Sidney Buchman (Sidney Robert Buchman) Quotes
		
	 
	
		
	
	
	
		Communism seemed to be an ideal experiment in trying to achieve a state where all persons have greater democracy. I might add, like other persons here and elsewhere, I found myself concerned with the problem of increasing need for greater economic and political democracy for greater numbers of people.
	
	 
	
		
			
				
					
						 
				
				Sidney Buchman 
			 
		 
	
	
  
	 
	 
	
	
	
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		We ignore slow environmental changes unless they are crisis-driven, such as hurricanes in Florida. 
	
	 
	
		
			
				
					
						 
				
				Natalie Jeremijenko 
			 
		 
	
	
  
	 
	
	
	
	
		Me and my brothers started a musical group early on, and we were playing in places where we really weren't supposed to be. 
	
	 
	
		
			
				
					
						 
				
				Maceo Parker 
			 
		 
	
	
  
	 
	
	
	
	
		The theatre only knows what it's doing next week, not like the opera, where they say: What are we going to do in five years' time? A completely different attitude. 
	
	 
	
		
			
				
					
						 
				
				Harrison Birtwistle 
			 
		 
	
	
  
	 
	
	
	
	
		As an actor, I have casting issues. I'm a minority. I don't have trouble making a living, but as far as being on the food chain of the pecking order of actors, I'm not at the top of it. With the jobs that I do, there are always control issues with directors and producers. 
	
	 
	
		
			
				
					
						 
				
				B. D. Wong 
			 
		 
	
	
  
	 
	
	
	
	
		In a way, architecture is about communication. That's an aspect of the discipline that is somewhat lacking, and there's definitely room for more progression into that area. I suppose that gives me a bit of a different edge. I'm also very, very used to doing a lot of exhaustive research and finding interesting information from different sources. 
	
	 
	
		
			
				
					
						 
				
				Magnus Larsson 
			 
		 
	
	
  
	 
	
	
	
	
		Keep your eye on the ball. 
	
	 
	
		
			
				
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		I am Puerto Rican. I think Latinas are sexy, and being one, it has influenced a lot of my style, but being an official Los Angelite, this town has influenced most of my daily style, which is relaxed & easy. 
	
	 
	
		
			
				
					
						 
				
				Nadine Velazquez 
			 
		 
	
	
  
	 
	
	
	
	
		The way we're attached to our phones these days, they buzz and twitch in our pockets, and we have to look and see if it was a text, a voicemail, or an e-mail. We're almost like lab rats. I tried to eschew the whole cell phone theory until I had kids; then, I had to be reachable at all times. 
	
	 
	
		
			
				
					
						 
				
				Eddie Vedder 
			 
			
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		I've had many nicknames over the years: V, Nessa, Nessy Poo, Nessy Bear and Van. Only my parents call me Van, though, and I hate it. I get embarrassed. 
	
	 
	
		
			
				
					
						 
				
				Vanessa Hudgens 
			 
		 
	
	
  
	 
	
	
	
	
		Some people are your relatives but others are your ancestors, and you choose the ones you want to have as ancestors. You create yourself out of those values. 
	
	 
	
		
			
				
					
						 
				
				Ralph Ellison 
			 
		 
	
	
  
	 
	
	
	
	
		My physical transformations - like changing my hair - are usually a reflection of what's inspiring me at the moment. 
	
	 
	
		
			
				
					
						 
				
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		For any athlete growing up, the Olympics is the one thing you watch with your family, and it's the one thing you dream about. Seeing your country's flag go up as you get a gold medal is the best thing you can achieve. 
	
	 
	
		
			
				
					
						 
				
				Abby Wambach 
			 
		 
	
	
  
	 
	 
		
	
	
	
	
		I still consider myself to be introverted, but everyone has a side of themselves that is amplified. Performers have to learn to tap into that, even if it's not natural. 
	
	 
	
		
			
				
					
						 
				
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		My nose was part of my heritage, and if I had talent to sing and to act, why wasn't that enough? 
	
	 
	
		
			
				
					
						 
				
				Barbra Streisand 
			 
		 
	
	
  
	 
	
	
	
	
		I don't read newspapers or watch the news on TV, deliberately to avoid the noise. 
	
	 
	
		
			
				
					
						 
				
				Brad Feld 
			 
		 
	
	
	 
	
	
	
	
		People are starved for the truth, and when something comes along that even looks like the truth, people will latch onto it because everything's so false. 
	
	 
	
		
			
				
					
						 
				
				Sam Shepard 
			 
		 
	
	
  
	 
	
	
	
	
		Every day, whether I am teaching or entertaining - I absolutely love bringing different people and cultures together. 
	
	 
	
		
			
				
					
						 
				
				Marcus Samuelsson 
			 
		 
	
	
  
	 
	
	
	
	
		Communism seemed to be an ideal experiment in trying to achieve a state where all persons have greater democracy. I might add, like other persons here and elsewhere, I found myself concerned with the problem of increasing need for greater economic and political democracy for greater numbers of people. 
	
	 
	
		
			
				
					
						 
				
				Sidney Buchman