Ethel Merman Quotes
I wouldn't change one thing about my professional life, and I make it a point not to dwell on my mistakes.
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When you like something and you're pretty good at it and you can make a living doing it, you don't ask why. You just count your blessings and go with it.
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I don't get offered leading parts. I suppose I've become a kind of character actor or sideman. I think it had to do with probably in the '90s, I refused so many leading roles that they gave up on me, or I just became unpopular, or I became old. All those reasons.
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I believe journalism or news will migrate to the online medium.
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Medicine, anything academic, is a very Persian Iranian route to take in life, in one's career.
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I write 'by the seat of my pants.' I love to do research. I am inspired by contemporary writers and contemporary events. I live in the real world.
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The list of my favorite experiences would almost equal the list of plays I've been in. There are a few exceptions, but out of politeness I'm not going to mention them. If you don't have a few stinkers, you can't appreciate the good ones.
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The good news is when you open up in Vegas, you have a lot of friends, because they all come over to see your opening night.
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I learned that we can do anything, but we can't do everything... at least not at the same time. So think of your priorities not in terms of what activities you do, but when you do them. Timing is everything.
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Nothing is as frustrating as arguing with someone who knows what he's talking about.
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We look upon the enemy of our souls as a conquered foe, so he is, but only to God, not to us.
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I only know that I fired twice, or perhaps several times, without knowing whether I had hit or missed.
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I'm such a boots-jeans-tops-blazer girl.
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I think any artist that's going to become anything in this world faces humility: with great humility comes great success.
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I just feel like whenever the team needs a bucket, I can come and get it. I feel I'm a really good scorer.
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Thumbs up to the buxom woman. Size zero is boring!
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There's no single company in the whole world that has a big-scale production base and at the same time has screening and distribution channels. Wanda Group is the first one in the world.
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I can never believe how much time and energy and money and talent and everything else is being poured into horrible ideas.
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The only times I'm not relaxed are when I haven't got a project on the go.
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Change what you are doing; change your world. And if enough people do that, we can change the world.
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I was born in a territory called Biran, in the eastern region of Cuba. It's known by that name, although it has never appeared on a map.
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Painting is a language which cannot be replaced by another language. I don't know what to say about what I paint, really.
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I wouldn't change one thing about my professional life, and I make it a point not to dwell on my mistakes.
