Harry Connick, Jr. Quotes
You know, things kind of happen organically and, you know, Broadway sort of happened out of a career in performing and - which happened out of practicing piano when I was a kid.
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I like to think I'm quite brave. I stand up for myself.
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It's always about finding the right balance between answering some questions and raising new ones to keep your story going.
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What I'm interested in is the fascinating image of young leaders... you know, young people leading in different fields. You see athletes and people in gymnastics, where the requirement is that you are supple and very, very young... 11... and by the time you're 14, you're already over the hill.
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I love simplicity.
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I've got a couple of Harleys and a couple of Ducatis.
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Love is a state of being.
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Responding to terrorism inevitably implies military consequences. This may shock some people, but these groups must also be dealt with on a military footing. I won't use the word 'combat' to avoid being painted as a crusader.
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Giving only 50% of your fortune is not enough.
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Love from one being to another can only be that two solitudes come nearer, recognize and protect and comfort each other.
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The economic sense of possibility was so great when I was growing up that my parents had no question that I could do anything I wanted to do, even as a girl. I've always believed that the economics of a story intersects with the women's story - that stuff often happens at the time it happens because of the economy.
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I'm also pretty resilient and fearless, and when I want something I go for it.
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God primes the pump of obligation.
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Acting found me. I thought maybe I should try to find it again. We'll see.
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Perhaps everything terrible is in its deepest being something helpless that wants help from us.
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I think the kids today need to hear more about morals and values.
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I converted Dec. 31, 1999. It was a Friday. That was my second time going to the mosque. The woman who is my wife now... was basically raised Muslim - and she was at that point where she was deciding or trying to come to terms with her own relationship with Islam and how to embrace that for herself.
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When I have trouble sleeping, I'll read, watch old episodes of 'Sex and the City,' or dance around my house. Music helps me wind down.
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I can't even remember when I first went, 'I want to be an actress.' It's always been inside of me.
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That's the best part of being a DJ. Everyone's looking at you and really, I'm a shy person; I like to stand in the back of a room, not talking to many people. But having a chance to play music, the stuff that I want to hear, and getting people going, it's just a different kind of vibe. It's like a different side of me.
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You don't idea your way into a plot but plot your way into an idea.
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I see a lot of opportunity in Internet-related start-ups, and second is the solar business.
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Where every something, being blent together turns to a wild of nothing.
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I never thought I'd be an action star, but now they're going to make little Xena action figures for kids. I still want to be a fine actress one day; it's just a matter of putting in the time and passion.
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You know, things kind of happen organically and, you know, Broadway sort of happened out of a career in performing and - which happened out of practicing piano when I was a kid.
