Paul Hindemith Quotes
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A dog is a pitiful thing, depending wholly on companionship, and utterly lost except in packs or by the side of his master. Leave him alone, and he does not know what to do except bark and howl and trot about till sheer exhaustion forces him to sleep.
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There isn't any amount of money that could tempt me to promote something that I didn't believe in.
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Cinema affects everything, from the way I get dressed to how I build my stages.
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There's never really been a real hood Christmas movie.
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If I like a thing, it just sticks after once reading it or hearing it.
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I went to high school in Los Angeles, and I grew up riding horses, so that was kind of my life. I always wanted to act.
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The bargain that yields mutual satisfaction is the only one that is apt to be repeated.
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PCR made it easier to see that certain people are infected with HIV.
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This is going to sound pretentious and esoteric, but I truly mean it from the bottom of my heart. Acting has always been a spiritual journey for me. The very first project I ever acted on paralleled my experience so perfectly even before I was aware of it.
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I've found that people feel very free to say insulting things, not about me personally, but about the things I believe. It's sad, because I really could care less where people are coming from, politically, religiously.
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If at first you don't succeed, failure may be your style.
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Self-doubt is real. Everyone has it. Having confidence and losing confidence is real, too, and everyone has been in that position.
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It was a woman who drove me to drink, and I never had the courtesy to thank her for it.
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I don't believe there is any finer mission on Earth than just to make people laugh.
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Humanity I love you because when you're hard up you pawn your intelligence to buy a drink.
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Actually, I'm 5-8 and change without shoes. With shoes, 5-9.
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I was a total fashion insider who became an outsider when I did bridal.
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All the artists out there, I ask you and beg you: Take over your ship. It's your career. It's your life.
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I never drove in England. I rode bicycles. So driving is terrifying.
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Personal happiness lies in knowing that life is not a checklist of acquisition. Your qualifications are not your life.
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Guitar solos bore the hell out of me. Only a few guitarists interest me, and it's not about the solos they play, it's about the grooves they create.
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There will always be a place for bunnies to talk in rhyme, but that's not what I do.
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I adored Freddie Mercury and Queen had a hit called Radio Gaga. That's why I love the name. Freddie was unique - one of the biggest personalities in the whole of pop music. He was not only a singer but also a fantastic performer, a man of the theatre and someone who constantly transformed himself. In short: a genius.
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There are only two things worth aiming for, good music and a clean conscience.
