Eugene Shvidler Quotes
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The first time I thought I should be an actor was in school. I thought, 'At least this is something for which I won't have to study.' But I've realised that an actor needs to be constantly unsure about what he's doing and about what's going on around him. The moment you think you've nailed it, you're dead.
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I come from a Christian faith. I am not going to give you insight into my particular beliefs.
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Oh God, I'm going to get in trouble for saying this, but I grew up falling asleep in church because I was tired from watching horror movies late at night.
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I don't like having to be pushed into a box.
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Everybody should get married - once. I was 25.
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We only have one rule and that is there are no rules, so stand up and sing as much as you want to.
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Sometimes, when I wake up, my soul is in another city!
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Irrigate crops at short intervals and apply light irrigation especially in the evening.
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To have the ability to withdraw into oneself and forget everything around one when one is creating - What, I think is the only requirement for being able to bring forth something beautiful. The whole thing is - a mystery.
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Father, take my life, yea, my blood if Thou wilt, and consume it with Thine enveloping fire. I would not save it, for it is not mine to save. Have it Lord, have it all. Pour out my life as an oblation for the world. Blood is only of value as it flows before Thine altar
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Be happy with who you are, where you are, for this is the way.
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[On writing:] The most egotistic of occupations, and the most gratifying while it lasts.
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They who are sad find somehow sweetness in tears.
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Being an icon is overrated, remember an icon can be moved by a mouse
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Thy friendship oft has made my heart to ache: do be my enemy for friendship's sake.
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We hope that the elected officials will respond positively to a ground swell of letters, phone calls, e-mails and visits from parents. The law clearly states that the responsibility for giving a sound basic education to our children lies with New York State.
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There are a lot of people, especially the younger generation who don't feel that they need to support the artists by buying their music because they grew up learning that record companies are evil.
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When I first started really playing, in '98, I was super excited to see all the people I grew up watching. ... I loved Monica Seles, Steffi Graf, and Pete Sampras.
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When I started writing, I used the singing side of the production as a vehicle for melody and lyrical ideas. Eventually, that process of using my voice to bring ideas across became more complicated, and I felt I could use it more as an expressive tool.
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I carry a notebook full of sketches of pictures I want to take - they are really scruffy sketches, but at least I am going out there with a clear objective.
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I grew up with communism, and if you live through communism you don't love it.
