Stephen Paulus Quotes
My music is tonally based. There is plenty of dissonance, but it's used as a contrast. There is polytonality at times and a lot of rhythmic interplay.
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America tends to worship the modest talent because it doesn't put us in an uncomfortable position vis-a-vis the artist.
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I was certainly a better actor after my five years in Hollywood. I had learned to be natural - never to exaggerate. I found I could act on the stage in just the same way as I had acted in a studio: using my ordinary voice, eliminating gestures, keeping everything extremely simple.
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Political correctness means nothing to me. Nothing. It's the new Puritanism, darling. Preventing us from expressing ourselves.
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Economics has paid a terrible price for its dalliances with the Keynesian and neoclassical theories.
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The fact is that surveys which media people openly admit to show that fewer than twelve percent of their customers believe they're doing a good job, while the average profit margin in television is in the neighborhood of eighty percent.
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I think the tone of the show has certainly changed over the years, because it's really, really hard to do something different when you have a show going on as long as this has.
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It kills me to lose. If I'm a troublemaker, and I don't think that my temper makes me one, then it's because I can't stand losing. That's the way I am about winning, all I ever wanted to do was finish first.
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I opposed the Defense of Marriage Act in 1996. It should be repealed and I will vote for its repeal on the Senate floor. I will also oppose any proposal to amend the U.S. Constitution to ban gays and lesbians from marrying.
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Wuxia is a fantasy world exists in everyone's mind.
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What worries me is the professionalism of everything.
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My best hair care tip would be, choose a range that is right for your hair structure. Working with Pantene has made me realize the importance of this, and it really does make a difference. I have quite thick hair, so I use the Smooth & Sleek range.
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Normally when I read, I don't like music playing.
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When you put your characters in a dire situation, they often do things that surprise even you, so you have to go back and revise your original conception of who they are.
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That's what I like about acting. When you're preparing for a role, you do your research, and the bonus is you get to learn these skills. Now, it's on to whatever the next thing is I have to learn.
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My energy to sing, I get it from my singing. Singing was not a reason to make a living. This is the only thing I wanted to do.
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Life is constantly supporting us and giving us gifts. It's a matter of opening ourselves to that.
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The auto industry is standing today. The middle class is standing today. Ohio is standing today. America is standing strong today.
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I just go where my heart tells me, where my gut tells me to go, where I'm enjoying my life the most, where I feel like I can have the most success. I've truly enjoyed my experience in NASCAR, to the point that I want to do it full time.
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My rule is: the second you find yourself doing something you hate, quit doing it.
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A lot of labels are hiring a lot more accountants than people that know music.
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I like befriending my collaborators because I'd rather make music with people I like than people I pretend to like.
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I'm not like a gay icon or America's gay sweetheart. I'm just America's sweetheart, and I'm just an icon.
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When you find your path, you must not be afraid. You need to have sufficient courage to make mistakes. Disappointment, defeat, and despair are the tools God uses to show us the way.
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My music is tonally based. There is plenty of dissonance, but it's used as a contrast. There is polytonality at times and a lot of rhythmic interplay.
