Steve Forbert (Samuel Stephen "Steve" Forbert) Quotes
I have ideas in mind, things that I'm working toward. There have to be goals; there has to be a challenge. Just playing, in and of itself, is great. But there has to be some motivation to it.Steve Forbert
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A world without Tony Randall is a world that I cannot recognize.
Jack Klugman -
You've just got to sing, do some kind of singing every day. Early mornings and cold weather can mess with that. I drink special teas with cayenne pepper, but I think you're psyching yourself out, really.
Aaron Neville -
Governments, of course, can - and do - soak the rich.
J. Paul Getty -
I went into acting as psychotherapy, and it's still a work in progress.
Ed Asner -
I think I have a better sense of my weaknesses - being self-important, selfish and having a big ego probably triggers all the other stuff. I can see myself more clearly.
K. D. Lang -
You could argue that 'Sweeney Todd' was romantic, if you looked closely at it, but it didn't impart that to its audiences. But it's large, and it's melodramatic, and it's a style I like to work in periodically.
Harold Prince
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The most important message that I can give to you and to all the world is to keep the commandments of God.
Harold B. Lee -
I have had the good fortune to be able to climb the highest mountain on each of the seven continents. I have enjoyed the freedom I had gained from building a successful business from scratch, making some money, and creating the lifestyle I wanted.
Gary Johnson -
If a man went simply by what he saw, he might be tempted to affirm that the essence of democracy is melodrama.
Irving Babbitt -
Like I said, I'm just trying to continue to improve and get better.
Karrie Webb -
In all the world, rich people are very unpopular.
Victor Pinchuk -
'Anthem' was the record that almost didn't get made for a completely different reason than 'Underneath.'
Isaac Hanson Hanson
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I'm not terribly confrontational, but I've gotten better at holding my ground.
Valerie Plame -
The greatness of art is not to find what is common but what is unique.
Isaac Bashevis Singer -
The ultimate thing is creating your own stuff and making projects for yourself. That's what Seth Rogen does. He's writing and producing a lot of the movies that he's the lead in.
Hannibal Buress -
Truth is the ultimate power. When the truth comes around, all the lies have to run and hide.
Ice Cube -
When I left Michigan and I came to New York, that was my goal, to be a professional dancer. And I sort of fell into singing by accident in a way.
Madonna Breakfast Club -
Accomplishment, the feeling of absorption in the flow, of mastery for its own sake, of knowing how to do this thing, is what keeps all of us doing what we do, if we like what we do at all.
Adam Gopnik
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Sometimes parts just come along when it's the perfect time for you to do them.
Jessica Lange -
What's in my mind is that I'm investing in people. It might be through a building or a program, but I'm investing in people. And the people that I'm investing in are underprivileged or hold a core value that I believe in.
Daniel A. D'Aniello -
There is an old saying, The harder you try the luckier you get. I kind of like that definition of luck.
Gerald Rudolph Ford Jr. -
As far as your personal goals are and what you actually want to do with your life, it should never have to do with the government. You should never depend on the government for your retirement, your financial security, for anything. If you do, you're screwed.
Drew Carey -
I have ideas in mind, things that I'm working toward. There have to be goals; there has to be a challenge. Just playing, in and of itself, is great. But there has to be some motivation to it.
Steve Forbert