Stephen Sondheim Quotes
Deciding what is to be sung and what is not to be sung is really what writing a musical is about.
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It never occurred to me that some people were seen as wrong or even different.
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I love a real-life, movie moment in living color.
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Never have I found the limits of the photographic potential. Every horizon, upon being reached, reveals another beckoning in the distance. Always, I am on the threshold.
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I am a woman of the 21st Century who is self-assured and speaks my mind.
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To me, a critic is some loser who has no idea... someone with an opinion. We all have opinions. No offense, but what makes them dictate what is cool and what is not.
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Your subconscious's goal is to recreate unresolved childhood issues and then hopefully mend them.
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The spiritual reality of the Indian world is very evident, very highly developed. I think it affects the life of every Indian person in one way or another.
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Dolphins games always have been among the most popular NFL telecasts in England.
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More compassionate mind, more sense of concern for other's well-being, is source of happiness.
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I am fascinated with religion or things that people believe in and question that. I think it's interesting.
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All of a sudden, if you think about the entire ecosystem of connected devices that can pull down information, access content and allow me to share and work and communicate, the vast majority now are not Windows computers. They are iPhones. They are iPads. They are Android devices.
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When you're creating a fragrance, you're always thinking about what you want that first smell to be, that first reaction. It's a sensation, like a symphony with all of those layers and notes. I love the way it changes and the way it dries down. The fun thing about scent is that it's unique to everyone; pheromones take on a new scent.
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I have plenty of investments that I wish I'd never made. But the model is to lose money on a lot of investments and then make 1,000X or 10,000X on an investment.
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If danger arises in the present moment, there may be an emotion. There may even be pain. But that's a challenge, not a problem. For a problem to exist, you need time and repetitive mind activity.
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For women to achieve equal representation in leadership roles, it's important that they have the backing of men as well as women.
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Miracles do not, in fact, break the laws of nature.
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On the stage he was natural, simple, affecting, 'Twas only when he was off, he was acting.
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I love it when people say things to me in public and want to meet me, because I want to meet them! Early on, my manager told me, 'If you want to sell 500,000 records, then go out there and meet 500,000 people.'
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The expression of joy also makes the ego more resilient, less fearful, less resentful of diverse conditions when they occur. The emotion itself is an automatic signal that unites the conscious and subconscious is shared experience.
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A man needs to feel a little fear, Tolui, if only to have the pride of conquering it.
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Not that I don't think irreverent humor and someone being filthy is funny, I just do what I do. Any comedian would admit throwing an f-bomb in there would help get a reaction. ... I'm not on a Puritanical pursuit, but when I would curse in a joke, I believe I'm not done writing it.
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When I exercise regularly, my writing flow improves.
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If someone tells me that something can't be done, that makes me more determined to do it.
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Deciding what is to be sung and what is not to be sung is really what writing a musical is about.
