John Oldham Quotes
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To me, doing a gay pride show is one of the most fun things. My first show that paid more than $10,000 was in a gay club on New Year's Eve in San Francisco.
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I never made a mistake in grammar but one in my life and as soon as I done it I seen it.
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I used to visit London when I was younger with my family. I feel very close to the city.
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When I put magic into a book - whether it's a wizard or a crusty old werewolf - I'm asking a reader to swallow a huge leap that is counter to everything he or she knows. An extra big helping of reality makes that leap go down a lot easier.
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Today's films are so technological that an actor becomes starved for roles that deal with human relationships.
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The secret to everything for me is doing yoga every day. It does do nice things for your body, but it also kind of calms you down and chills you out. Other than that, I don't really drink alcohol and I always take my makeup off at night!
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The essential lesson I've learned in life is to just be yourself. Treasure the magnificent being that you are and recognize first and foremost you're not here as a human being only. You're a spiritual being having a human experience.
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Well, to me, my past accomplishments weren't crazy. They required a lot of skill and careful planning.
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If I am not for myself, who will be for me? If I am not for others, what am I? And if not now, when?
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I hope before I am getting too old and when my mind is still functioning, I can tell some better stories.
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I have a tendency, just because I'm an ambitious person, to get impatient with things and want them to be moving faster then they are.
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They call it The New Avengers but it's really the old Avengers with new people except for me, looking rather fat and rather old.
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I've grown up on TV, and there were some phases that weren't pretty.
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I love seeing women looking great in my clothes. I don't care who they are. I don't quantify people by celebrity.
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I did grow up in a very small town, and I only had a couple of people in my year at school. There were a lot of kids to play with - maybe not the same age, but there was always someone around.
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I like going to see live bands. Live bands can be quite heavy, but I think it's very relaxing at the same time because you feel so happy and chilled-out.
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Alinsky's 1971 book, 'Rules for Radicals,' is a favorite of the Obamas. Michele Obama quoted it at the Democratic Convention. One Alinsky tactic is to 'Pick the target, freeze it, personalize it, and polarize it.' That's what the White House did in targeting Rush Limbaugh, Rick Santelli and Jim Cramer.
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People sometimes think I'm sort of all-knowing.
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The two sides of Bernie - that's a quiet weapon that I have.
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I don't understand why people don't use improvisation, especially in comedy films, but also, for me, you get more naturalism, and that's why I like the naturalistic performances and strange rhythms and the way that people genuinely interact captured rather than sort of very mannered performances.
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Best startups generally come from somebody needing to scratch an itch.
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But as long as you're creating the art you want to create, if people start liking you, you shouldn't have to apologize. You want your stuff to be heard by as many people as possible.
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The Countess was considerably younger than her husband. All of her clothes came from Paris (this was after Paris) and she had superb taste. (This was after taste too, but only just. And since it was such a new thing, and since the Countess was the only lady in all Florin to posses it, is it any wonder she was the leading hostess in the land?)
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I wear my Pen as others do their Sword.
