Steven Soderbergh (Steven Andrew Soderbergh) Quotes
We're all standing on the shoulders of what other people have done. But you're supposed to take that and add your own sauce. It can be intimidating, believe me.
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This was just one of many times God has spared me.
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As an actor, you read so many scripts and parts written for Asian-specific characters, and you see a lot of stereotypes and a lot of one-note characters, especially in comedy.
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A good composer does not imitate; he steals.
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I really bonded with my mom, growing up, through our love of horror movies!
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There is no age limit on the enjoyment of sex. It keeps getting better.
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We have to think about the future and what it is we want to accomplish from this party.
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I own a guitar, a piano, a bass.
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I think Barack Obama has brought a new level of ethical standards to Washington. Has he changed some basic hard-knuckle politics? No. You need hard-knuckle politics to succeed.
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Without doubt, machinery has greatly increased the number of well-to-do idlers.
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There's only one way to become a hitter. Go up to the plate and get mad. Get mad at yourself and mad at the pitcher.
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I think a great athlete transcends eras.
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All those who are around me are the bridge to my success, so they are all important.
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After six years at Le Cirque, I decided to start my own business. I opened Daniel at 76th Street in May '93.
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I had always been feeling uncomfortable in my mind about giving advice to others and not acting upon it myself.
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The British tend to shy away from the spotlight. We don't like being singled out in any way, and I think that is something which is important for me to learn to do.
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Many people decide to jump from niche to niche, as they cannot find success immediately with the niche that they have chosen for their online business.
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I'm certainly getting a lot more mail... that's basically it.
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My theory about why Hemingway killed himself is that he heard his own voice; that he reached the point where he couldn't write without feeling he was repeating himself. That's the worst thing that can happen to a writer.
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I learn the most from trial and error. I learn about what I'd like to be able to do from people like Barbara Mason. Saying I want to sing like Barbara Mason and doing it, it's two very different scenarios.
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Hurry, conscious younger people! Get to power quickly so political decisions can be based on the greater good for all rather than the greater gain for few. Hurry, before it is too late!
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I think there's a lot of people going through different things where you feel like your whole world's imploded, and you feel like you lost it all, whether it's physical, emotional, whatever you're going through. If I can be that beacon of hope for people that need it the most through dancing and through our storytelling, then I've done my job.
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People think I must have been so talented at an early age, but I don't know - was it talent or hard work? Who knows?
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Custom, that is before all law; Nature, that is above all art.
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We're all standing on the shoulders of what other people have done. But you're supposed to take that and add your own sauce. It can be intimidating, believe me.
