Francis Ford Coppola Quotes
I was always the black sheep of the family and always told that I was dumb, and I had a low IQ and did badly in school.
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The measure of a man is not how great his faith is, but how great his love is. We must not let government programs disconnect our souls from each other.
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I always knew I would make the record that I made in 'Carter Girl.'
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You can't bank on the outcome.
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The great thing about writing is that it has to work without that invisible layer of the reader's added knowledge.
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Get me well so I can get on television and tell people to stop smoking.
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Getting your writing criticized can be a lot like getting skinned, and you respond to it just as enthusiastically.
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A final of a grand slam is always a matter of details. Maybe a point here, a point there will make the difference. Maybe someone who is a bit more gutsy than the other player, someone who is having a better day than the others.
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Early childhood education begins early, even before birth.
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That's what's so great about television. You're able to tell this long story, where you couldn't really do that in a film because you have to tell a story in an hour and a half or two hours.
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I don't really think about anything too much. I live in the present. I move on. I don't think about what happened yesterday.
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My first inspiration for acting came from the first episode of 'Hannah Montana.' That's when I knew I wanted to be a singer and an actress.
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I think the perfection of love is that it's not perfect.
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Dried porcini add a substantial, deep flavour to otherwise more neutral vegetables. I use them in risottos, mashed roots and winter soups.
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I love being on stage or in front of the camera. My work brings me a lot of joy. It helps me figure out who I am. I'm really lucky that I get to make a living at acting.
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For economist the real world is often a special case.
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I'm a child of the Disney Renaissance, so the new classics are near and dear. I suppose this is a legend more than a fairy tale, but 'Mulan' is easily my favorite. Not only is it a fun, action-packed, beautiful movie, but it's so important for young girls to have.
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Once you achieve a level of success... you learn, something tells you, 'Man this ain't even for you.' You got to share with the people. You got to inspire the people.
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For a long time, I really struggled with the idea of being an actor because I really felt that I should be in the Peace Corps.
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At primary school, me and my best friend used to do D.I.Y. assemblies, and we'd do it as many times as we could until we got banned! We used to sing 'Hero' by Mariah Carey; it was, like, my favourite song; we were obsessed with it. We'd do it as a duet, and it's the first I remember performing.
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I went to an all-girls private school, where we played field hockey and lacrosse.
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I was the kid who never won the races. I never jumped the highest. I wasn't on the list of the high-achieving.
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I was always the black sheep of the family and always told that I was dumb, and I had a low IQ and did badly in school.
