Valery Giscard d'Estaing Quotes
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I want to toy around with producing a Broadway show.
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The entire making of 'Within and Without' was a series of experiments and trial by error. When I started writing, I didn't have a strong idea of what the record was going to end up like.
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Throughout U.S. history, national crises have been used to suspend constitutional protections and attack basic rights. After the Civil War, with the nation in crisis, the promise of 40 acres and a mule to freed slaves was promptly betrayed.
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One theme I ran into over and over while writing about the periodic table was the future of energy and the question of which element or elements will replace carbon as king.
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The words of truth are always paradoxical.
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People who get rich early should help the rest get rich.
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It's just like heirloom tomatoes; this is heirloom music. We used to have all kinds of diversity in our poultry, in our vegetables, in our fruits, and slowly but surely the monoculture beast comes in. I'm saying that's not a good idea. And if it means that I gotta do it on my own, then I do it on my own.
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I really believe great actors, even with disease and age, can be great.
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We recognize that the arts are an essential part of San Francisco's cultural vitality.
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Maven is very much a haunting presence in 'Glass Sword.' His influence is everywhere, and he dogs Mare and Cal like no other. He's my favorite character to write because he's so complex, but also because he affects everyone else so deeply. He's kind of like the source of gravity. Everyone moves around him and what he's done.
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The people must know before they can act, and there is no educator to compare with the press.
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I have learned that to be with those I like is enough.
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People dream their whole lives of their Oscar speech; I dreamt my whole life of hosting the Oscars.
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Taking B12 is the price of getting to be vegan, the way wearing a helmet is the price of getting to ride a motorcycle and giving up alcohol for nine months is the price of getting to have a baby.
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You cannot tailor-make the situations in life but you can tailor-make the attitudes to fit those situations.
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I love horror movies. It's so fun being absolutely terrified. It's damn hard to shoot, though. I didn't realize how difficult it was to make a horror movie as an actor. Physically and mentally, phew.
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I don't think that bands that make it on their first album are as strong as bands that don't: there is nowhere to go but down.
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Keep your elbows soft. Keep your elbows looking fine.
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I've done so much travelling in the past few years, and when you travel, you realise that we do actually have a cool, clean look in Scandinavia - it's not just Denmark - which I think brings peace if you have it in your home.
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There is nothing like a challenge to bring out the best in man.
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I know I was writing stories when I was five. I don't know what I did before that. Just loafed I suppose.
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The talk shows in the States want celebrities, not authors. In France, it is different; writers are called upon to comment on everything. They have a very public role there.
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The man of the past.
