Stephen Sondheim Quotes
In the Rodgers and Hammerstein generation, popular hits came out of shows and movies.

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The mind moves in the direction of our currently dominant thoughts.
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One ever feels his twoness - an American, a Negro; two souls, two thoughts, two unreconciled strivings; two warring ideals in one dark body, whose dogged strength alone keeps it from being torn asunder.
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Whenever a theory appears to you as the only possible one, take this as a sign that you have neither understood the theory nor the problem which it was intended to solve.
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All life is an experiment. The more experiments you make the better.
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For me every ruler is alien that defies public opinion.
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I think there are so many phenomenal runners. I grew up watching Cathy Freeman, Kelly Holmes, and Michael Johnson, so I'd say they are my favourites.
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My mom had me when she was 19 or 20. And my father was 22 or something. They were working on whatever they could, both of them aiming to be actors in theater.
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Jack Nicklaus is the greatest winner I've ever seen.
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We're not earthly beings any more... we're cosmic beings.
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Time is the coin of your life. It is the only coin you have, and only you can determine how it will be spent. Be careful lest you let other people spend it for you.
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God created the universe in such a manner that all in common might derive their food from it, and that the Earth should also be a property common to all.
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Actors need to learn when their character is front and center and when it's more in the background.
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Character, like a photograph, develops in darkness.
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I took up an offer for me to lose 30 pounds in 30 days. It worked. I lost 30 days!
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Speaking our language, you will understand us-and if you can think as another man thinks, you cannot dislike him.
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There is a perennial nobleness and even sacredness in work. Be he never so benighted and forgetful of his high calling, there is always hope in a man that actually and earnestly works: in Idleness alone is there perpetual Despair.
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Think about what people are doing on Facebook today. They're keeping up with their friends and family, but they're also building an image and identity for themselves, which in a sense is their brand. They're connecting with the audience that they want to connect to. It's almost a disadvantage if you're not on it now.
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'The Chase' is such a strong format and so simple to follow. The best quiz show formats are the simplest.
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I didn't get married until I was 38.
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I practice staying calm all the time, beginning with situations that aren't tense.
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What makes you happy is seeing someone else smile because you put it there. That's what's awesome about living in this world.
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I would love to option 'Crying of Lot 49' and turn it into a movie.
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If you go to the gym and you come home and look into the mirror, you'll see nothing. If you go the next day and you come home, you will see nothing. In fact sometimes you're in pain.
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In the Rodgers and Hammerstein generation, popular hits came out of shows and movies.