Mel Tillis Quotes
You know, being an entertainer is partly being on the road, and a lot of your songs come from the road.
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You know, I am a Leo. Lion is a giant part of me.
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How can you be on top of the things you do? I think when you are involved in a business, first of all you need to know the business. After that you know the business, you can - the numbers tell you what is happening. You can read with the numbers.
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The words of truth are always paradoxical.
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I love the early films of Al Pacino - 'Scarface,' 'Serpico' - and I love many science-fiction films.
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Actors make less than you think.
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Like parents, cooks shouldn't have favourites, but some recipes inevitably shine more than others.
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My main goal as a songwriter is to make something that inspires people. To write things about my life that people can relate to. Whether it's a whole record or just one song for someone, I hope it can do that for them. Knowing that I have the ability to do that is inspiring to me.
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I could do a franchise for the end of everything. 'The End of Dogs,' 'The End of Cats.'
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That's my opportunity to hide behind that old lady and say what I want to say.
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I am not a method actor, though I studied for a year with Lee Strasburg.
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I made nothing happen very slowly.
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When people have lost their jobs or are afraid of losing their jobs in the future, they lash out. They want others to know about their fears, their pain.
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Men fall in love with their eyes - they like what they see - and women fall in love with their ears - they like what they hear!
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A lot of movies are made to make us dream.
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I've always maintained - a captain is only as good as his team. It is not about my leadership, it is not about me.
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Perhaps 10 percent of patients who are prescribed antidepressants are really benefiting from the drugs' active ingredients.
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The journey that I have undertaken, meeting people from all walks of life and learning from them, has been my biggest achievement.
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Many people in the West do not realise how oppressive some Muslim states are - both for men and for women. This is a cultural issue, not an Islamic one.
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Nothing is further than earth from heaven, and nothing is nearer than heaven to earth.
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In India an explanation is often more confusing than what prompted it.
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If you only think about yourself - how much money can I make, what can I buy, how nice is my house, what kind of fancy car do I have? - over the long term, I think, you get bored. I think your life becomes diminished. The way to live a full life is to think: What can I do for others?
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I originally wanted to be an opera singer. I studied classical voice at the University of Washington but soon realised I didn't have the instrument or the discipline. The road for opera singers is more difficult than for actors.
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Children need teachers who have stars in their eyes themselves and who treat them with respect.
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You know, being an entertainer is partly being on the road, and a lot of your songs come from the road.
