Larry Hagman Quotes
I went to a military school between the ages of six and 12 and later into the air force. You learn discipline and strength of character.
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Clothing and makeup and hair and all of that so much indicates the kind of person you are inside and the person you are presenting on the outside. Sometimes they are in conflict, and sometimes they are the same. That psychology of the exterior informing the interior is just so interesting.
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My own brand will stand or fall because of me. Dior won't fall if I fall. It will also still stand if I'm not there. I'm coming in there, and it's like a – I don't know the English word – like a passage.
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In reality, throughout your career, you have to make yourself interesting enough for people to be waiting to see your films. In my case, people are longing to see what I come out with next. That's my success.
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I'd love to play Moon Knight. I don't know if anybody's doing a Moon Knight animated series any time soon.
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Honestly, I wish I could be a part of all the remakes of my father's films. But on second thought, I wouldn't want to be a part of any. The thought of being compared to him is unnerving. I'd rather do my films than live in the fear of living up to his standards.
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I read people; that's one of my strengths. It's not that I can't be fooled, but I'm not fooled often.
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I don't believe that intelligence can be reduced to a number, frankly. But I can see how doing exactly that produces a useful sorting mechanism in our society in order to separate children into categories of promising and doomed. The tests seem arbitrary and without real scientific value and yet have lasting consequences.
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I had no desire to be a chef, but I had a desire to be someone who was heard.
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Despite the disreputable company it keeps, bismuth is harmless. In fact, it's medicinal: Doctors prescribe it to soothe ulcers, and it's the 'bis' in hot-pink Pepto-Bismol. Overall, it seems like the most out-of-place element on the periodic table, a gentleman among scoundrels.
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Choreography and creativity - it's my matrix; let's see where we can move.
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When I was little, we had a Golden Book that had all these Disney characters in one portrait on the first page. My dad used to read from it every night. We'd play this game of find Pluto or find Donald Duck. He'd read us stories and do all the voices. Those are great memories.
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I am insecure. If you ask me, everybody is.
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Writing is literally transformative. When we read, we are changed. When we write, we are changed. It's neurological. To me, this is a kind of magic.
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The concept of monogamy is an inheritance of a medieval time, when family would carry the tradition of the name and certain privileges. It's a way of organizing society, perhaps.
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English history is all about men liking their fathers, and American history is all about men hating their fathers and trying to burn down everything they ever did.
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Though ambition itself be a vice, yet it is often times the cause of virtues.
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I'd repair our education system or replace it with something that works.
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To work hard, to live hard, to die hard, and then go to hell after all would be too damn hard.
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At its core, banking is not simply about profit, but about personal relationships.
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You know, Freud accepted his lot very stoically and very well and with a sense of humor. He aged and died gracefully, and there's a lot to be said for that.
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I like the way words go together and I like the gamesmanship of writing poetry. It is such a challenge.
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The most difficult thing about painting is the self-discipline. When I finish a job, I give myself a few days, but then I have to discipline myself quite fiercely if I want to do some painting that's worthwhile. Otherwise, you're just doodling. It's much easier when you're just told what you have to do.
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During crazy times, I just hold back. People are so quick to jump on something or rip it apart.
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I went to a military school between the ages of six and 12 and later into the air force. You learn discipline and strength of character.
