Ismail Merchant Quotes
It's about a young man who has climbed to fame and he discovers that his writing and the relationship with his wife are really more important for him than anything else.
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It makes you vulnerable to win an award. It's nice to get the attention, but your neck is stuck out.
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I hope people describe my music as lyrically driven, cross genre. Kind of alternative, kind of indie, kind of rap, kind of everything.
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I love the science-fiction genre because there's always so many endless possibilities! It's a limitless genre and can be fun playing around with otherworldly ideas.
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Of all presidential perks, the pardon power has a special significance. It is just the kind of authority that would attract the special attention of someone obsessed with himself and his own ability to influence events.
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I'm not a huge soccer fan, but I follow the sport. I played in high school, a little bit in college, played on various club teams most of my life, and all three of my sons are competitive soccer players and far better than I ever was.
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I know I should keep this a secret, but Celine Dion is something of an icon to me.
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The principle is that every member needs to represent their district.
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It was five years since I'd won a race, so I was a bit bewildered.
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When a woman is frustrated, and it's your wife, you as the husband get that frustration.
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I'm just waiting for the day when my songs aren't flying. Because I kind of believe in Murphy's law - if something can go wrong, it eventually will.
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Always have something beautiful in sight, even if it's just a daisy in a jelly glass.
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It is characteristic of the unlearned that they are forever proposing something which is old, and because it has recently come to their own attention, supposing it to be new.
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So I will find my fears and face themor I will cower like a dogI will kick and scream or kneel and pleadI'll fight like hell to hide that I've given up
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Any great organization can go through sectarian phases.
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I genuinely hit puberty before everyone.
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There appears to be no limit as to how far the women's revolution will take us.
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I like all kinds of music. I hope you do, too.
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Even now, when I'm asked how I'm doing, I like to reply, 'Pretty good. I've got all my fingers and both eyes.
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I was in darkness, but I took three steps and found myself in paradise. The first step was a good thought, the second, a good word; and the third, a good deed.
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Fashion is very important to me. I dress androgynously - I absolutely despise dresses and skirts and tights - and I started wearing glasses in the third grade.
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Idiots. They were losing everything because of their short-sightedness. Maybe they deserved to lose it.
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I became a cognitive psychologist because I met a bunch of teachers I really liked.
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Most politicians are either generalists or specialists. It's very rare that a politician is both.
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It's about a young man who has climbed to fame and he discovers that his writing and the relationship with his wife are really more important for him than anything else.
