Stephen Wallem Quotes
I can’t imagine ever giving up theater; it’s been a part of who I am since I was eight years old.
Quotes to Explore
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Happy is the man who has broken the chains which hurt the mind, and has given up worrying once and for all.
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I began to realise that film sees the world differently than the human eye, and that sometimes those differences can make a photograph more powerful than what you actually observed.
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There is a natural progression to 'Lost,' and as the story goes forward, it's going to change. It's not a static story. The franchise of 'Lost' is not characters sitting on a beach.
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I think I'm a soulful singer.
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I don't know that there is a, quote, 'hip-hop lifestyle.' I think the music responds to complex social issues and injustices; I think it also raises complex social questions.
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Theater is a way to keep challenging myself.
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When we do an investment, we always ask, 'Can we affect the outcome? When buying a company, can we have an impact?' That's a different style of investing than a passive investor in the stock market. To me, that's how you're taking the risk out of it. You know what your capability is and how you can enhance value.
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Those who believe that health is a commodity, on par with cars or computers, fail to grasp the basic economic lesson that health is very vulnerable to exposure to the markets, not least due to the profound asymmetries in power between the providers and consumers.
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My favorite part of designing bridal is that I will be a part of the most important day in a woman's life. My work needs to make her feel sophisticated, glamorous, sexy, and comfortable.
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It's amazing how many companies aren't really in tune to the needs of different travelers. There's just so many embarrassing situations that you go through when you travel. You have to have a sense of humor about it and take it in stride. My whole approach is to embrace spontaneity.
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Only in America could you get away with the kind of comedy I did.
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My judges preach against free love openly, practice it secretly.
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I'll treat myself every now and then. Like if I get $100,000, I'll spend $20,000 and put the rest away.
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My brain is like a hard drive. Once you start adding new information, you start cutting off old information.
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Early Islam was a time of great creativity. Scholars excelled in sciences and literature.
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There's something healing about tears.
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In terms of defending Jews, I'm a Jew.
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Industry executives sacrificed art for what sells and mega-stars now saturate the market with the same tired lyrics.
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I did three and a half years in the architecture school with no real love or feel for it. After quite a while I realized I don't like to pick up a pen and freely sketch and let my imagination run towards structures. And if I don't have that natural desire, what am I doing here? How did I let this illusion go on so long?
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My aunt is a newscaster in Lubbock, Texas, and she got a letter that said, 'Natalie Maines will be shot dead at their show in Dallas, Texas,' with the date of our concert. It was freaky to see that in writing.
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I got into physics through pop science and quantum science and ended up being such a quantum groupie.
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I immersed myself in The Periodic Table gladly and gratefully. There is nothing superfluous here, everything this book contains is essential. It is wonderful pure, and beautifully translated...I was deeply impressed.
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I can’t imagine ever giving up theater; it’s been a part of who I am since I was eight years old.
