Russell Baker Quotes
The old notion that brevity is the essence of wit has succumbed to the modern idea that tedium is the essence of quality.Russell Baker
Quotes to Explore
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I have changed so much as an actor over the years.
Vincent D'Onofrio -
I'd call my music rock but with pop hooks.
Taylor Momsen -
If you respect a language and culture, it shows in your work.
A. R. Rahman -
Famous people feel that they must perpetually be on the crest of the wave, not realising that it is against all the rules of life. You can't be on top all the time, it isn't natural.
Olivia De Havilland -
A lizard is a perfect pet for a model. They only need feeding once a fortnight. And I'm always travelling, so it's perfect. If I had a dog, it would drop dead of starvation.
Abbey Lee Kershaw -
I ran the Iditarod twice. I finished once. I came in 42nd or 43rd place out of 70 plus teams the first time, and I scratched 80 miles from Nome the second time. You can read about my experience in the race in my books 'Woodsong' and 'Winterdance.'
Gary Paulsen
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The dream, alone, is of interest. What is life, without a dream?
Edmond Rostand -
I don't take money seriously, so I can't keep any.
Felicity Kendal -
Youth is really in your attitude, not in what you look like.
Walt Handelsman -
I was a jazz drummer, and it was my life for a while: what I lived and breathed every day.
Damien Chazelle -
I am really passionate about my career and my music and I am so lucky to be able to do what I do for a job, so for all the early morning starts and long days, I could never trade it all in.
Rachel Stevens -
China was the worst place I've ever been in my life.
J. R. Smith
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I have a thick skin, but I have a heart.
Dan Savage -
Asia is the continent rhythm forgot. At best Asian music is off-brand American pop, like Sonny Bono in a karaoke bar. At worst Asian music sounds as if a truck full of wind chimes collided with a stack of empty oil drums during a birdcall contest.
P. J. O'Rourke -
I think the biggest sacrifice I had to make was giving up time and missing out on things. Not going to college and getting the college experience. Or missing important holidays. All my time was spent in the studio.
Jason Boyd -
The belief that we are what the media says we are, what people perceive we are, is soon to be what we think we are. We are treated based on this warped perception. It is hard to get away from it.
Kevin Eubanks -
I had a great love affair in high school and let myself have that love affair and tried to keep it to myself.
Lisa Cholodenko -
After a good quality dinner one will be able to forgive anybody, still one's own relations.
Oscar Wilde
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I'm a grown woman and sometimes, I might be a little fat, you know? Am I alone there? Not really.
Leighton Meester -
You don't build it for yourself. You know what the people want and you build it for them.
Walt Disney -
The old notion that brevity is the essence of wit has succumbed to the modern idea that tedium is the essence of quality.
Russell Baker