Michael Learned Quotes
For a long time, I resisted seeing The Sound of Music, but when I finally did, I cried.
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I think it is important to ask ourselves as citizens, not as Democrats attacking the administration, but as citizens, whether a world power can really provide global leadership on the basis of fear and anxiety?
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They got word that the Japanese planes were coming back, so we sunk her ourselves so the Japanese wouldn't get it. We didn't want the Japanese to get it intact.
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As an actor, you don't want to play a one-dimensional character.
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I didn't actually begin professionally acting until I was 30.
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I don't think of myself as a role model. I do try to live in a compassionate, considerate and positive way. The only advice I can offer is to find what you love to do, find the joy in it, and express yourself through your passion.
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I think I will always stay involved in tennis and would like to give back by helping out young players. I have done a little commentary and may one day enjoy doing that again.
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Painting is self-discovery. Every good artist paints what he is.
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When I present or speak, I write the slides myself. And regarding time, I would like to be able to publish more than I do.
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One of the reasons people hate politics is that truth is rarely a politician's objective. Election and power are.
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While 'Friends' was about a 20-something population and what they were going through, they were also dealing with issues with their family.
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When investors, particularly investment bankers, talk about splitting up companies, there's a lot of discussion about multiple expansion, and the reality is multiple expansion is an outcome, not a strategy.
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I became the Dalai Lama not on a volunteer basis.
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But this country is a great country and will always rebound.
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Most Americans have parents or grandparents who immigrated to this country, and we know the hardships they faced, from learning the language to dealing with prejudice.
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I'm not a depressive, but I certainly have mood swings. It's an occupational hazard, I would say, and I'm glad I'm in the occupation I'm in.
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My breasts have had a brilliant career. I've just tagged along for the ride.
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Insurance companies can no longer refuse to cover Americans with pre-existing conditions. That's what change looks like.
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My favorite books are actually very complicated - 'One Hundred Years of Solitude', 'Ulysses'.
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The American people want to pay attention to serious ideas again. Our founding was built by people who were political philosophers, and we need to get back to that, away from this kind of cheap political rhetoric of Right and Left.
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In Australia, I grew up watching 'The Mickey Mouse Club,' my son grew up watching 'Sesame Street,' my grandson's growing up watching 'Dora The Explorer.' So we are sort of saturated with American culture from the day we're born, and to those of those who do have an ear for it, it's second nature.
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Data indicate that taxpayers may be paying their public servants more than a little too much.
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'The Thing from Another World' was the first movie that really scared me. But the one that made me want to make movies was 'The Tales of Hoffman.' That's my favorite film of all time. It's a fantasy film. It's an opera. I never get tired of it.
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For a long time, I resisted seeing The Sound of Music, but when I finally did, I cried.
