Michael Learned Quotes
For a long time, I resisted seeing The Sound of Music, but when I finally did, I cried.
Quotes to Explore
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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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One can no longer live with people: it is too hideous and nauseating. Owners and owned, they are like the two sides of a ghastly disease.
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Our bombs are smarter than the average high school student. At least they can find Kuwait.
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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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Sleeping is one of the more private aspects of parenting; it happens in a quiet room, whereas eating is a more public aspect of parenting. Other people can see it and compare it to what their kids eat.
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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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God has created us and poured love into our hearts so that we may do our best to alleviate the suffering that is around us.
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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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I originally got into this because of a five-year-old's begrudgery of his teacher. Mrs. Lawlor cast me as a tree, and I was disgusted. I was sure I had more to offer than that. It was like, 'OK, if you want me to be set dressing, fine, I'll take it on the chin but I'll show you - I'm going to be a big actor some day.'
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I don't read music. I refuse to learn how to do that. I barely know half the chords I'm playing. I like being naive when it comes to that.
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I've never written one note or word of music simply because I think it will make money.
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I learned you can't trust the judgment of good friends.
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For a long time, I resisted seeing The Sound of Music, but when I finally did, I cried.
