Stephen Sondheim Quotes
When I was growing up, there was no such thing as Off-Broadway. You either got your show on or you didn't.
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Any people attempting to govern themselves by laws of their own making, and by officers of their own appointment, are in direct rebellion against the kingdom of God.
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I'm not afraid to be lonely at the top.
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Pride is pleasure arising from a man's thinking too highly of himself.
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Live shows are pretty much like the center of the storm... where the power comes from, the most raw experience. That's the juice. That's where we hit the hardest.
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On no further occasion present a flag or medal to an Indian.
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There is a unique freshness when eating buckwheat noodles cold with plenty of herbs and citrus acidity. I can't think of any better use of chopsticks on a hot and sweaty evening.
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Part of spiritual and emotional maturity is recognizing that it's not like you're going to try to fix yourself and become a different person. You remain the same person, but you become awakened.
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My job is to put myself out there. It's beyond my control how I'm perceived.
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A lot of black guys always ask me, 'Did Larry Bird really play that good?' I said, 'Larry Bird is so good it's frightening.'
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Sochi will be my third Olympics, and I'm coming into these games in a stronger position than I've been in years past.
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When I was going through my chemotherapy, I realized not many people are willing to talk about cancer, even after getting fully cured. Celebrities and educated people are also very protective and private about it. I still haven't understood why. I decided to fight my battle out in the public.
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Sarcasm all around the world is always against right wing and against people in power. That's the definition of political sarcasm.
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I think every role is always exciting and intimidating. I've never had a role where I wasn't intimidated by it.
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I think any actor just wants to keep working, and for me, I want to work on projects that are with fun people.
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I knew as well as anyone that the priests taught what they wanted us to know, not necessarily what was true. And sometimes even when they told the truth, they got it wrong.
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Without the Internet I would have no fans and I wouldn’t be in this business. I owe everything to the Internet and my fans.
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If you share an office next to a guy for twenty years, and you like him and you're friends with him, it's hard to tell him that you think that his whole idea of how the universe works is completely wrong.
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I got everything I wanted. When I was young in Kansas City, I knew nothing about Frank Sinatra, Billy Eckstine, Ella Fitzgerald, of all those concert halls, of all those countries. I did not know what it was like to direct a band... All I wanted was to be big, to be in show-business, and to travel...and that's what I've been doing all my life.
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It's just way more fun making art, growing, grinding for a fan base, and traveling the world with a friend.
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As a child I prayed that my calling be revealed - but not with expectation and not with a destination. I became an artist because I didn't know what to do and I thought it was really fun to make things.
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We want to make the Cleveland Cavaliers a perennial champion and contender. We want people to be part of the franchise for long periods of time if they fit our culture, no matter who they are, whether it's LeBron or anybody that contributes.
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Relationships are the Holy Spirit's laboratories in which He brings together people who have the maximal opportunity for mutual growth.
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When I was growing up, there was no such thing as Off-Broadway. You either got your show on or you didn't.
