, and my prayer was to win. My prayer was that God would allow me to run my best on that day, or better than my best. So whatever the outcome is, I have to be satisfied with it if I know I gave it my best effort.
Gail Devers -
The most valuable thing you can make is a mistake - you can't learn anything from being perfect.
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Everything I say is true.
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These capitalists generally act harmoniously and in concert to fleece the people; and now that they have got into a quarrel with themselves, we are called upon to appropriate the people's money to settle the quarrel.
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Ergo, because of the money problem, it is probable that our orchestras will soon go down in quality.
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When she was a girl nobody had money but people had dreams.
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The common faults of American language are an ambition of effect, a want of simplicity, and a turgid abuse of terms.
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There is in this world no real delight (excepting those of sensuality), but exchange of ideas in conversation.
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Silicon Valley has infinite access to capital and can lose money indefinitely.
