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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The kind of person who's going to stand on the red carpet and love the attention and have the big grin - I'm just not like that. I want to get in there, do what I've got to do, and get home to my kids.
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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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I don't think that when Zionism began there was a claim that we were losing - even in part - our capacity to contribute to other peoples.
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I've always been one of those people – once I start something, I have to get it all out, because it gets me.
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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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No doubt, the White House thinks the American people know Obama's story. But since the Inauguration, we've seen only the president's present: his perfect family, his Ivy League elegance, his effortless mastery of complex issues. We never see him sweat. And we forget that he ever had to struggle.
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I feel very meditative when I ride. A horse does not know whether my movie is a hit or a flop or what is happening in my relationship.
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Let's say music is needed for only 43 seconds of film. You have to score it so it is an entity, so it won't bother anyone when it ends so quickly. Or if a song runs 2 minutes and 45 seconds, but the titles run a minute longer, you have to arrange that song so it doesn't get repetitious.
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I try to project not only a song but a personality.
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My friends would certainly call me out if I didn't say that I like to create a bit of chaos and stir things up in my own life.
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In the Rodgers and Hammerstein generation, popular hits came out of shows and movies.
